Little Bitch

Infobox Album
Name = Little Bitch
Type = Studio album
Artist = Tito & Tarantula


Released = 2000
Recorded = The Cemetery in Glendale, California
Genre = 52:43
Length =
Label = Cockroach Records
BMG
Producer = Tito Larriva
Reviews =
Last album = "Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies"
(1999)
This album = "Little Bitch"
(2000)
Next album = "Andalucia"
(2002)

"Little Bitch" is the third album by Tito & Tarantula, released in 2000.

It was the band's first album not to feature bassist Jennifer Condos, and showed a major departure from their former style. Instead, they now incorporated the use of synthesizer moog pedals, giving the music a much stronger pop-rock sound. In addition, they recruited the assistance of several female backing vocalists on most songs, instead of relying on the other band members to back up Tito Larriva's vocals. This musical element is something the band also featured on their next album, 2002's "Andalucia", which featured bassist Io Perry singing backing vocals on almost every song. The rest of the new elements featured on "Little Bitch" were mostly abandoned on "Andalucia", which returned a sound more similar to that featured on the band's second album, 1999's "Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies".

The album also contained songs written by new songwriters. Charlie Midnight, who had co-written Tito & Tarantula's 1995 hit song "Back to the House (That Love Built)", co-wrote the music for "Everybody Needs". Larriva's former Cruzados bandmate, Steven Hufsteter, co-wrote "Crime & Shame", "World at My Feet" and "Super Vita Jane"; and ended up joining the band as a second lead guitarist. The music for "Dead Person" was co-written by Dominique Davalos, who later became the band's bassist in 2005, and played on the album as a session musician, as the band chose not to hire a replacement for Condos to play on the album.

Track listing

tracklist

lyrics_credits = yes
music_credits = yes

title1 = Everybody Needs
lyrics1 = Peter Atanasoff, Tito Larriva, Charlie Midnight
music1 = Larriva, Midnight
length1 = 5:23

title2 = Forever Forgotten & Unforgiven
lyrics2 = Atanasoff, Larriva, Bernie Larsen
music2 = Larriva
length2 = 5:26

title3 = Crack in the World
lyrics3 = Larriva
music3 = John Paragon
length3 = 3:26

title4 = Goodbye Sadie
lyrics4 = Atanasoff, Larriva, Bron Tieman
music4 = Larriva
length4 = 4:46

title5 = Lady Don't Leave
lyrics5 = Steven Hufsteter, Larriva
music5 = Hufsteter, Larriva
length5 = 3:52

title6 = Lonely Sweet Marie
lyrics6 = Atanasoff, Larriva
music6 = Larriva
length6 = 3:20

title7 = Crime & Shame
lyrics7 = Hufsteter, Larriva
music7 = Hufsteter, Larriva
length7 = 3:08

title8 = Bitch
lyrics8 = Atanasoff, Larriva, Tieman
music8 = Atanasoff, Larriva, Tieman
length8 = 3:08

title9 = World at My Feet
lyrics9 = Hufsteter, Larriva
music9 = Hufsteter, Larriva
length9 = 4:23

title10 = Super Vita Jane
lyrics10 = Hufsteter, Larriva
music10 = Larriva
length10 = 3:37

title11 = Dead Person
lyrics11 = Atanasoff, Larriva, Domonique Davalos
music11 = Larriva
length11 = 3:56

title12 = Silent Train
lyrics12 = Larriva
music12 = Larriva
length12 = 4:21

title13 = Regresare
note13 =
Based on the song "Mexico"
lyrics13 = Larriva
(Larriva)
music13 = Larriva
(Atanasoff, Larriva, Tony Marsico)
length13 = 3:14

Personnel

*Peter Atanasoff - lead guitar, backing vocals
*Tito Larriva - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

*Dominique Davalos - bass, moog pedals, backing vocals
*Andrea Figueroa - violin, mandolin, additional guitar, backing vocals
*Bucka Allen - B3, wurlitzer, accordion
*John Avila - bass, moog pedals
*Marcus Praed - bass, additional guitar, backing vocals, programming, mixing
*Annette Niermann - backing vocals
*Janet Carroll - backing vocals
*Bridgette Feltus - backing vocals
*Bron Tieman - mini-moog, programming
*Sahil Gupta - the king of the "little bitch" colony located on the 13th floor
*Rachel Holt - wishes she were cool enough to be a little bitch, yet she has been relagated to serve the king of the 13th floor; aka now considered: "small bitch"
*Weston Gaddy - aka song #8 is about him; vocal surgery will however banish him from the band

Production

*André Recke - executive producer, manager
*Michael Schwabe - mastering
*Mark Howard - co-producer, engineer
*Flo Beler - assistant engineer
*Guido Preus - assistant engineer
*Omar - little bitch