| Life's Too Short | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Marshall Crenshaw |
| Cover: | LifesTooShort.jpg |
| Released: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Arena rock[1] |
| Length: | 45:34 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Ed Stasium |
| Prev Title: | Good Evening |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Live …My Truck Is My Home |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Life's Too Short is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw.[2]
The album was produced by Ed Stasium and featured Kenny Aronoff on drums. Crenshaw recalled, "I liked what Kenny Aronoff (drums) and Ed Stasium (production) were doing right then, I liked them both personally, and I wanted to work with them, so off we went…"[3]
"Better Back Off" was a moderate hit on the Modern Rock charts, reaching number 17. Crenshaw said of the song, "On 'Better Back Off' you can tell from the music that I'm trying to write a big Rock-radio anthem. But the lyrics don't quite get there – they describe an intimate conversation between two people, not very anthem-like..."
Spin named the album to their list of 30 overlooked albums from 1991, stating, "The Ed Stasium-produced album is full of the kind of literate guitar pop that made Crenshaw a star in the '80s, with catchy gems like 'Delilah' and “Fantastic Planet of Love.[4]
All songs written by Marshall Crenshaw, except where noted.