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".
Music Eric R. Danton of Paste called the album a "weird, funny and loud ... gleefully raw, thoroughly campy collection." He said the album contains "blaring guitars and Lux Interior's unhinged vocals on songs steeped in the twin influences of rockabilly and garish B-movie horror imagery."
Track listing Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Personnel The Cramps Lux Interior – vocals Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar Bryan Gregory – guitar Nick Knox – drums
Additional musicians Booker C (Alex Chilton) – organ on "Fever"
Technical Alex Chilton – producer John Hampton – engineer Carl Grasso – art direction The Cramps – sleeve concept, mixing David Arnoff – photography
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