Songs the Lord Taught Us

Songs the Lord Taught Us
Studio album by
the Cramps
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
StudioPhillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre
Length37:53
Label
  • I.R.S. (original US release)
  • Illegal (original UK release)
  • Zonophone (1998 European CD reissue)
  • ViNiLiSSSiMO (2011 Spanish vinyl reissue)
ProducerAlex Chilton
The Cramps chronology
Gravest Hits
(1979) 		Songs the Lord Taught Us
(1980) 		Psychedelic Jungle
(1981)
Singles from Songs the Lord Taught Us
  1. "Garbageman"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB−
Pitchfork8.7/10
Record Mirror
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Smash Hits7½/10
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ()

Songs the Lord Taught Us is the debut album by the American rock band the Cramps. It was released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records in America and Illegal Records in the UK. In 2020, Rolling Stone included Songs the Lord Taught Us in their "80 Greatest albums of 1980" list, praising the band for its "psychobilly sound that went way beyond the kitschiest moments of the Ramones or Blondie and into a whole new realm of garage-trash novelty".

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