Songs the Lord Taught Us is the debut album by the American rock band the Cramps. It was released in 1980 on I.R.S. Records in America and Illegal Records in England. In 2020, Rolling Stone included Songs the Lord Taught Us in their "80 Greatest albums of 1980" list, praising the band for its "psychobilly sound that went way beyond the kitschiest moments of the Ramones or Blondie and into a whole new realm of garage-trash novelty". The track "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" was featured in the 2022 American slasher film Halloween Ends. Track listing Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Personnel The Cramps Lux Interior – vocals Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar Bryan Gregory – guitar Nick Knox – drums Additional musicians Booker C – organ on "Fever" Technical Alex Chilton – producer John Hampton – engineer Carl Grasso – art direction The Cramps – sleeve concept, mixing David Arnoff – photography References External links Songs the Lord Taught Us (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed) 1980 debut albums The Cramps albums I.R.S. Records albums Illegal Records albums