Life's a Bitch (album)

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Life's a Bitch
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1987
RecordedNovember–December 1986
StudioBearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York)
Genre
Length51:56
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRaven & Chris Isca
Raven chronology
Mad
(1986)
Life's a Bitch
(1987)
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Life's a Bitch is the sixth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1987. It was the last album to feature original drummer/founding member Rob Hunter.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher, and Rob "Wacko" Hunter

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Savage and the Hungry"3:47
2."Pick Your Window"3:29
3."Life's a Bitch"3:47
4."Never Forgive"4:38
5."Iron League"3:21
6."On the Wings of an Eagle"6:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."Overload"4:18
8."You're a Liar"2:39
9."Fuel to the Fire"3:43
10."Only the Strong Survive"3:45
11."Juggernaut"5:08
12."Playing with the Razor"3:21
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Trigger"3:34
14."Speed of the Reflex"5:01

Personnel[edit]

Raven[edit]

  • John Gallagher – bass, vocals
  • Mark Gallagher – guitar
  • Rob Hunter – drums

Production[edit]

  • Chris Icsa – producer, engineer, mixing with Raven
  • Tom Chadley – assistant engineer
  • Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios, New York
  • Bob Defrin – art direction

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raven Life's Bitch review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 285–286. ISBN 978-1894959315.