The Bitch Is Back (Bitch album)

The Bitch Is Back
Studio album by Bitch
Released	1 March 1987
Recorded	December 1986 - February 1987
Studio	Stagg Street Studios, Van Nuys, Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, and Track Record Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:27
Label	Metal Blade / Enigma
Producer	Joe Romersa
Bitch chronology
Be My Slave (1983) The Bitch Is Back (1987) Betsy (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Bitch Is Back is a studio album by L.A. heavy metal band Bitch, released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records.^[2] It gets its name from the cover version of the Elton John song "The Bitch Is Back". Allmusic's Alex Henderson gave the records 4.5 stars, calling it a reminder of "how brutally fun real metal can be".^[1]

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Bitch, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Do You Want to Rock" - 3:44
2. "Hot and Heavy" - 4:25
3. "Me and the Boys" - 3:27
4. "Storm Raging Up" - 5:58

Side two

5. "The Bitch Is Back" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:13
6. "Head Banger" - 3:28
7. "Fist to Face" - 4:14
8. "Turns Me On" (David Carruth) - 4:09
9. "Skullcrusher" - 4:06

Personnel

Band members

• Betsy Bitch - lead vocals
• David Carruth - guitar
• Ron Cordy - bass
• Robby Settles - drums

Additional musicians

• Mick Adrian - additional background vocals
• Joe Romersa - keyboards on "Storm Raging Up", "Hot and Heavy", and "Skullcrusher", additional backing vocals
• Stanley 'Dad of a Bitch' Weiss - saxophone on "The Bitch Is Back"

Production

• Joe Romersa - producer
• Bill Metoyer - engineer
• Kevin Beauchamp, Scott Campbell, Kevin Paulakovich - assistant engineers

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Bitch The Bitch Is Back review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
2. "Bitch - The Bitch Is Back". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-02.