Fire of Love
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| Studio album by The Gun Club | ||||
| Released | August 31, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Studio America, Pasadena, California and Quad Teck, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Punk blues | |||
| Length | 40:03 | |||
| Label | Ruby | |||
| Producer | Chris D., Tito Larriva | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | B |
Fire of Love is the debut album of the American punk band the Gun Club, released in 1981 on Ruby Records.
The Flesh Eaters' singer Chris D. produced five tracks on the album ("Sex Beat", "Preaching the Blues", "Fire Spirit", "Ghost on the Highway" and "Jack on Fire") at Quad Teck with Pat Burnette engineering. Tito Larriva produced the album's other six tracks at Studio America with Noah Shark engineering. Chris D. was also credited with the cover design for the original release. Judith Bell was responsible for the bottle label illustrations on the rear of the cover.
The album is considered groundbreaking in being the first of its kind to combine the hard, stripped-down sound of punk rock with American roots music. In turn, this innovation helped to create the punk blues style as well as inspiring countless garage rock musicians. Several musicians have cited Fire of Love as an influence.
In 2006, "Sex Beat" appeared on the soundtrack to the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
All songs composed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce; except where indicated
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