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, released in 1999. It was recorded in five days at Patterson Hood's house. The album was mixed by Andy LeMaster. The album cover art was created by Jim Stacy. The album was re-released by

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on January 25, 2005 along with the band's first studio effort, '' Gangstabilly''. Hood dedicated the album to Arthur Alexander, Sam Phillips and Jerry Wexler. After the release of ''Pizza Deliverance'' the band began touring some 150 dates in as little as six months. It was during the beginning of the tour that Brad Morgan replaced Matt Lane on drums due to Lane's decision to focus more on his own band, The Possibilities. Most of Drive-By Trucker's breakthrough album, ''

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'', was written while the band toured in support of ''Pizza Deliverance''. ''Pizza Deliverance'' saw guitarist Mike Cooley's first major contributions to the band (aside from '' Gangstabilly's'' "Panties In Your Purse") as his songwriting and lyrical style continued to develop. An alternate (and more electric) version of Cooley's "Uncle Frank" was recorded during '' The Dirty South'' sessions and can be heard on '' The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities''.

Track listing

#Bulldozers and Dirt – 4:29 (Hood) #Nine Bullets – 4:05 (Hood) #Uncle Frank – 5:29 (Cooley) #Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus) – 3:16 (Hood) #Box of Spiders – 3:30 (Hood) #One of These Days – 5:15 (Cooley) #Margo and Harold – 4:51 (Hood) #The Company I Keep – 7:02 (Hood) #The President's Penis Is Missing – 4:12 (Hood) #Tales Facing Up – 5:03 (Hood) #Love Like This – 5:23 (Cooley) #Mrs. Dubose – 5:40 (Malone) #Zoloft – 3:17 (Hood) #The Night

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Came to Town – 4:50 (Hood)

Personnel

Band

* Mike Cooley – lyrics, guitar, banjo, bass, harmonica, vocals *

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– lyrics, guitar, mandolin, bass, vocals *Rob Malone – lyrics, guitar, bass, vocals *Matt Lane – drums

Guest performers

*John Neff - pedal steel guitar *Barry Sell - mandolin on "Margo and Harold" *Earl Hicks - snare drum on "Love Like This" and "Mrs Dubose" *Adam Howell - upright bass on "Margo and Harold" and "Zoloft"

References

Drive-By Truckers albums 1999 albums New West Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub