Louder Than Love
LP by Soundgarden
Released	September 5, 1989
Recorded	December, 1988 - January, 1989
Genre	Grunge
Length	53 min 06 sec
Record label	A&M
Producer	Terry Date , Soundgarden
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	3 stars out of 5	link
Soundgarden Chronology
Flower (1989)	Louder Than Love (1989)	Screaming Life/Fopp (1990)

Louder Than Love is the second album by the band Soundgarden. It was released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Trivia

• Rumored to have been originally titled Louder Than Fuck or Louder Than Meat.
• "Get On The Snake" was featured in the movie Lost Angels and included on its soundtrack.
• The lyrics of "I Awake" originated as a note from bassist Hiro Yamamoto's girlfriend.
• In 2001 Q magazine named Louder Than Love as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.

Track listing

1. "Ugly Truth" (Cornell) - 5:26
2. "Hands All Over" (Cornell/Thayil) - 6:00
3. "Gun" (Cornell) - 4:42
4. "Power Trip" (Cornell/Yamamoto) - 4:09
5. "Get On The Snake" (Cornell/Thayil) - 3:44
6. "Full On Kevin's Mom" (Cornell) - 3:37
7. "Loud Love" (Cornell) - 4:57
8. "I Awake" (McDonald/Yamamoto) - 4:21
9. "No Wrong No Right (Cornell/Yamamoto)" - 4:47
10. "Uncovered (Cornell)" - 4:30
11. "Big Dumb Sex (Cornell)" - 4:11
12. "Full On (Reprise) (Cornell)" - 2:42

Chart position

1990   Louder Than Love   The Billboard 200   No. 108

Personnel

• Chris Cornell - Vocals, Guitar
• Kim Thayil - Guitar
• Hiro Yamamoto - Bass
• Matt Cameron - Drums
• Terry Date - Producer, Engineer
• Stuart Hallerman - Studio Assistance
• Jack Endino - Studio Assistance
• Steve Thompson - Mixing
• Michael Barbiero - Mixing
• Nelson Ayres - Studio Assistance
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Art Chantry - Design & Art Execution
• Bruce Pavitt - Third Eye/Front Cover
• Charles Peterson - Photography
• Michael Lavine - Photography