Released 1988 (1988) Release date 1988 Label Virgin Records | Artist Sam Phillips Producer T Bone Burnett Genre Folk rock | |
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Studio Ocean Way Recorders, Los Angeles; Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood The Indescribable Wow
(1988) Cruel Inventions
(1991) Similar Sam Phillips albums, Folk rock albums | ||
Sam phillips 1 i don t want to fall in love the indescribable wow 1988
The Indescribable Wow is the fifth studio album from American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. It is her first album for Virgin Records and her first album she released after switching her style from Christian pop to secular Alternative rock and using the name Sam rather than Leslie. Its first single "Holding On to the Earth" peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in early 1989.
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holding onto the earth by sam phillips music video from the indescribable wow 1989
Reception
The Indescribable Wow was well received on its release. In Rolling Stone the reviewer said, "Phillips is a major talent, with great rewards to offer" while AllMusic states that the album's music is "timeless".
Track listing
All songs by Sam Phillips, except "Holding On to the Earth" and "She Can't Tell Time" by Sam Phillips and T-Bone Burnett.
- "I Don't Want to Fall In Love" – 2:54
- "I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye to You" – 3:19
- "Flame" – 2:35
- "Remorse" – 3:43
- "What Do I Do" – 3:58
- "I Can't Stop Crying" – 3:21
- "Holding On to the Earth" – 3:02
- "She Can't Tell Time"– 3:58
- "What You Don't Want to Hear" – 3:05
- "Out of Time" – 4:24
Personnel
Songs
1I Don't Want to Fall in Love2:54
2I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye to You3:19
3Flame2:38