Love Is Hell pt. 1

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Love Is Hell, pt. 1
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2003
Genre Alternative country
Folk-rock
Length34:48
Label Lost Highway
Producer Ryan Adams, John Porter
Ryan Adams chronology
Rock n Roll
(2003)
Love Is Hell, pt. 1
(2003)
Love Is Hell
pt. 2

(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
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Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin B− [9]
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Love Is Hell pt. 1 is an EP by alternative country artist Ryan Adams, released on November 4, 2003. It features a cover of Oasis' worldwide hit "Wonderwall". This album was consolidated with the Love Is Hell pt. 2 EP, and released as Love Is Hell on May 4, 2004.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Political Scientist"4:34
2."Afraid Not Scared"4:13
3."This House Is Not for Sale"3:54
4."Love Is Hell"3:19
5."Wonderwall"4:09
6."The Shadowlands"5:19
7."World War 24"4:18
8."Avalanche"5:09
9."Caterwaul" (UK bonus track)5:43
10."Halloween" (UK bonus track)3:51

Chart positions

CountryPosition
UK 62
US 78
Norway 14
Ireland 21
Sweden 36

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