Don't Do Anything

Don't Do Anything
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	June 3, 2008
Recorded	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre	Folk rock
Length	35:12
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips chronology
A Boot and a Shoe (2004) Don't Do Anything (2008) Hypnotists in Paris (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[2]
Paste	(favorable)[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Trouser Press	(favorable)[5]

Don't Do Anything is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. The album is Phillips' first to be self-produced and was released on June 3, 2008.

"Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" was previously recorded by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for their 2007 album Raising Sand. Phillips stated the song was inspired by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Track listing

All songs were written by Phillips.

1. "No Explanations" – 3:08
2. "Can't Come Down" – 1:58
3. "Another Song" – 2:14
4. "Don't Do Anything" – 3:28
5. "Little Plastic Life" – 2:16
6. "My Career in Chemistry" – 2:20
7. "Flowers Up" – 2:28
8. "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" – 2:44
9. "Shake It Down" – 3:52
10. "Under the Night" – 3:06
11. "Signal" – 4:36
12. "Watching Out of This World" – 3:03

Personnel

• Jay Bellerose – drums
• Paul Bryan – bass
• Jennifer Condos – bass
• Sam Phillips – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, vocals
• The Section Quartet – string section
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Eric Gorfain – banjo, baritone guitar, electric guitar, electric mandolin, electric violin, piano, stroh violin, violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
• Patrick Warren – pump organ

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The Boston Globe review
3. Paste review
4. PopMatters review
5. Trouser Press review

External links

• Nonesuch Records Album Page