Songs the Lord Taught Us
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| Studio album by The Cramps | ||||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Phillips Recording, Memphis, TN | |||
| Genre | Garage punk, psychobilly | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. (original US release) Illegal (original UK release) Zonophone (1998 European CD reissue) ViNiLiSSSiMO 2011 Spanish vinyl reissue) |
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| Producer | Alex Chilton | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B-[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[4] |
Songs the Lord Taught Us is the first studio album by the American garage punk band The Cramps. It was released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records in America and Illegal Records in England.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "TV Set" | 3:12 | |
| 2. | "Rock On The Moon" | Jimmy Stewart | 1:53 |
| 3. | "Garbageman" | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" | 3:03 | |
| 5. | "Sunglasses After Dark" | Dwight Pullen | 3:47 |
| 6. | "The Mad Daddy" | 3:48 | |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Mystery Plane" | 2:43 | |
| 2. | "Zombie Dance" | 1:55 | |
| 3. | "What's Behind the Mask" | 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Strychnine" | Gerry Roslie | 2:24 |
| 5. | "I'm Cramped" | The Cramps | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Tear It Up" | Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Fever" | John Davenport, Eddie Cooley | 4:17 |
| CD reissue bonus tracks (previously unreleased) | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "I Was a Teenage Werewolf (With False Start)" (Original Mix) | 4:48 | |
| 15. | "Mystery Plane" (Original Mix) | 2:39 | |
| 16. | "Twist and Shout" | 2:32 | |
| 17. | "I'm Cramped" (Original Mix) | 2:37 | |
| 18. | "The Mad Daddy" (Original Mix) | 3:15 | |
Personnel
- Lux Interior - vocals
- Poison Ivy Rorschach - guitar
- Bryan Gregory - guitar
- Nick Knox - drums
- Booker C - organ on "Fever"
- Alex Chilton - Producer
References
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "The Cramps: Songs The Lord Taught Us > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
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External links
- Songs the Lord Taught Us (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
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