''Kill or Be Kind'' is the sixth

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by American singer-songwriter

Samantha Fish Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kansas City, Missouri. While often cited as a blues artist, Fish's albums and live shows feature multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegr ...

. It was released on September 20, 2019 under

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. The album was produced by

Scott Billington Scott Billington (born October 27, 1951 in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American record producer, songwriter, record company executive and blues musician. Biography Billington's career began in Boston in the early 1970s, when he managed the N ...

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Critical reception

''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.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''Rock and Blues Muse''. *

– vocals, guitar * Austin Clements – bass *

Rick Steff Rick Steff is a Memphis keyboard artist who has recorded with bands such as Lucero, Cat Power, Dexys Midnight Runners, and Hank Williams Jr. Rick's father is Dick Steff, a trumpet player who appeared on many songs with Elvis Presley, and Dusty S ...

– Hammond B3 and synthesizer * Andriu Yanovski – Moog synthesizer * Doug Belote – drums * Jim Spake – saxophone * Tom Clary – trumpet * Anjelika Joseph – vocals * Kayla Jasmine – vocals

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2019 albums Samantha Fish albums Rounder Records albums