Martinis & Bikinis

Martinis & Bikinis
Martinis & Bikinis
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	March 8, 1994
Studio	Groove Masters; Kiva West; Ocean Way; Record One; Sunset Sound (Hollywood); Sunset Sound Factory;
Genre	Rock, alternative rock
Length	46:13
Label	Virgin
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Chicago Tribune
Christgau's Consumer Guide
Entertainment Weekly	A
Los Angeles Times
Mojo
PopMatters	8/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Martinis & Bikinis is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. It was released on March 8, 1994 and re-released on July 17, 2012. "Circle of Fire" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

The photographs included in this album's artwork reportedly led to Phillips' role as a mute terrorist in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love and Kisses"		0:56
2.	"Signposts"		2:19
3.	"Same Rain"	Sam Phillips, T Bone Burnett	4:11
4.	"Baby, I Can't Please You"		3:30
5.	"Circle of Fire"		3:12
6.	"Strawberry Road"		4:05
7.	"When I Fall"		5:07
8.	"Same Changes"	Sam Phillips, T Bone Burnett	4:44
9.	"Black Sky"		4:03
10.	"Fighting with Fire"		3:00
11.	"I Need Love"		3:39
12.	"Wheel of the Broken Voice"		4:00
13.	"Gimme Some Truth"	John Lennon	3:27

Guests

Chart	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	30
US Billboard 200	182
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	9