''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' is the debut studio album by American actress, model and singer

Bijou Phillips Bijou Lilly Phillips Masterson (born April 1, 1980) is an American actress, model and singer. The daughter of musician John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with '' I'd Rather Eat ...

, released on May 11, 1999 by

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. It also remains her only full-length music release to date. The album's title refers to her past as a fashion

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, saying she would "rather eat glass" than go back to modeling. Produced by

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, ''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' is an alternative

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album with

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and

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elements. Phillips collaborated with a number of artists when writing songs for the album, including

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, Howard Jones, and

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. Upon its release, ''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' received mixed reviews from

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, mostly criticising the work for being immature. Her musical style has been compared to

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.Lanham, Tom
I'd Rather Eat Glass
''Hartford Courant'', May 13, 1999. Retrieved 2015-02-07. "When I Hated Him (Don't Tell Me)" was released as the

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from the album. Directed by Lori Hoeft, the music video was shot in a

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where Phillips portrays a

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who caught her boyfriend cheating on her. "Hawaii" was released as a

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. The song "Polite" was featured on the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' (1998).

Track listing

Personnel

* Bijou Phillips – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

– guitar *

– guitar * Joe Gore – guitar * Michael Lockwood – guitar * Dave Bassell – guitar * Aishlia Harrison – background vocals * Mackenzie Phillips – background vocals * Frank Howard Swart – bass guitar *

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– keyboards *

Patrick Warren Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...

– keyboards *

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– drums * Stephanie Spruill – tambourine * Philip Steir – loops * Doug McKean – loops

Production

* Jerry Harrison – producer * Doug McKean – engineer * Mauricio Iragorri – assistant engineer * Josh Richardson – assistant engineer * Kent Matcke – assistant engineer *

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– mixing *

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Quee ...

– mastering * Bob Bortnick – direction * Robin Sloane – creative director * Christy Bush – photography * P. E. Raske – illustrations

References

External links

* ''I'd Rather Eat Glass''at

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