Whitechocolatespaceegg

Infobox Album | Name = whitechocolatespaceegg
Type = Album
Artist = Liz Phair


Released = August 11 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, Rock, Indie Rock
Length = 51:10
Label = Matador
Capitol
Producer = Jason Chasko
Scott Litt
Liz Phair
Brad Wood
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:eiaxqjoiojta~T1 link]
*"Robert Christgau" (A) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=818&name=Liz+Phair link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lizphair/albums/album/94575/review/6067732/whitechocolatespaceegg link]
Last album = "Juvenilia"
(1995)
This album = "whitechocolate
spaceegg"
(1998)
Next album = "Liz Phair"
(2003)|lowercase|whitechocolatespaceegg

"whitechocolatespaceegg" is the third album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1998 (See 1998 in music). The album didn't fare much better than its predecessor, "Whip-Smart", and peaked at #35. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbfixqljldte~T3 allmusic ((( whitechocolatespaceegg > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) ] ] It sold in the same league as her past records but not enough to qualify it as a hit [Liz Phair:Is All Phair In Rock’N’Roll?, http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3548] , just consistent with her other records.

Unlike her previous two albums, which dealt heavily with themes of sex and relationships, "whitechocolatespaceegg" focused more on motherhood and family, as Phair had recently given birth to a son and was in the process of going through a divorce, which she later confirmed was partially due to an affair she had with another man. Fact|date=August 2008 Interestingly, many of the songs are written from the perspective of a man.

Despite lackluster sales, the album received generally positive reviews. Rolling Stone called it "engagingly intimate" while at the same time "playful and pop-y, with just enough dry humor." The magazine also praised the album for its storytelling-esque lyrics. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/94575/review/6067732/whitechocolatespaceegg Whitechocolatespaceegg : Liz Phair : Review : Rolling Stone ] ] The Washington Times wrote that Phair had successfully proved she was "no longer an unbridled twentysomething but now, at 31, a wife and mother, [who] has grown as an artist as well as a woman." [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56759964.html Liz Phair grows confident about music.(Arts) | Article from The Washington Times | HighBeam Research ] ]

Track listing

"All songs by Liz Phair, except where noted"
#"White Chocolate Space Egg" (Chasko, Phair, Stoley) – 4:35
#"Big Tall Man" (Chasko, Phair) – 3:49
#"Perfect World" – 2:15
#"Johnny Feelgood" – 3:22
#"Polyester Bride" – 4:05
#"Love Is Nothing" – 2:16
#"Baby Got Going" (Litt, Phair) – 2:02
#"Uncle Alvarez" – 3:52
#"Only Son" – 5:08
#"Go on Ahead" – 2:53
#"Headache" – 2:53
#"Ride" – 3:04
#"What Makes You Happy" – 3:36
#"Fantasize" – 1:55
#"Shitloads of Money" – 3:39
#"Girls' Room" – 1:46
#"Hurricane Cindy" – 2:51 (Import Release Only)

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Personnel

*Liz Phair - guitar, piano, vocals
*Leroy Bach - acoustic bass
*Scott Bennett - organ, bass, drums
*Bill Berry - bongos
*Peter Buck - guitar
*Jason Chasko - bass, guitar, piano, drums, background vocals
*Nathan December - guitar, electric guitar
*Tommy Furar - bass
*John Hiler - organ, piano, keyboards, background vocals
*Scott Litt - acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica, violin, drums, keyboards, background vocals
*Scott McCaughey - guitar
*Mike Mills - bass
*Troy Niedhart - accordion
*Ed Tinley - guitar, clapping
*Randy Wilson - keyboards
*Brad Wood - organ, bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, background vocals, clapping, drum machine

Production

*Producers: Liz Phair, Jason Chasko, Scott Litt, Brad Wood
*Engineers: John Hiler, Liquid Grooves, Chris Sabold, David Schiffman, Ed Tinley, Brad Wood
*Assistant engineers: Victor Janacua, Matt Judah, Brad Kopplin, Julie Last, Chris Sabold, Al Sanderson, David Schiffman
*Mixing: Victor Janacua, Tom Lord-Alge, Brad Wood
*Mastering: Ted Jensen, Katrin Thomas
*Programming: John Hiler, Randy Wilson
*Loops: Liquid Grooves
*Treatments: Scott Litt
*Art direction: Liz Phair, Frank Longo, Jon Mathias, Mark O.

Charts

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