Liz Phair

Liz Phair is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released on June 24, 2003, by Capitol Records. It was produced by Phair, Michael Penn, Pete Yorn, R. Walt Vincent and the Matrix songwriting team. Liz Phair departed from Phair's earlier lo-fi sound for more polished production and pop songwriting. Phair came under pressure from Capitol to make a hit record, and said she wanted to earn more from her work. She hired the Matrix, who had produced songs by pop acts including Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin and Avril Lavigne. The Matrix co-wrote four songs, including the singles "Extraordinary" and "Why Can't I?". Liz Phair debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. "Why Can't I?" entered the Adult Top 40 and Hot Adult Contemporary charts, and its music video placed Phair in heavy rotation on VH1 for the first time. By July 2010, Liz Phair had sold 433,000 copies. It was certified gold in the US in 2018. Liz Phair received mixed reviews. Several critics disliked the polished production and pop songwriting, and The New York Times and Pitchfork accused Phair of selling out and mimicking younger artists. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Pha...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)