Life'll Kill Ya

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Life'll Kill Ya
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	January 25, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Rock
Length	40:23
Label	Artemis
Producer	Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Warren Zevon chronology
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) (1996) Life'll Kill Ya (2000) My Ride's Here (2002)

Life'll Kill Ya is an album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music). The album was recorded in 1999.

Contents 1 Themes 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts

[edit] Themes

The album is largely about Zevon's then-undiagnosed lung cancer, which eventually killed him, and the constant pain it caused. For instance, "My Shit's Fucked Up" is is a mournful lament to the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it. It describes the narrator (tacitly Zevon himself) visiting a doctor, where he receives unpleasant news: "your shit's fucked up". [1] [2] [3]

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" (Warren Zevon) – 3:04
2. "Life'll Kill Ya" (Warren Zevon) – 2:47
3. "Porcelain Monkey" (Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon) – 3:32
4. "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer" (Warren Zevon) – 3:13
5. "I'll Slow You Down" (Warren Zevon) – 3:13
6. "Hostage-O" (Warren Zevon) – 4:05
7. "Dirty Little Religion" (Warren Zevon) – 3:11
8. "Back in the High Life Again" (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood) – 3:13
9. "My Shit's Fucked Up" (Warren Zevon) – 2:45
10. "Fistful of Rain" (Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon) – 2:45
11. "Ourselves to Know" (Warren Zevon) – 5:18
12. "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (Warren Zevon) – 3:17

[edit] Personnel

• Warren Zevon - percussion, keyboards, piccolo, theremin, vocals, penny whistle, harmonica
• Jorge Calderón - bass, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Dennis Collins - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Babi Floyd - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Curtis King - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Chuck Prophet - guitar on "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer"
• Jim Ryan - mandolin on "Ourselves to Know"
• Winston Watson - percussion, snare drums

[edit] Production

• Producers: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
• Engineers: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
• Mastering: Greg Calbi
• A&R: Michael Krumper
• Art Direction: Warren Zevon
• Design: Jonathan Exley
• Photography: Jonathan Exley

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	173
2000	Top Internet Albums	9