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
Released	November 27, 2006[1]
Genre	Pop[2]
Length	40:36
Label	BPX1992
Producer	Lee 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nothing"	Lee Hazlewood, Claudia Stülpner	Lee Hazlewood, Claudia Stülpner	3:09
2.	"Baghdad Knights"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood	3:34
3.	"Please Come to Boston"	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	4:28
4.	"She's Gonna Break Some Heart Tonight"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood, Tommy Parsons	3:09
5.	"Sacrifice"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood, Parsons	2:36
6.	"Fred Freud"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood	3:01
7.	"The First Song of the Day"	Dirk Felsenheimer	Claus Quidde, Michael O'Ryan	3:14
8.	"It's Nothing to Me"	Pat Paterson	Pat Paterson	3:35
9.	"Anthem"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood	2:26
10.	"White People Thing"	Hazlewood	Al Casey	1:50
11.	"Boots" (Original melody)	Hazlewood	Hazlewood	5:07
12.	"Some Velvet Morning"	Hazlewood	Hazlewood	1:35
13.	"T.O.M. (The Old Man)"	Hazlewood	Casey	2:52

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.

External links

• Cake or Death at Discogs (list of releases)
• Cake or Death at MusicBrainz (list of releases)