Birth Comes to Us All

by Good Rats

Birth Comes to Us All cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1979
  • Label: Passport
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:10
  • Community rating: 3.12/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revered as legendary live performers in the Northeast, the Good Rats delivered a sharply produced, highly melodic studio effort with 'Birth Comes to Us All'. The album blends the band's gritty hard rock roots with intricate, Beatles-esque pop-rock arrangements and Peppi Marchello's distinctively raspy vocals. While massive mainstream success eluded them, it remains a beloved artifact among dedicated fans of classic American guitar rock.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. School Days (3:43)
  2. City Liners (3:27)
  3. Cherry River (3:27)
  4. Gino (2:41)
  5. Ordinary Man (4:06)
  6. Man On A Fish (3:41)
  7. You're Still Doing It (4:01)
  8. Juevenile Song (2:26)
  9. Bed And A Bottle (2:20)
  10. Birth Comes To Us All (2:51)
  11. Spirit Of The Times (3:07)
  12. Better Man (2:14)

Credits

  • Good Rats - primary artist
  • Lenny Kotke - bass, vocals
  • Joe Franco - drums, synthesizer [syndrum]
  • John (The Cat) Gatto - guitar
  • Peppi Marchello - lead vocals, words by, music by, arranged by [vocals], arranged by [horn], arranged by [string]
  • Janice Pendarvis - backing vocals [female]
  • Jo Armstead - backing vocals [female]
  • Zephryn Conte - backing vocals [female]

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