Life'll Kill Ya
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| Studio album by Warren Zevon | ||||||||||
| Released | January 25, 2000 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 40:23 | |||||||||
| Label | Artemis | |||||||||
| Producer |
Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade | |||||||||
| Warren Zevon chronology | ||||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Piero Scaruffi | (6/10)[3] |
Life'll Kill Ya is the tenth studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music). The album was recorded in 1999.
Themes
Several of the album's songs deal with the topic of death; for instance, "My Shit's Fucked Up" is a mournful lament to the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it. "Life'll Kill Ya" and "Don't Let Us Get Sick" also have prominent death themes. In 2002, just two years after the album's release, Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which killed him a year later.[4][5][6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.
- "I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" – 3:04
- "Life'll Kill Ya" – 2:47
- "Porcelain Monkey" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:32
- "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer" – 3:13
- "I'll Slow You Down" – 3:13
- "Hostage-O" – 4:05
- "Dirty Little Religion" – 3:11
- "Back in the High Life Again" (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood) – 3:13
- "My Shit's Fucked Up" – 2:45
- "Fistful of Rain" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 5:19
- "Ourselves to Know" – 3:18
- "Don't Let Us Get Sick" – 3:05
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
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
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 173 |
| 2000 | Top Internet Albums | 9 |
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Life'll Kill Ya at AllMusic
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Warren Zevon". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ http://archive.salon.com/people/lunch/2000/03/18/zevon/index.html
- ↑ http://members.tripod.com/~Zevonaticism/sardonic.htm
- ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/columns/stephens/021009.shtml
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