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Love You to Pieces
Studio album by
Lizzy Borden
ReleasedJuly 1985[1]
StudioMusic Grinder Studios, Sunswept Studios and MadDog Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length40:45
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerLizzy Borden, Brian Slagel
Lizzy Borden chronology
Give 'Em the Axe
(1985) 		Love You to Pieces
(1985) 		The Murderess Metal Road Show
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[3]

Love You to Pieces is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Lizzy Borden, released in 1985 by Metal Blade Records.[4] The album would produce the song "American Metal" which would later be added to the Metal Blade Records 20th Anniversary box set.[5]

In 2001, the album was re-released by Metal Blade Records with bonus tracks[6] and again on vinyl in 2018 before the release of the band's album My Midnight Things.[7]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Council for the Cauldron"Lizzy Borden, Tony Matuzak, Gene Allen, Michael Davis, Joey Scott Harges3:12
2."Psychopath"Borden, Allen3:38
3."Save Me"Borden, Matuzak4:03
4."Red Rum"Borden, Matuzak, Allen, Davis, Harges3:53
5."Love You to Pieces"Borden, Matuzak4:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."American Metal"Borden5:54
7."Flesheater"Borden, Davis, Matuzak, Allen, Harges4:52
8."Warfare"Borden, Matuzak5:54
9."Godiva"Borden, Matuzak, Allen, Davis, Harges2:29
10."Rod of Iron"Borden, Matuzak4:32
2001 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Wild One" (demo)Borden3:17
12."Whiplasher" (live demo)Borden, Matuzak2:23
13."Warfare" (live demo)Borden, Matuzak2:26
14."Dirty Pictures" (demo)Borden3:44
Total length:52:41

Personnel

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Lizzy Borden
  • Lizzy Borden – lead and backing vocals
  • Gene Allen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tony Matuzak – guitars
  • Michael Davis – bass, backing vocals
  • Joey Scott Harges – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Jon Natisch, Mark Benson, Tony Copozzi – backing vocals
Production
  • Randy Burns – engineer
  • Eddie Schreyer – mastering at Capitol Records, Los Angeles
  • Brian Slagel – executive producer
  • Tom Baker – 2001 remastering

References

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  1. ^ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. Love You to Pieces at AllMusic
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry; Halford, Rob (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. Jawbone Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-906002-01-5. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Various Artists - Metal Blade Records: 20th Anniversary review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lizzy Borden "Love You To Pieces (Reissue)" CD - Metal Blade Records". www.indiemerch.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lizzy Borden - Love You To Pieces And Menace To Society LP Reissues Available". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. March 7, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.


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