Just Add Life
Just Add Life is the fifth studio album from Scottish rock band The Almighty, released on 5 June 1996 through Raw Power. It blends hard rock with a punkish edge, and it arrived after Crank in 1994 as the band's next step in a run that began with Blood, Fire & Love in 1989.
Two singles came from it, "All Sussed Out" and "Do You Understand". Both were issued in several parts in the UK and both were given videos. The track "Coalition Star" is a nice one to seek out: it was co-written with members of The Ruts, a punk band that Warwick was a fan of. There was also a two-disc edition, adding the studio track "Misery Guts" and a 17-track live disc called Just Add Live. It was the last album the band put out until their self-titled record in 2000, with a split in between.
Just Add Life: tracklist and credits
13 tracks · 41:06Tracklist
- 1Ongoing and TotalRicky Warwick4:16
- 2Do You UnderstandRicky Warwick3:16
- 3All Sussed OutPete Friesen and Ricky Warwick3:17
- 4How Real Is Real for YouRicky Warwick2:33
- 5Dead HappyRicky Warwick3:15
- 6Some Kind of AnythingRicky Warwick2:26
- 7Coalition StarFox, Jennings, Ruffy, Warwick4:41
- 88 Day DepressionRicky Warwick3:05
- 9Look What Happened TomorrowRicky Warwick3:07
- 10360Ricky Warwick3:26
- 11Feed the NeedRicky Warwick3:32
- 12Afraid of FlyingRicky Warwick0:43
- 13Independent DeterrentPete Friesen and Ricky Warwick3:28
- Produced by
- Chris Sheldon
- Recorded at
- Great Linford Manor, Ridge Farm Studios, The Town House
- Recorded
- at Great Linford Manor, The Townhouse and Ridge Farm Studio
- Mixed by
- Chris Sheldon
- Mixed at
- The Town House
- Engineered by
- Chris Sheldon
- Mastered by
- Andy VanDette
- Labels
- Raw Power, Chrysalis
- Length
- 41:06
Line-up
- Pete Friesen · guitar
- Floyd London · bass guitar, vocals
- Stump Monroe · membranophone, drums (drum set)
- Ricky Warwick · guitar, vocals, lead vocals
- Simon Clarke · alto saxophone, baritone saxophone · guest
- Roddy Lorimer · trumpet · guest
- Tim Sanders · tenor saxophone · guest
- James Taylor · Hammond organ · guest
- Mark Feltham · harmonica · guest
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How we know the release date musicbrainz only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 June 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | March 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 1996 | |
| US release | 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GB | Raw Power | 5026389411829 | other |
| 1996 | JP | Chrysalis | 4988006716254 | other |
| 1996 | GB | Chrysalis | 724383714520 | other |
| 1996 | US | Castle Records | 600234011829 | other |
| 5 June 1996 | JP | Victor | 4988002336609 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 2310×1877 | rejected |