Life Sentence to Love

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1988 studio album by Legal Weapon

Life Sentence to Love

Studio album by

Legal Weapon

Released| 1988
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 36:46
Label| MCA
Producer| Dave Jerden
Legal Weapon chronology
| Interior Hearts
(1985)  | Life Sentence to Love
(1988)  | Take Out the Trash
(1991)

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Life Sentence to Love is an album by the American punk rock band Legal Weapon, released in 1988 on MCA Records.[1] It was produced by Dave Jerden.[2]

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Robert Christgau| B−[4]

Trouser Press gave the album a poor review, calling it "a keyboard-laden cross between Heart and the Cult over which [Kat] Arthur tries to emote."[5]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "SKB (Skateboard)"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 3:54
2.| "Hurt"| Brian Hansen| 3:59
3.| "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"| Brian Hansen| 5:00
4.| "Just Like a Rose"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 4:18
5.| "Life Sentence to Love"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 4:34
6.| "Indigo Blue"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 4:05
7.| "Interior Hearts"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 3:17
8.| "Tears of Steel"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen| 3:32
9.| "Midnight"| Kat Arthur/Brian Hansen/Adam Maples| 4:07

## Personnel[edit]

Legal Weapon

* Kat Arthur – vocals
* Brian Hansen – guitar, vocals
* Adam Maples – drums, vocals
* Eddie Wayne – bass guitar, vocals

Additional musicians and production

* Robert Blakeman – photography
* Bob Carlyle – additional vocals
* Ronnie Champagne – recording
* Mark Ettel – recording
* Jeff Eyrich – production on "SK8 (Skateboard)"
* Tommy Funderburk – additional vocals
* Andy Harper – mixing
* Dave Jerden – production, engineering, mixing
* John Kosh – design, art direction
* Bob Ludwig – mastering
* Craig Ross – guitar

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Death of Innocence: Legal Weapon's Kat Arthur Passes Away". LA Weekly. October 16, 2018.
2. ^ Healy, James (August 28, 1988). "'Aura of Spontaneity, Excitement' Legal Weapon Has Lesson for Others". Omaha World-Herald. p. SD.
3. ^ "Life Sentence to Love". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Legal Weapon: Life Sentence to Love". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
5. ^ "Legal Weapon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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Legal Weapon

* Kat Arthur
* Brian Hansen
* Steve Reed
* Charlie Vartanian

Studio albums|

* Death of Innocence
* Your Weapon
* Interior Hearts
* Life Sentence to Love
* Take Out the Trash
* Squeeze Me Like an Anaconda
* Legal Weapon

EPs|

* No Sorrow
* The World Is Flat

Singles|

* "Totally Knocked Up"

Related articles|

* Triple X Records

Related groups|

* Adolescents
* Bags
* The Damned
* The Gun Club
* The Sisters of Mercy

Categories|

* Albums

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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