Death of Innocence

Death of Innocence is the first album by the American punk rock band Legal Weapon.^[3][4][5] It was independently released in 1982 on Arsenal Records.^[6]

Death of Innocence
Studio album by Legal Weapon
Released	1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	28:50
Label	Arsenal Records
Producer	Thom Wilson
Legal Weapon chronology
No Sorrow (1981) Death of Innocence (1982) Your Weapon (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Death of Innocence catapulted Legal Weapon into greatness, and is one of the [1980]’s most underrated punk albums."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Kat Arthur and Brian Hansen, except "Waiting in Line" by Kat Arthur and Charlie Vartanian.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Future Heat"	2:26
2.	"Waiting in Line"	3:15
3.	"Death of Innocence"	3:48
4.	"Out Of Control"	1:35
5.	"User"	2:05

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don´t Pretend"	4:29
2.	"War Babies"	2:10
3.	"No Sorrow"	3:03
4.	"Wanna Be"	3:12
5.	"Daddy´s Gone Mad"	2:43

Personnel

Legal Weapon

• Frank Agnew – guitar
• Kat Arthur – vocals
• Brian Hansen – guitar, vocals
• Steve Soto – bass guitar
• Charlie Vartanian – drums

Additional musicians and production

• Ed Colver – photography
• Eddie Dwayne – additional vocals
• Adam Maples – additional vocals, percussion
• Dan Vargas – cabasa, claps
• Thom Wilson – production