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''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' is the only
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by American actress, model and singer
Bijou Phillips Bijou Mary Phillips Masterson (born April 1, 1980) is an American model, socialite, former actress and singer. The daughter of musicians John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut wit ...
, released on May 11, 1999, by
Almo Sounds Almo Sounds was a record label which was started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records to PolyGram. The intent for the label was to recreate the initial concept of A&M Records as a small, "boutique" label. The labe ...
. It also remains her only full-length music release to date. The album's title refers to her past as a fashion
model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...
, saying she would "rather eat glass" than go back to modeling. Produced by
Jerry Harrison Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for ...
, ''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' is an
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album with
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and
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elements. Phillips collaborated with a number of artists when writing songs for the album, including Eric Bazilian,
Greg Wells William Gregory Wells (born 1968) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and mix engineer. He has worked with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Quincy Jones, J*Davey, Burt Bacharach, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Missy Elliott, ...
,
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, Howard Jones, and
Jill Cunniff Jill Cunniff (born August 17, 1966) is an American musician and artist, best known as the lead singer of the band Luscious Jackson. Cunniff was born and raised in New York City and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School where she studied visua ...
. Upon its release, ''I'd Rather Eat Glass'' received mixed reviews from
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, mostly criticising the work for being immature. Her musical style has been compared to
Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian and British singer and actress. Born and raised in New South Wales, Imbruglia became widely known in the early 1990s playing Beth Brennan in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. A ...
or
Kay Hanley Kay Hanley (born September 11, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo. Life and career Hanley grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, across the street from the ...
of Letters to Cleo.Lanham, Tom
I'd Rather Eat Glass
''Hartford Courant'', May 13, 1999. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
"When I Hated Him (Don't Tell Me)" was released as the
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from the album. Directed by Lori Hoeft, the music video was shot in a
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where Phillips portrays a
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who caught her boyfriend cheating on her. "Hawaii" was released as a
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. The song "Polite" was featured on the soundtrack to the film ''
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' is a 1998 slasher film directed by Danny Cannon and written by Trey Callaway. It is the sequel to '' I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997), and the second installment in the ''I Know What You Did L ...
'' (1998).


Track listing


Personnel

* Bijou Phillips – vocals, guitar


Additional musicians

*
Jerry Harrison Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for ...
– guitar * Eric Bazilian – guitar * Joe Gore – guitar * Michael Lockwood – guitar * Dave Bassell – guitar * Aishlia Harrison – background vocals *
Mackenzie Phillips Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959) is an American actress. Her best-known roles include Carol Morrison in the film ''American Graffiti'', Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom '' One Day at a Time'', Molly Phillips on Disney Channel’s su ...
– background vocals * Frank Howard Swart – bass guitar *
Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American Keyboard instrument, keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. In later years, he also worked with ...
– keyboards *
Patrick Warren Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...
– keyboards *
Prairie Prince Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to ...
– drums * Stephanie Spruill – tambourine *
Philip Steir Philip Steir is an American drummer, remixer, composer and record producer. Life and career As a drummer, he played in the critically acclaimed band Consolidated he co-founded, which was signed to Nettwerk Records and later London Records. Co ...
loops * Doug McKean – loops


Production

* Jerry Harrison – producer * Doug McKean – engineer * Mauricio Iragorri – assistant engineer * Josh Richardson – assistant engineer * Kent Matcke – assistant engineer *
Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1962) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at Unique Recording in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground ...
– mixing *
Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...
– mastering * Bob Bortnick – direction * Robin Sloane – creative director * Christy Bush – photography * P. E. Raske – illustrations


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1999 debut albums Albums produced by Jerry Harrison Almo Sounds albums Alternative rock albums by American artists Pop rock albums by American artists