Kill or Be Kind

Kill or Be Kind
Studio album by Samantha Fish
Released	September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Studio	Royal Studios
Length	45:32
Label	Rounder
Producer	Scott 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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bulletproof"	Samantha Fish	5:19
2.	"Kill or Be Kind"	Jim McCormick, Fish	3:45
3.	"Love Letters"	McCormick, Fish	3:38
4.	"Watch It Die"	Patrick Sweany, Fish	5:00
5.	"Try Not to Fall in Love with You"	Fish	4:04
6.	"Fair-Weather"	Kate L. Pearlman, Fish	4:12
7.	"Love Your Lies"	McCormick, Fish	2:47
8.	"Dream Girl"	McCormick, Fish	4:14
9.	"She Don't Live Around Here"	Parker Millsap, Fish	5:45
10.	"Dirty"	Pearlman, Fish	3:27
11.	"You Got It Bad"	Eric McFadden, Fish	3:21
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. 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. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
6. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
7. Ehrenclou, Martine (September 19, 2019). "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.