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Somebody's Miracle
''Somebody's Miracle'' is the fifth album by Liz Phair, released on October 4, 2005 (see 2005 in music) on Capitol Records. From September 2004 through April 2005, she composed fourteen tracks spanning from lo-fi guitar-driven to high-gloss produced tracks. Much like her debut album, ''Exile in Guyville'', ''Somebody's Miracle'' was originally modeled after another canonical album, ''Songs in the Key of Life'' by Stevie Wonder, though only elements of this exist in the final product. The first single, "Everything to Me" was released to radio on August 1, 2005. ''Somebody's Miracle'' debuted at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and has sold over 83,000 copies in the U.S. Album information The album features a somewhat softer side of Phair, with themes of innocence, loss, and love. Many critics and fans accused Phair of having lost her edge. Phair responded to backlash by saying, "If you are an old fan and it doesn't fit what you need, don't buy the disc." Release and promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Phair
Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career in San Francisco, California, but returned to her home in Chicago, where she began self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound, Girly-Sound. The tapes led to a recording contract with the independent record label Matador Records. Phair's 1993 debut studio album, ''Exile in Guyville'', was released to acclaim; it has been ranked by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Phair followed this with her second album, ''Whip-Smart'' (1994), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and ''Whitechocolatespaceegg'' (1998). Ten years after the release of her debut, Phair's fourth album, ''Liz Phair (album), Liz Phair'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
