Album
Love Is Hell
2003 · Rock
14 collectors on Gatefold own this
Love Is Hell is an Alt/Indie album by Ryan Adams, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
About
'Love Is Hell' is the fifth studio album by Ryan Adam, released on May 4, 2004. The album was originally released as two EP, Love Is Hell pt. 1 and Love Is Hell pt. 2, at the insistence of Lost Highway, who deemed that the album was not commercially viable. A full length version of the album was released when the EPs proved to be more of a commercial success than anticipated. Adams describes the album as sounding: "a lot like Heartbreaker, but better and more severe. It's complex and it's damaged," and states that it "was the record I needed to make," Concerning the album, president of Lost Highway, Luke Lewi, notes that: "It was a big departure. I told him I thought he could do better, but I tell him that all the time. On a business level, I could've done fine with Love Is Hell. But we both knew...he was suffering from overhype. I said, 'Are you sure this is gonna be the statement you wanna make?'... His young ass was hanging out there. If wasn't good, he was gonna get whacked by a lot of people." Adams states that: .
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Tracklist
- 1Political Scientist4:33
- 2Afraid Not Scared4:13
- 3This House Is Not For Sale3:53
- 4Anybody Wanna Take Me Home5:31
- 5Love Is Hell3:19
- 6Wonderwall4:09
- 7The Shadowlands5:18
- 8World War4:17
- 9Avalanche5:09
- 10My Blue Manhattan2:23
- 11Please Do Not Let Me Go3:37
- 12City Rain, City Streets3:49
- 13I See Monsters3:57
- 14English Girls Approximately5:42
- 15Thank You Louise2:52
- 16Hotel Chelsea Nights5:10
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- raw
- melancholic
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ryan AdamsGUITAR, PIANO, SONGWRITER VOCALS VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
- BouPIANO
- Debra ParsonBACKING VOCALS
- Fabrizio MorettiDRUMS
- Greg LeiszACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Ian McLaganELECTRIC ORGAN , ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO , ELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- James "Hutch" HutchinsonBASS
- Joe DelgadoBACKING VOCALS
- Joe McGintyPIANO SYNTH SYNTHESIZER
- Johnny McNabbGUITAR
- Johnny PisanoBASS
- Jon ClearyELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO GUITAR ORGAN
- Julie DelgadoBACKING VOCALS
- Leona NaessVOCALS
- Marianne FaithfullBACKING VOCALS
- Paul GaristoDRUMS
- Ricky FataarDRUMS
- Ruth GottliebVIOLIN
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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