The Bitch Is Back (Bitch album)

The Bitch Is Back is a studio album by American heavy metal band Bitch, released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records. It gets its name from the cover version of the Elton John song "The Bitch Is Back". AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the records 4.5 stars, calling it a reminder of "how brutally fun real metal can be".

Track listing

 * All songs written and arranged by Bitch, except where noted.


 * Side one
 * 1) "Do You Want to Rock" - 3:44
 * 2) "Hot and Heavy" - 4:25
 * 3) "Me and the Boys" - 3:27
 * 4) "Storm Raging Up" - 5:58


 * Side two
 * 1) "The Bitch Is Back" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:13
 * 2) "Head Banger" - 3:28
 * 3) "Fist to Face" - 4:14
 * 4) "Turns Me On" (David Carruth) - 4:09
 * 5) "Skullcrusher" - 4:06

Band members

 * Betsy Bitch - lead vocals
 * David Carruth - guitar
 * Ron Cordy - bass
 * Robby Settles - drums

Additional musicians

 * Mick Adrian - additional background vocals
 * Joe Romersa - keyboards on "Storm Raging Up", "Hot and Heavy", and "Skullcrusher", additional backing vocals
 * Stanley 'Dad of a Bitch' Weiss - saxophone on "The Bitch Is Back"

Production

 * Joe Romersa - producer
 * Bill Metoyer - engineer
 * Kevin Beauchamp, Scott Campbell, Kevin Paulakovich - assistant engineers
 * John Scarpati - Photography (Front and Back Cover)