Exile in Guyville

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Exile in Guyville
Studio album by Liz Phair
Released	June 22, 1993
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	55:51
Label	Matador
Producer(s)	Liz Phair, Brad Wood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link Nude as the News (Favorable) link Rolling Stone RS 658 Salon.com (Favorable) link
Liz Phair chronology
Girly Sound (1991)	Exile in Guyville (1993)	Whip-Smart (1994)

Exile in Guyville is American singer-songwriter Liz Phair's 1993 debut album. (See 1993 in music). Phair commented in interviews that the album was a song-by-song reply to the Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile on Main Street. Consensus among critics is that the album is not a clear or obvious song-by-song response, although Phair apparently sequenced her compositions in an attempt to match the song-list and pacing of the 1972 album. Phair wrote and recorded songs on cassette tapes, which she circulated under the title Girly Sound, in the late 80s in Chicago. A Girly Sound tape made it to the head of Matador Records, and they signed Phair. Phair re-recorded several of the best songs from her Girly Sound tapes, in addition to new, non-Girlysound songs, and the resulting album was released in 1993, receiving widespread critical acclaim. It was the number one album in the year-end critics poll in Spin Magazine and the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and "Never Said" received airplay on MTV. In the Spring of 1994, the album had briefly made it to the U.S. charts, and it had sold 200,000 copies.

The album inspired a number of imitators, and the low-fidelity sound and emotional honesty of Phair's lyrics were frequently cited by critics as outstanding qualities.

It was ranked 15 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005".

In 2003, the album was ranked number 328 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Liz Phair.

1. "6'1"" – 3:05
2. "Help Me Mary" – 2:16
3. "Glory" – 1:29
4. "Dance of the Seven Veils" – 2:29
5. "Never Said" – 3:16
6. "Soap Star Joe" – 2:44
7. "Explain It to Me" – 3:11
8. "Canary" – 3:19
9. "Mesmerizing" – 3:55
10. "Fuck and Run" – 3:07
11. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" – 2:20
12. "Divorce Song" – 3:20
13. "Shatter" – 5:28
14. "Flower" – 2:03
15. "Johnny Sunshine" – 3:27
16. "Gunshy" – 3:15
17. "Stratford-On-Guy" – 2:59
18. "Strange Loop" – 3:56

All songs written and arranged by Liz Phair Produced by Liz Phair & Brad Wood

[edit] Samples

[edit] Personnel

• Liz Phair - guitar, piano, vocals
• Casey Rice - guitar, cymbals, background vocals, handclapping
• Brad Wood - organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, bongos, drums, background vocals, drones, feedback
• Tony Mariotti - bass
• John Casey - harp

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Billboard Heatseekers	12
1994	The Billboard 200	196

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	May 6, 1998