Album · Blackeyed Susans
Spin the Bottle by Blackeyed Susans
Spin the Bottle is an album by Blackeyed Susans, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Smokin' Johnny Cash”, on 1 list with a best position of #86.
Spin the Bottle, the fourth studio album from Perth's Blackeyed Susans, came out on Hi Gloss Records in July 1997, and the first copies threw in a karaoke disc with instrumental takes of every song, just in case you fancied yourself a crooner. Victor Van Vugt, whose credits run to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes and Luna, produced it.
It's a record of ten new originals plus a cover of Billie Holiday's "You're My Thrill", and that choice tells you where the band's heart lies: smoky, late-night noir-pop, with Rob Snarski's velvet croon out front and Phil Kakulas anchoring things alongside Kiernan Box, Dan Luscombe and Mark Dawson. "Smokin' Johnny Cash" swaggers with a wink, and it and "Spin the Wheel" both went out as singles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Spin the Bottle on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Johnny Cash | 1 | #86 | – | 1997 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.