Fan Dance (album)

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Fan Dance
FanDance.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2001
Studio
Genre Pop, rock
Length32:39
Label Nonesuch
Producer T Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Zero Zero Zero
(1998)
Fan Dance
(2001)
A Boot and a Shoe
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [4]
PopMatters (not rated) [5]

Fan Dance is the ninth studio album from American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Fan Dance" 3:46
2."Edge of the World" 3:01
3."Five Colors" 3:43
4."Wasting My Time" 3:08
5."Taking Pictures" 1:58
6."How to Dream" 3:07
7."Soul Eclipse" 3:12
8."Incinerator" 2:03
9."Love Is Everywhere I Go" 2:03
10."Below Surface" 1:41
11."Is That Your Zebra?" 1:49
12."Say What You Mean"Sam Phillips, T-Bone Burnett 3:38

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. "Fan Dance - Sam Phillips - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "The Austin Chronicle Music: Phases and Stages". 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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  5. "PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2006-04-23.