Kill or Be Kind

Kill or Be Kind
Studio album by
Samantha Fish
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
StudioRoyal Studios
Length45:32
LabelRounder
ProducerScott Billington[1]
Samantha Fish chronology
Belle of the West
(2017) 		Kill or Be Kind
(2019) 		Faster
(2021)

Kill or Be Kind is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Samantha Fish. It was released on September 20, 2019 under Rounder Records.[2] [3]

The album was produced by Scott Billington at Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
American Songwriter[1]

Kill or Be Kind was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 5 reviews.[5]

Track listing

Kill or Be Kind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bulletproof"Samantha Fish5:19
2."Kill or Be Kind"Jim McCormick, Fish3:45
3."Love Letters"McCormick, Fish3:38
4."Watch It Die"Patrick Sweany, Fish5:00
5."Try Not to Fall in Love with You"Fish4:04
6."Fair-Weather"Kate L. Pearlman, Fish4:12
7."Love Your Lies"McCormick, Fish2:47
8."Dream Girl"McCormick, Fish4:14
9."She Don't Live Around Here"Parker Millsap, Fish5:45
10."Dirty"Pearlman, Fish3:27
11."You Got It Bad"Eric McFadden, Fish3:21
Total length:45:32

Personnel

Adapted from Rock and Blues Muse.[7]

  • Samantha Fish – vocals, guitar
  • Austin Clements – bass
  • Rick Steff – Hammond B3 and synthesizer
  • Andriu Yanovski – Moog synthesizer
  • Doug Belote – drums
  • Jim Spake – saxophone
  • Tom Clary – trumpet
  • Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph – vocals
  • Kayla Jasmine – vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Kill or Be Kind
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 189
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 1
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

References

  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal (September 16, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Munro, Scott (May 7, 2019). "Samantha Fish announces new album Kill Or Be Kind". Louder Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (July 11, 2019). "Samantha Fish Premieres New "Bulletproof" Music Video". Guitar World. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Hynes, Jim (September 17, 2019). "Samantha Fish Explores Genre-Hopping Sound On 'KILL OR BE KIND'". Glide Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (2019-09-19). "Review: Samantha Fish Kill or Be Kind". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Samantha Fish – Kill Or Be Kind" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Samantha Fish Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.