Cruel Inventions
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ReleasedMay 28, 1991
Studio
- Eagle Audio, Fort Worth, Texas
- Ocean Way, Los Angeles, California
- Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
- Reggie Fisher's, Los Angeles, California
Length36:19
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| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:19 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
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Cruel Inventions is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
Cruel Inventions received mostly favorable reviews from critics. At Entertainment Weekly, David Browne gave the album an A, writing that it "...is fraught with both beauty and tension, making it one of the year's most beguiling records."[5] Browne named it his sixth favorite album of 1991.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sam Phillips.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lying" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Go Down" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Cruel Inventions" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Standing Still" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Tripping Over Gravity" | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Now I Can't Find the Door" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Private Storm" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Raised on Promises" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Hole in Time" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Where the Colors Don't Go" | 3:02 |
