How to Use liner notes in a Sentence

liner notes

plural noun
  • Don't forget to write out some heartfelt liner notes to go with it!
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Jon Brion used to look through liner notes with a fear of seeing his name.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • There are no liner notes, no new artwork, and even no picture sleeves.
    — Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With a record the art, and the liner notes, are a lot easier to peruse.
    — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
  • That meant the end of the 12-inch album cover and liner notes.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Today, liner notes may seem vintage — words on the back of a record found in a flea market bin.
    — Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2020
  • The liner notes described one track as a funeral song to mourn the passing of a tribesman.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Dylan was always kind enough to put his musicians on the back of the album in the liner notes.
    — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Turns out, there was plenty of rehearsal footage, liner notes, and more to make a project worthy of the visual medium.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Rolling Stone points out Smith’s liner notes, which defend her use of the racial epithet.
    — Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Like this flavor-bomb homemade hoisin sauce, a sneaky recipe-within-a-recipe hidden in the liner notes of this glazey pork chop dish.
    — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Among the clues was a photo of a Grammy Award in the album’s liner notes next to the song’s lyrics.
    — Michael Gold, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • Derek Trucks is among those contributing to the copious liner notes.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The mixtape’s liner notes are filled with writing and sample credits to a host of classic dance music acts.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2021
  • As usual, the liner notes, Spotify playlist and short film tells the story of the scent when your nose can’t smell it.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • There is nothing like holding a new album in your hands and reading the liner notes while the music is playing on your turntable.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 June 2024
  • Truth be told, Aoki is an awkward young man who found himself in sweaty crowds, liner notes and more than a few moments of tragedy.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The Soggy Bottom Boys could’ve stepped out of Smith’s liner notes.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 July 2025
  • In the liner notes, Moroder said he was supposed to do an album with you guys but left because of the band’s in-fighting.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The liner notes go into detail about where exactly Chet Baker was at that time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • Remember, this was an era when many of us spent far too much time in our bedrooms reading liner notes, convinced that the rock gods had all the answers.
    — Chuck Darrow, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
  • Start by checking out the liner notes on the back of all your albums to see who made them, then chase down those labels on Wikipedia and Google.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025
  • There’s something magical about holding a record in your hands, reading the liner notes, and hearing the crackle of the needle.
    — Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The cover art for the box set features a self portrait by Mitchell; liner notes were written by Brandi Carlile.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The conflict also caused the Animals set to be delayed because of their disagreement over the liner notes.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2021
  • In order to write the liner notes, Palao got Hughes to take him on a tour of the old East Bay clubs, now mostly closed.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The physical editions will also come with a 125-page liner notes essay from Sean Wilentz.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His liner notes have appeared as a part of archival releases from Steely Dan, Randy Newman and other artists.
    — Variety Staff, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022
  • In the liner notes to Timespace, Nicks recalled her friend Rick Nowels bringing her the backing track.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2022
  • Awards are presented for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025

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