Cake or Death (Lee Hazlewood album)

Cake or Death is the final studio album by Lee Hazlewood, released in 2006.[3] The title of the album is a reference to a stand-up comedy routine by the British comedian Eddie Izzard, of whom Hazlewood was a fan.[4]

Cake or Death
Studio album by
Lee Hazlewood
ReleasedNovember 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)[1]
GenrePop[2]
Length40:36
LabelBPX1992
ProducerLee Hazlewood, Richard Barron, Al Casey, Duane Eddy, Lasse Samuelsson, Jeane Kelley-Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood chronology
For Every Solution There's a Problem
(2002)		 Cake or Death
(2006)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
The Guardian[5]
Pitchfork7.7/10[3]

Stephen Troussé of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying: "sobriety has never been Hazlewood's style, and Cake or Death is as daffy, cornball and absurdly touching as anything he's put his name to over the last half century."[3] John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "In sound and execution, Cake or Death is a modern-day roots rock record (with the polished touch of Nashville), and Hazlewood's studio team finds no trouble moving from loping (Western) swing to red-hot rock & roll."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nothing"Lee Hazlewood, Claudia StülpnerLee Hazlewood, Claudia Stülpner3:09
2."Baghdad Knights"HazlewoodHazlewood3:34
3."Please Come to Boston"Dave LogginsDave Loggins4:28
4."She's Gonna Break Some Heart Tonight"HazlewoodHazlewood, Tommy Parsons3:09
5."Sacrifice"HazlewoodHazlewood, Parsons2:36
6."Fred Freud"HazlewoodHazlewood3:01
7."The First Song of the Day"Dirk FelsenheimerClaus Quidde, Michael O'Ryan3:14
8."It's Nothing to Me"Pat PatersonPat Paterson3:35
9."Anthem"HazlewoodHazlewood2:26
10."White People Thing"HazlewoodAl Casey1:50
11."Boots" (Original melody)HazlewoodHazlewood5:07
12."Some Velvet Morning"HazlewoodHazlewood1:35
13."T.O.M. (The Old Man)"HazlewoodCasey2:52

References
  1. Bush, John. "Cake or Death - Lee Hazlewood". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. Spier, Ben (January 19, 2007). "Cake or Death". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. Troussé, Stephen (December 6, 2006). "Lee Hazlewood: Cake or Death". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. Cromelin, Richard (January 21, 2007). "Lee Hazlewood, talkin' before it's sundown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. Lynskey, Dorian (December 1, 2006). "Lee Hazlewood, Cake or Death". The Guardian. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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