''Spin The Bottle'' is the fourth studio album by
The Blackeyed Susans
''For the American band with a similar name, see Blackeyed Susan.''
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, which formed in Perth in 1989. Long serving members are Phil Kakulas on bass guitar, guitar and vocals; and Rob Snarski on v ...
, released in July
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
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on Hi Gloss Records. Initial copies came with a
karaoke
is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...
disc containing instrumental versions of each song. The album was produced by
Victor Van Vugt
Victor Van Vugt is a record producer, music producer, mixer and audio engineer, engineer.
An Australian based in Berlin, he has had a long association with the careers of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Beth Orton.
He has also worked with P.J ...
(
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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,
Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes,
Luna
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* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages
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) and featured ten new original songs and a cover of
Billie Holiday
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's "You're My Thrill".
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.
[ Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SPIN THE WHEEL]
# "Spin The Wheel" – 3:52
# "I Am A Singer" – 3:54
# "Everything I Touch" (Phil Kakulas, Kiernan Box) – 3:43
# "Smokin’
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...
" (Phil Kakulas,
Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson) – 3:47
# "Bottle Of Red" – 4:58
# "Blue Skies, Blue Sea" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski) – 4:03
# "Untitled" – 4:10
# "You’re My Thrill" (J Gorney, S Clare) – 5:07
# "Sweeter Deal" (Kiernan Box, Rob Snarski, Phil Kakulas) – 3:56
# "Look Away" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscome, Rob Snarski) – 6:30
# "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
Charts
References
External links
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The Blackeyed Susans albums
1997 albums
Albums produced by Victor Van Vugt