{"product_id":"cruel-inventions","title":"Cruel Inventions","description":"Amazon.com\n\nQuietly, almost imperceptibly, Southern California thrush Sam Phillips has built up an exceptional body of work. Cruel Inventions is but the third in a gently swelling series of consistently creative, intriguingly off-center pop-rock recordings. As with all of her \"Sam\" recordings (prior to the mid '80s, she'd achieved considerable success in Christian music circles under her given name, Leslie Phillips), this 10-song set from 1991 is branded by a kind of chamber psychedelia (courtesy of her hubby, producer T Bone Burnett). With Van Dyke Parks, Marc Ribot, and special guest Elvis Costello helping to shape the soundscape, Phillips wafts above the cushioned din, gazing down on scenes that inspire incongruously harsh denouements. Songs such as \"Lying,\" \"Raised on Promises,\" and \"Now I Can't Find the Door\" leave one feeling unsettled...and enthralled. --Steven Stolder\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000000WHT\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000000WHT.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Phillips, Sam\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41497245614138,"sku":"DBV.B000000WHT.G","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000000WHT-0.jpg?v=1782927500","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/cruel-inventions","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}