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Sam Phillips

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All Time

of 149,982

384
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  280
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  586
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  48
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  93
- Christian & Gospel
  
  of 476
  
  2
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  192
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  146

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.5005

1990s

2.8741

2000s

2.9791

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Sam Phillips is ranked overall as 2.8340 out of 4 stars

2.8340

Sam Phillips Album Rankings

Sam Phillips scores a combined 2.9167 out of 4 stars for Cruel Inventions

Cruel Inventions (2.9167)

With her inimitable style, considerable talent, and producer/husbandT-Bone Burnettonce again in tow, Sam Phillips adds a fabulous notch to her musical belt withCruel Inventions. ...more

9.97

to

39.75

from (2) sources

Sam Phillips scores a combined 2.9041 out of 4 stars for Martinis & Bikinis

Martinis & Bikinis (2.9041)

WithMartinis and Bikinis, Sam Phillips' music turns decidedlyBeatlesque: edgier and more psychedelic than her previous work, songs like "Strawberry Road" and "Same Rain" springboard fromJohn Lennon-in ...more

4.97

to

10.79

from (5) sources

Sam Phillips scores a combined 2.7516 out of 4 stars for A Boot and a Shoe

A Boot and a Shoe (2.7516)

The great beauty of the record, though, is how repeated listenings peel back once-unheard layers, how Phillips’ voice develops a deeper resonance with each spin, and how the deceptive simplicity ...more

11.98

to

18.98

from (4) sources

Sam Phillips scores a combined 2.6793 out of 4 stars for Fan Dance

Fan Dance (2.6793)

Whenever the delicious sensuality of the music threatens to take over, the anxiety and restless intelligence that drive it return to the surface, creating a quietly riveting tension. ...more

14.57

to

17.98

from (4) sources

Sam Phillips scores a combined 2.4962 out of 4 stars for The Indescribable Wow

The Indescribable Wow (2.4962)

On this remarkable singer's last album,The Turning(which she recorded under the name Leslie), Phillips glided through a vivid, stripped-down collection of country, pop and inspirational tunes produced ...more

Zero Zero Zero: The Best of Sam Phillips by Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips scores a combined 1.8751 out of 4 stars for Zero Zero Zero: The Best of Sam Phillips

Zero Zero Zero: The Best of Sam Phillips (1.8751)

Never having scored any hits, but probably contractually required to assemble a compilation at the end of her contract with Virgin Records (which would seem to have been at hand), Sam Phillips came up ...more