Fan Dance (album)

Fan Dance is the ninth studio album from American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips.

Fan Dance
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	July 31, 2001
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California Village Recorders, Hollywood, California Electro Magnetic Sound, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	32:39
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Zero Zero Zero (1998) Fan Dance (2001) A Boot and a Shoe (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Austin Chronicle	[3]
PopMatters	(not rated)[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Fan Dance"	3:46
2.	"Edge of the World"	3:01
3.	"Five Colors"	3:43
4.	"Wasting My Time"	3:08
5.	"Taking Pictures"	1:58
6.	"How to Dream"	3:07
7.	"Soul Eclipse"	3:12
8.	"Incinerator"	2:03
9.	"Love Is Everywhere I Go"	2:03
10.	"Below Surface"	1:41
11.	"Is That Your Zebra?"	1:49
12.	"Say What You Mean" (Sam Phillips, T-Bone Burnett)	3:38

Personnel

• Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar, piano
• T Bone Burnett – piano, bass, tambourine
• Marc Ribot – guitar, banjo, quattro banjo guitar, Optigan
• Dave Rawlings – piano
• Van Dyke Parks – harpsichord, string arrangements
• Gillian Welch – vocals, bass
• Rick Will – bass
• Martin Tillman – cello
• Carla Azar – traps, maracas, drums
• Jim Keltner – banjo, cymbals, drums

Production

• T Bone Burnett – producer, mixing
• David Bither – executive producer
• Mike Piersante – recording engineer, mixing
• Christopher Sirois – assistant recording engineer
• Okhee Kim – assistant recording engineer
• Chris Reynolds – assistant recording engineer
• Doug Boehm – assistant recording engineer
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering

References

1. "Fan Dance by Sam Phillips". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
2. "Fan Dance - Sam Phillips - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
3. "The Austin Chronicle Music: Phases and Stages". 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2006-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Robert Christgau: CG: sam phillips". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.