Pizza Deliverance

Studio album by Drive-By Truckers

Released

May 11, 1999 (On Soul Dump Records); January 25, 2005 (On New West Records)

Recorded

January 16-January 20, 1999

Genre

Southern rock, alternative country

Length

1:06:26

Label

Souldump Records/Ghostmeat Records (1999); New West Records (2005)

Producer

Earl Hicks and Drive-By Truckers

Drive-By Truckers chronology

Gangstabilly
(1998)

Pizza Deliverance
(1999)

Alabama Ass Whuppin'
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Pitchfork Media	7.7/10.0 link

Pizza Deliverance is the second album released by Alabama country rock group Drive-By Truckers, released in 1999. It was recorded with high spirits in five days at Patterson Hood's house. The album was mixed by Andy LeMaster. The album cover art was created by Jim Stacy. The album was re-released by New West Records on January 25, 2005 along with the band's first studio effort, Gangstabilly.

Hood dedicated the album to Arthur Alexander, Sam Phillips and Jerry Wexler.

After the release of Pizza Deliverance the band began touring some 150 dates in as little as six months. It was during the beginning of the tour that Brad Morgan replaced Matt Lane on drums due to Lane's decision to focus more on his own band, The Possibilities. Most of Drive-By Trucker's breakthrough album, Southern Rock Opera, was written while the band toured in support of Pizza Deliverance.

Pizza Deliverance saw guitarist Mike Cooley's first major contributions to the band (aside from Gangstabilly's "Panties In Your Purse") as his songwriting and lyrical style continued to develop. An alternate (and more electric) version of Cooley's "Uncle Frank" was recorded during The Dirty South sessions and can be heard on The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities.

Track listing

Bulldozers and Dirt – 4:29 (Hood)
Nine Bullets – 4:05 (Hood)
Uncle Frank – 5:29 (Cooley)
Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus) – 3:16 (Hood)
Box of Spiders – 3:30 (Hood)
One of These Days – 5:15 (Cooley)
Margo and Harold – 4:51 (Hood)
The Company I Keep – 7:02 (Hood)
The President's Penis Is Missing – 4:12 (Hood)
Tales Facing Up – 5:03 (Hood)
Love Like This – 5:23 (Cooley)
Mrs. Dubose – 5:40 (Malone)
Zoloft – 3:17 (Hood)
The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town – 4:50 (Hood)

Personnel

Band

Mike Cooley – lyrics, guitar, banjo, bass, harmonica, vocals
Patterson Hood – lyrics, guitar, mandolin, bass, vocals
Rob Malone – lyrics, guitar, bass, vocals
Matt Lane – drums

Guest performers

John Neff - pedal steel guitar
Barry Sell - mandolin on "Margo and Harold"
Earl Hicks - snare drum on "Love Like This" and "Mrs Dubose"
Adam Howell - upright bass on "Margo and Harold" and "Zoloft"

Drive-By Truckers

Mike Cooley Patterson Hood Brad Morgan Jay Gonzalez Matt Patton Shonna Tucker Jason Isbell Spooner Oldham Earl Hicks Rob Malone Matt Lane Adam Howell Barry Sell John Neff

Studio Albums	Gangstabilly Pizza Deliverance Southern Rock Opera Decoration Day The Dirty South A Blessing and a Curse Brighter Than Creation's Dark The Big To-Do Go-Go Boots English Oceans American Band

Singles	"Bulldozers and Dirt"/"Nine Bullets" (1996) "Never Gonna Change" (2004) "Aftermath USA" (2006) "A Blessing and a Curse" (2006) "Self-Destructive Zones" (2008) "A Ghost to Most" (2008) "The Righteous Path" (2008) "This Fucking Job" (2010) "Your Woman Is A Livin' Thing"/"Just Maybe" (2010) "The Thanksgiving Filter"/"Used To Be A Cop" (2010)

Live Albums	Alabama Ass Whuppin' Live from Austin, TX It's Great To Be Alive!

Compilations	The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009

Collaborations	Potato Hole (w/Booker T. Jones) The Scene of the Crime (w/Bettye LaVette)

Patterson Hood solo albums	Killers and Stars Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance

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