Love + War (Lillian Axe album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Love + War
| type = studio
| artist = Lillian Axe
| cover = Lillian axe love b& war.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 20, 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Glam metal{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2015|title=Friday 5: What 5 (More) Hair Metal Albums Are Essential?|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2015/10/16/friday-5-what-5-more-hair-metal-albums-are-essential/|access-date=March 14, 2021|website=MetalSucks|language=en}}
| length = 47:42
| label = MCA
| producer = Tony Platt
| prev_title = Lillian Axe
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = (1987–1989) Out of the Darkness – Into the Light
| next_year = 1991
}}
Love + War is the second studio album by the American glam metal band Lillian Axe, released in 1989. The album was reissued and remastered by Metal Mind Productions in 2007. "My Number" was originally written and recorded by the NWOBHM-era band Girl for their first album, Sheer Greed (1980). The album cover features Sharon Case, who made appearances on General Hospital.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-war-r59213/review|title=Lillian Axe Love + War review|accessdate=March 28, 2012|last=Foss|first=Richard|publisher=AllMusic}}
|rev2 = Rock Hard
|rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Schäfer|first=Wolfgang|title=LILLIAN AXE - Love + War|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6447|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134631/http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=6447|archive-date=September 24, 2015|publisher=Rock Hard}}
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In 2005, Love + War was ranked number 296 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=94}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
|all_writing = Steve Blaze except for "My Number" written by Phil Lewis and Gerry Laffy{{Cite web|url=http://thehollywooddigest.com/interview-gerry-laffy/|title = Interview: Gerry Laffy|date = May 28, 2019}}
|title1 = All's Fair in Love and War
|length1 = 5:59
|title2 = She Likes It on Top
|length2 = 3:56
|title3 = Diana
|length3 = 4:47
|title4 = Down on You
|length4 = 4:24
|title5 = The World Stopped Turning
|length5 = 5:01
|title6 = Ghost of Winter
|length6 = 6:19
|title7 = My Number
|length7 = 3:32
|title8 = Show a Little Love
|length8 = 4:36
|title9 = Fool's Paradise
|length9 = 4:43
|title10 = Letters in the Rain
|length10 = 4:25
}}
Personnel
- Ron Taylor – lead vocals
- Steve Blaze – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Jon Ster – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Rob Stratton – bass guitar
- Danny King – drums
References
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{{Lillian Axe}}
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Category:Albums produced by Tony Platt
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