Spin The Bottle is the fourth studio album by The Blackeyed Susans, released in July 1997 on Hi Gloss Records. 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". 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. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. SPIN THE WHEEL
"Spin The Wheel" – 3:52 "I Am A Singer" – 3:54 "Everything I Touch" (Phil Kakulas, Kiernan Box) – 3:43 "Smokin’ Johnny Cash" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson) – 3:47 "Bottle Of Red" – 4:58 "Blue Skies, Blue Sea" (Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski) – 4:03 "Untitled" – 4:10 "You’re My Thrill" (J Gorney, S Clare) – 5:07 "Sweeter Deal" (Kiernan Box, Rob Snarski, Phil Kakulas) – 3:56 "Look Away" (Phil Kakulas, Dan Luscome, Rob Snarski) – 6:30 "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
Charts Chart (1997)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.102
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