Love Is Hell pt. 2

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Love Is Hell, pt. 2
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EP by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2003
Genre Alternative country
Folk-rock
Length27:30
Label Lost Highway
Producer Ryan Adams, John Porter
Ryan Adams chronology
Love Is Hell
pt. 1

(2003)
Love Is Hell, pt. 2
(2003)
Love Is Hell
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Love Is Hell pt. 2 is an EP by the alternative country artist Ryan Adams, released on December 9, 2003. This album was consolidated with the Love Is Hell pt. 1 EP, and released as Love Is Hell on May 4, 2004.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Blue Manhattan"2:23
2."Please Do Not Let Me Go"3:38
3."City Rain, City Streets"3:49
4."I See Monsters"3:58
5."English Girls Approximately"5:42
6."Thank You Louise"2:53
7."Hotel Chelsea Nights"5:13
8."Fuck the Universe" (UK bonus track)7:31
9."Twice As Bad As Love" (UK bonus track)4:14

Chart positions

CountryPosition
UK 114
Ireland 69

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