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Liz Phair is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released on June 24, 2003, on Capitol Records. It was produced by Phair, Michael Penn, Pete Yorn, R. Walt Vincent and the Matrix songwriting team. Liz Phair departed from Phair's earlier lo-fi sound for more polished pop
"Why Can't I?" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair. It was released on May 5, 2003, as the lead single from her self-titled fourth album. It reached number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Phair's highest-charting single and only top-40 single. The song was certified gold in the US, having sold 500,000 copies there.
Phair was born in New Haven, Connecticut, [5] on April 17, 1967. [6] She was adopted at birth by Nancy, a historian and museologist, [7] and John Phair, later an AIDS researcher and head of infectious diseases at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; [8] her mother later worked as a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Liz Phair: Indie rock [200] lo-fi [201] Matador: Regarded as exceptional for its lo-fi sound and the emotional honesty of Phair's lyrics, inspiring several imitators. [202] [203] Accolades: 5 July 1993 Debut: Björk: Alternative dance; art pop; electropop; house [204] [205] [206] One Little Indian; Elektra
Phair explained: "I feel like in my life I've always struggled against being kind of the girl-next-door to people, and always wanting people to see me as maybe having more depth." [1] Phair described the song as an updated version of "6'1"", a song from Exile in Guyville. [2]
Girly-Sound is the name under which singer-songwriter Liz Phair recorded three self-produced cassettes in 1991. The cassettes were later made available as bootlegs, some songs saw official releases, and the tapes were released in their entirety in 2018.
This version of the classic Christmas song was written just for David Bowie and Bing Crosby's 1977 performance, and remains the most moving rendition ever recorded. 4. Elton John, "Step Into ...
"Supernova" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her second album, Whip-Smart, released in 1994. The song received heavy rotation on radio stations and its music video was frequently aired on MTV. The song went on to hit number 6 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.