whitechocolatespaceegg

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whitechocolatespaceegg
Studio album by Liz Phair
Released	August 11, 1998
Genre	Pop, Rock, Indie Rock
Length	51:10
Label	Matador Capitol
Producer	Jason Chasko Scott Litt Liz Phair Brad Wood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone link
Liz Phair chronology
Juvenilia (1995) whitechocolate spaceegg (1998) Liz Phair (2003)

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. It sold in the same league as her past records but not enough to qualify it as a hit^[1], just consistent with her other records. As of July 2003, it has sold 320,000 copies.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts 6 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Liz Phair, except where noted

1. "White Chocolate Space Egg" (Chasko, Phair, Stoley) – 4:35
2. "Big Tall Man" (Chasko, Phair) – 3:49
3. "Perfect World" – 2:15
4. "Johnny Feelgood" – 3:22
5. "Polyester Bride" – 4:05
6. "Love Is Nothing" – 2:16
7. "Baby Got Going" (Litt, Phair) – 2:02
8. "Uncle Alvarez" – 3:52
9. "Only Son" – 5:08
10. "Go on Ahead" – 2:53
11. "Headache" – 2:53
12. "Ride" – 3:04
13. "What Makes You Happy" – 3:36
14. "Fantasize" – 1:55
15. "Shitloads of Money" – 3:39
16. "Girls' Room" – 1:46
17. "Hurricane Cindy" – 2:51 (Import Release Only)

[edit] Samples

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	35

[edit] References

1. ^ Liz Phair: Is All Phair In Rock’N’Roll?, http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3548