Spin the Bottle (album) explained

Spin The Bottle
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Blackeyed Susans
Cover:	Spin_The_Bottle_BES.jpg
Released:	July 1997
Recorded:	Sing Sing and Fortissimo Studios, Melbourne Summer, 1996/1997
Genre:	Rock, folk rock
Length:	47:19
Label:	Hi Gloss Records
Producer:	Victor Van Vugt Phil Kakulas
Prev Title:	Some Night, Somewhere
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	La Mascara
Next Year:	1998

Spin The Bottle is the fourth studio album by The Blackeyed Susans, released in July 1997 on Hi Gloss Records.^[1] Initial copies came with a karaoke disc containing instrumental versions of each song. The album was produced by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes, Luna) and featured ten new original songs and a cover of Billie Holiday's "You're My Thrill".^[2] 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.^[3]

1. "Spin The Wheel" – 3:52
2. "I Am A Singer" – 3:54
3. "Everything I Touch" (Phil Kakulas, Kiernan Box) – 3:43
4. "Smokin’ Johnny Cash" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson) – 3:47
5. "Bottle Of Red" – 4:58
6. "Blue Skies, Blue Sea" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski) – 4:03
7. "Untitled" – 4:10
8. "You’re My Thrill" (J Gorney, S Clare) – 5:07
9. "Sweeter Deal" (Kiernan Box, Rob Snarski, Phil Kakulas) – 3:56
10. "Look Away" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscome, Rob Snarski) – 6:30
11. "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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spin The Bottle . Australian Music Online . 2008-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906072036/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=390 . September 6, 2007 .
2. Web site: Blackeyed Susans, The. Pushworth Group. 2008-06-30. dead. https://archive.today/20070810162801/http://www.pushworth.com/v4/performers/details/index.php?view=104&cat=24. 2007-08-10.
3. Web site: . APRA search engine . 2008-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124161012/http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm . January 24, 2008 . Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SPIN THE WHEEL