If Memory Serves Us Well

If Memory Serves Us Well
Studio album by Death of Samantha
Released	December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)
Recorded	December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)
Studio	Venue Studios, Euclid, OH
Genre	Post-punk
Length	74:55
Label	St. Valentine
Producer	Death of Samantha
Death of Samantha chronology
Come All Ye Faithless (1989) If Memory Serves Us Well (2013)

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AllMusic
PopMatters	(7/10)

If Memory Serves Us Well is an album by post-punk band Death of Samantha, released on December 3, 2013 by St. Valentine Records. It comprises re-recordings of previously released Death of Samantha tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John Petkovic; all music is composed by John Petkovic, except "Couldn't Forget 'Bout That (One Item)" and "Blood Creek" by Doug Gillard

No.	Title	Originally from (date)	Length
1.	"Coca-Cola and Licorice"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	4:01
2.	"Bed of Fire"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	2:05
3.	"Now It's Your Turn (To Be a Martyr)"	Come All Ye Faithless (1989)	3:36
4.	"Conviction"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	3:29
5.	"Couldn't Forget 'Bout That (One Item)"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	6:34
6.	"Savior City"	Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988)	4:51
7.	"Good Friday" (Take Two Edit)	Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988)	5:49
8.	"Rosenberg Summer"	Rosenberg Summer 7" (1989)	4:16
9.	"Sexual Dreaming"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	3:09
10.	"Blood & Shaving Cream"	Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man (1986)	3:02
11.	"Geisha Girl"	Come All Ye Faithless (1989)	5:48
12.	"Monkey Face"	Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988)	3:24
13.	"Simple as That"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	3:20
14.	"Yellow Fever"	Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man (1986)	3:31
15.	"Turquoise Hand"	Strungout on Jargon (1986)	3:05
16.	"Harlequin Tragedy"	Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988)	4:47
17.	"Amphetamine"	Amphetamine/Simple as That 7" (1985)	4:15
18.	"Blood Creek"	Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988)	5:53

Personnel

Adapted from the If Memory Serves Us Well liner notes.

Death of Samantha

• Doug Gillard – guitar, backing vocals
• David James – bass guitar, backing vocals
• John Petkovic – lead vocals, guitar, clarinet
• Steve-O – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Death of Samantha – production, mixing
• Paul Gold – mastering
• Travis Harrison – mixing
• Michael Seifert – recording
• Craig Semetko – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2013	St. Valentine	CD, LP	SVR-30

External links

• If Memory Serves Us Well at Discogs (list of releases)