Songs the Lord Taught Us
| Songs the Lord Taught Us | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
| Studio | Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. (original US release) Illegal (original UK release) Zonophone (1998 European CD reissue) ViNiLiSSSiMO 2011 Spanish vinyl reissue) | |||
| Producer | Alex Chilton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10 |
| Record Mirror | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ () |
Songs the Lord Taught Us is the debut album by the American rock band the Cramps. It was released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records in America and Illegal Records in England. In 2020, Rolling Stone included Songs the Lord Taught Us in their "80 Greatest albums of 1980" list, praising the band for its "psychobilly sound that went way beyond the kitschiest moments of the Ramones or Blondie and into a whole new realm of garage-trash novelty".