Don't Do Anything

Don't Do Anything
Studio album by Sam Phillips
Released	June 3, 2008
Studio	Electro Magnetic Studio, Littlebox Studio, Sunset Sound Studios
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	35:12
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips chronology

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 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 tracks written by Sam Phillips.

No.	Title	Length
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

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

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ The Boston Globe review
↑ Paste review Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ PopMatters review
↑ Trouser Press review

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] The Boston Globe review

[3] Paste review Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

[4] PopMatters review

[5] Trouser Press review