Somebody's Miracle

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Somebody's Miracle
Studio album by Liz Phair
Released	October 4, 2005
Recorded	Late 2004-Mid 2005
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	57:07
Label	Capitol
Producer(s)	John Alagia John Shanks Dino Meneghin Joe Zook
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender (Favorable) 10/2005, p.142 The A.V. Club (Mixed) 10/5/05 Pitchfork (2.0/10) 10/3/05 PopMatters (4/10) 10/25/05 Robert Christgau (hon mention ***) link Rolling Stone 10/20/05 Slant link Stylus (B+) 10/7/05 Village Voice (Favorable) 10/20/05
Liz Phair chronology
Comeandgetit (2003)	Somebody's Miracle (2005)

Somebody's Miracle is the fifth album by Liz Phair, released on October 4, 2005 (see 2005 in music) on Capitol Records. From September of 2004 through April of 2005, she composed fourteen tracks spanning from lo-fi guitar-driven to high-gloss produced tracks.^[1] 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^[2]. The first single, "Everything To Me" was released to radio on August 1, 2005. The album was better received by her old fan base for not being too overglossed like Liz Phair. Although still pop oriented, Somebody's Miracle seems to harken back to her indie roots more. At an estimated 100,000 copies, Somebody's Miracle remains Phair's lowest selling LP to date.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Liz Phair, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Leap Of Innocence"
2. "Wind And The Mountain"
3. "Stars And Planets"
4. "Somebody's Miracle"
5. "Got My Own Thing"
6. "Count On My Love" (Phair, Shanks)
7. "Lazy Dreamer"
8. "Everything To Me" (Phair, Shanks)
9. "Closer To You"
10. "Table For One"
11. "Why I Lie"
12. "Lost Tonight"
13. "Everything (Between Us)"
14. "Giving It All To You" (Phair, Shanks)
15. "Can't Get Out Of What I'm Into" (Import Release Only)

[edit] Personnel

• Liz Phair - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (background)
• John Alagia - Guitar, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
• Tim Bradshaw - Keyboards
• Sean Hurley - Bass
• Oliver Kraus - Cello
• Dino Meneghin - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Drum Programming, Lap Steel Guitar, Hand Percussion
• Bill Mohler - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• Jeff Rothschild - Drums
• John Shanks - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (background)
• Aaron Sterling - Percussion, Drums
• Joe Zook - Tambourine

[edit] Production

• John Alagia - Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
• David Campbell - String Arrangements
• Joel Derouin - Concert Master
• Mary Fagot - Creative Director
• Lars Fox - Engineer
• Ron Laffitte - A&R
• Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
• Dino Meneghin - Producer
• Dusan Reljin - Photography
• Jeff Robinette - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Eric Roinestad - Art Direction, Design
• Brian Scheuble - Engineer, Mixing
• John Shanks - Producer, Mixing
• Allen Sides - String Engineer
• Shari Sutcliffe - Project Coordinator, Contractor
• Joe Zook - Producer, Engineer

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	46

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"Everything To Me"	Pop 100	99

[edit] References

1. ↑  Album production dates were described by Liz Phair in an interview that appeared on "Breakfast with the Arts" series, A&E Television Network, November 13, 2005.

2. ↑ Chris Dahlen. "Exile in Mainstream". SF Weekly. August 17, 2005. Retrieved September 24th 2005.