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Juvenilia
EP by Liz Phair
Released	August 8, 1995
Genre	Indie rock alternative rock
Length	27:58
Label	Matador Records OLE 129
Liz Phair chronology
Whip-Smart (1994) Juvenilia (1995) Polyester Bride (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment Weekly	B
Melody Maker	(mixed)
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

Juvenilia is an EP by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1995. The EP is essentially a single for the song "Jealousy" from the album Whip-Smart, though this release includes a few songs recorded by Phair under her Girly-Sound moniker in 1991, namely "California," "South Dakota," "Batmobile," "Dead Shark," and "Easy."

The EP contains a cover of the song "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors and a previously unreleased original song, "Animal Girl."

Reception

Cashbox awarded "Jealousy" their 'Pick of the Week', commenting that "for the third single from Phair’s 1994 release, Whip-Smart, she has taken off the kid gloves that marked her two previous "cute” singles. Against a pulsating backbeat, Phair snarls, “I ain’t believe you had a life before me 1 can’t believe they let you run around free.” This is the Phair that brought critics to orgasm and brought her critical praise as rock’s revolution when she released Exile In Guyville in 1993. And listening to that fiery passion it becomes clear exactly why."

In their review of the single, Billboard stated that "Phair's fury is unmistakable. The singer fires off an angry assault on her own jealous rage over a loud rumble of sputtering guitars and drums. The extra noise only adds to the atmosphere, as it brings out a determined spirit in the vocal."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liz Phair unless noted otherwise

Credits

• Liz Phair – vocals, guitar, piano
• Brad Wood – mixing
• Casey Rice – mixing
• Jim Ellison – performer
• Material Issue – performer

References

1. "Juvenilia - Liz Phair | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Juvenilia". Ew.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
3. "Robert Christgau: CG: liz phair". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 512.
5. Conway, Jamie T. (August 12, 1995). "Why Envy?". Melody Maker. Vol. 72, no. 32. p. 35. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 870–871.
7. "Liz Phair | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. "TrouserPress.com :: Liz Phair". www.trouserpress.com.
9. Schonfeld, Zach (May 18, 2018). "Liz Phair and the long, strange journey of the "Girly-Sound" tapes". Newsweek.
10. "Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 13 May 1995. p. 7. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
11. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 5 May 1995. p. 57. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

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