| The Indescribable Wow | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sam Phillips |
| Cover: | SamPhillips_IWow.jpg |
| Studio: | Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California). |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | T Bone Burnett |
| Prev Title: | Recollection |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Cruel Inventions |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
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 moving from Christian pop to secular alternative rock and using the name Sam rather than Leslie. The single "Holding On to the Earth" peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in early 1989.
The Indescribable Wow was well received. In Rolling Stone the reviewer said, "Phillips is a major talent, with great rewards to offer"[1] while AllMusic states that the album's music is "timeless".