Love Is Hell
by
Ryan Adams
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studio album
First released:
May 3 2004

Overview Edit

Love Is Hell is the fifth studio album by alternative country artist Ryan Adams, released on May 4, 2004. The album was originally released as two EPs, 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.

"Wonderwall," a cover of a song originally by Oasis, was released as a single in the UK on June 28, 2004. A shorter version of "Anybody Wanna Take Me Home" originally appeared on Rock N Roll. However, the 'longer' version of the song on the Love Is Hell album does not fade-out/back-in as it does on Rock N Roll. Love Is Hell was released in Japan on June 27, 2007 with a bonus disc of tracks recorded during the same sessions as the album.

Adams describes the album as sounding "a lot like Heartbreaker, but better and more severe. It's complex and it's damaged," In a 2007 interview, Adams notes that he loves to play songs from the album live, and that the songs are "usually tunes that The Cardinals and myself get really excited about when they come up in the set." Love Is Hell features guest contributions from Marianne Faithfull (backing vocals on "English Girls Approximately") and Greg Leisz (guitar throughout), and the bonus tracks feature Fabrizio Moretti (drums on "Halloween") and Leona Naess (vocals on "Caterwaul").

Ryan Adams' version of "Wonderwall" can be downloaded for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

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Release dates:
  • May 3 2004 in United States

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Alternative Country, Americana,
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4 stars Lost Highway should be ashamed...
I, as I imagine most Ryan Adams fans, bought the Love is Hell e.p's seperately. I must say I was a bit surprised to see this in the stores yesterday (along with a bonus track!!!).

Well Lost Highway, what gives? Initially, you guys felt that this album wasn't worth releasing. Since then you've broken it in half and forced the fans to purchase each seperately and now you are releasing it as a whole and cohesive album (as it should of been in the first place) and trying to intice the fans to give y…
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Written by W. Price "bobharris1"
3 stars Not his best, but still very good
I share in everyone else's annoyance at the record company now releasing the album as one when that's what they should have just done in the first place. It's all about the money and it really is a slap in the face to all the fans. But, its still a really good album. I think the songwriting is some of the best he's done, but its more acoustic than some of his other efforts and lacks some of the catchiness and hooks of all his other albums, which isn't always a bad thing if it fits the mood.

It's…
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  1. engineer

    1. Joe McGrath [recording and mix]
    2. John Porter [mix]

  2. performer

    1. Marianne Faithfull [Vocals (Background)]

  1. producer

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Love Is Hell 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Lost Highway Records
release dates: May 4 2004
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