Life'll Kill Ya

Life'll Kill Ya
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	January 25, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Rock
Length	40:23
Label	Artemis
Producer	Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
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Warren Zevon chronology
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) (1996) Life'll Kill Ya (2000) My Ride's Here (2002)

Life'll Kill Ya is an album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music). The album was recorded in 1999.

Themes

Several of the album's songs deal with the topic of death; for instance, "My Shit's Fucked Up" is a mournful lament to the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it. "Life'll Kill Ya" and "Don't Let Us Get Sick" also have prominent death themes, while the cover of Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life" is presented in an ironically subdued manner. In 2002, just two years after the album's release, Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which killed him a year later.[1] [2] [3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

1. "I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" – 3:04
2. "Life'll Kill Ya" – 2:47
3. "Porcelain Monkey" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:32
4. "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer" – 3:13
5. "I'll Slow You Down" – 3:13
6. "Hostage-O" – 4:05
7. "Dirty Little Religion" – 3:11
8. "Back in the High Life Again" (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood) – 3:13
9. "My Shit's Fucked Up" – 2:45
10. "Fistful of Rain" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 5:19
11. "Ourselves to Know" – 3:18
12. "Don't Let Us Get Sick" – 3:05

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - percussion, keyboards, piccolo, theremin, vocals, penny whistle, harmonica
• Jorge Calderón - bass, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Dennis Collins - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Babi Floyd - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Curtis King - vocals on "Fistful of Rain"
• Chuck Prophet - guitar on "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer"
• Jim Ryan - mandolin on "Ourselves to Know"
• Winston Watson - percussion, snare drums

Production

• Producers: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
• Engineers: Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
• Mastering: Greg Calbi
• A&R: Michael Krumper
• Art Direction: Warren Zevon
• Design: Jonathan Exley
• Photography: Jonathan Exley

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	173
2000	Top Internet Albums	9