You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1)

You're Never Alone With a Cigarette
(Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1)
You're Never Alone With a Cigarette; (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1)
Compilation album by Sun City Girls
Released	March 4, 2008
Recorded	September 1987 – July 1988
Genre	Experimental rock, psychedelic rock
Length	39:16
Label	Abduction
Sun City Girls chronology

You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) is a compilation album by American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released on March 4, 2008 by Abduction Records. It comprises tracks previously released as singles and on various artists compilation albums.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)^[2]
PopMatters	(3/10)^[3]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"100 Pounds of Black Olives"	Sun City Girls	5:10
2.	"Sev Acher"	Artie Barsamian	3:12
3.	"Souvenirs From Jangare"	Sun City Girls	4:20
4.	"Plaster Cupids Falling From the Ceiling"	Sun City Girls	6:47
5.	"Amazon One"	Traditional arr.	2:56
6.	"The Beauty of Benghazi"	Alan Bishop	1:32
7.	"Wild World of Animals"	Gerhard Trede	2:33
8.	"Harmful Little Armful" (for Will Shatter)	Charles Gocher	0:45
9.	"The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria"	Sun City Girls	12:01

Personnel edit

Adapted from the You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) liner notes.^[4]

Sun City Girls

Alan Bishop – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, reeds, vocals
Richard Bishop – electric guitar
Charles Gocher – drums, percussion

Production and additional personnel

John Belluzzi – recording (9)
Scott Colburn – mastering, mixing
Eric Lanzillotta – design
Sun City Girls – recording (1–8)

Release history edit

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2008	Abduction	CD	ABDT040

References edit

^ Raggett, Ned. "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette: Sun City Girls Singles, Vol. 1 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ McGonigal, Mike (May 6, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette (Singles, Vol. 1)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ Sawdey, Evan (April 21, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette". PopMatters. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) (booklet). Sun City Girls. Seattle, Washington: Abduction Records. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette: Sun City Girls Singles, Vol. 1 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[pitchfork-2] McGonigal, Mike (May 6, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette (Singles, Vol. 1)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[popmatters-3] Sawdey, Evan (April 21, 2008). "Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette". PopMatters. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[linearnotes-4] You're Never Alone With a Cigarette (Sun City Girls Singles Volume 1) (booklet). Sun City Girls. Seattle, Washington: Abduction Records. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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