Description:Exile in Guyville is American indie rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair's 1993 debut album. In the spring of 1994, the album briefly made it to the U.S. charts, selling over 200,000 copies. As of July 2003, the album has sold 450,000 copies.
The album inspired a number of imitators, and the lo-fi sound and emotional honesty of Phair'sExile in Guyville is American indie rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair's 1993 debut album. In the spring of 1994, the album briefly made it to the U.S. charts, selling over 200,000 copies. As of July 2003, the album has sold 450,000 copies.
The album inspired a number of imitators, and the lo-fi sound and emotional honesty of Phair's lyrics were frequently cited by critics as outstanding qualities. It frequently appears on many critics' best-of lists. It was ranked 15 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". VH1 named "Exile in Guyville" the 96th Greatest Album Of All-Time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 328 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1999, Pitchfork Media rated Exile in Guyville as the 5th best album of the 1990s. However, in their 2003 revision of the list, it moved to number 30.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Matador Release date : 22 June 1993 EAN: 0724352322725 UPC: 724352322725
""A studio expansion of Phair's homemade Girlysound cassettes. Exile's frank sex talk caused a stir. But it's the lacerating honesty of tracks such as "Divorce Song" that sticks, and "Fuck and Run" is one of the saddest songs ever written about dreaming of romance and settling for less.""