Spin the Bottle (album)

This article is about the Blackeyed Susans. For the Kiss tribute album, see Spin the Bottle: An All-Star Tribute to Kiss.

Spin The Bottle
Studio album by
The Blackeyed Susans
ReleasedJuly 1997
RecordedSing Sing and Fortissimo Studios, Melbourne
Summer, 1996/1997
GenreRock, folk rock
Length47:19
LabelHi Gloss Records
ProducerVictor Van Vugt
Phil Kakulas
The Blackeyed Susans chronology
Some Night, Somewhere
(1996) 		Spin The Bottle
(1997) 		La Mascara
(1998)

Spin The Bottle is the fourth studio album by The Blackeyed Susans, released in July 1997 on Hi Gloss Records.[1] Initial copies came with a karaoke disc containing instrumental versions of each song. The album was produced by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes, Luna) and featured ten new original songs and a cover of Billie Holiday's "You're My Thrill".[2] Three singles were released from the album - "Smokin' Johnny Cash", "Spin the Wheel" and "Blue Skes, Blue Sea".

Track listing

All songs written by Phil Kakulas, except where noted.[3]

  1. "Spin The Wheel" – 3:52
  2. "I Am A Singer" – 3:54
  3. "Everything I Touch" (Phil Kakulas, Kiernan Box) – 3:43
  4. "Smokin’ Johnny Cash" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson) – 3:47
  5. "Bottle Of Red" – 4:58
  6. "Blue Skies, Blue Sea" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski) – 4:03
  7. "Untitled" – 4:10
  8. "You’re My Thrill" (J Gorney, S Clare) – 5:07
  9. "Sweeter Deal" (Kiernan Box, Rob Snarski, Phil Kakulas) – 3:56
  10. "Look Away" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscome, Rob Snarski) – 6:30
  11. "You’re A Good Doctor" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Halstead) – 3:15

Personnel

  • Rob Snarski – vocals, guitars, whistling
  • Phil Kakulas – bass, omnichord
  • Kiernan Box – piano, organ, harmonium
  • Dan Luscombe – guitars, optigan, vocals, organ
  • Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
  • Jen Anderson – violin
  • Suzanne Simpson – violin
  • Deirdre Dowling – viola
  • Helen Mountfort – cello
  • Matthew Habben – saxophone
  • Ken Gardner – trumpet
  • Adam Hutterer – trombone
  • Mark C Halstead – backing vocals
  • Graham Lee – pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Lisa Miller – backing vocals
  • Jodie Meehan – backing vocals
  • Kelly Nash – backing vocals

References

  1. ^ "Spin The Bottle". Australian Music Online. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Blackeyed Susans, The". Pushworth Group. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  3. ^ "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SPIN THE WHEEL