Based on a True Story (The Del-Lords album)

Recorded in Los Angeles, the album cost $120,000. It was produced by Neil Giraldo. Pat Benatar duetted with Scott Kempner on "Poem of the River". ==Critical reception==

The Washington Post wrote that "Kempner spreads on the working-class persona a little thick at times, but this is still the equal of any previous Del-Lords set." The Toronto Star deemed the album "a rip-snorting, noisy, trashy little garage opus." The Chicago Tribune determined that "the album, energy and polish notwithstanding, emerges as a good but not great package with a faintly 'generic' feel." ==Track listing==

All songs written by Scott Kempner. == Personnel ==

;The Del-Lords • Scott Kempner – lead vocals, guitar • Eric Ambel – guitar, vocals, keyboards on "The Cool and the Crazy" and "River of Justice", lead vocals on "Judas Kiss" and "A Lover's Prayer" • Manny Caiati – bass guitar, vocals • Frank Funaro – drums, vocals ;Additional musicians and production • Scotty Bem – gong • Pat Benatar – backing vocals on "Judas Kiss" & "Poem of the River" • Lenny Castro – percussion • Spyder Curtis James – keyboards on "Judas Kiss", "Poem of the River" and "Ashes to Ashes" • Frank Linx – vocals on "Cheyenne", "Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On", "A Lover's Prayer", "Judas Kiss" and "River of Justice" • Rev. Mojo Nixon – sermon on "River of Justice" • Johnny Powers – harp on "River of Justice" and "A Lover's Prayer" • Kevin Savigar – keyboards on "Whole Lotta Nothin' Goin' On" and "Poem of the River" • Kim Shattuck & Karen Blankfeld of The Pandoras – vocals on "The Cool and the Crazy" • Syd Straw – backing vocals on "Judas Kiss", "River of Justice" and "Ashes to Ashes" • Gordon Fordyce – engineer • Michael Frondelli – mixing • Neil Geraldo – production • Assistant engineers: Bill Cooper, Angus Davidson, Scott E. Gordon == References ==