Spit was the successful debut album by Kittie

Kittie

Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...

, a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 all-women band

All-women band

An all-female band is a musical group composed of female musicians exclusively. A distinction is made here with a girl group, in which the members are solely vocalists, though this terminology is not universally followed.-1920s-1940s:In the Jazz Age and during the 1930s, "all-girl" bands such as...

 from London, Ontario

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

. It was released in 1999 on Artemis Records and projected the band into the mainstream heavy metal music scene. Spit has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Before the more well-known release, versions were printed with original bassist Tanya Candler on the liner notes and performing instead of her replacement. The most notable difference is "Paperdoll" being substantially heavier. This version is included on the Paperdoll EP.

Background

Lead singer and guitarist Morgan Lander

Morgan Lander

Morgan Lee Lander is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian alternative metal group Kittie. Her sister, Mercedes Lander, plays drums for Kittie. She is known for her use of metal growls as a vocalist, though she also sings with a clean voice as well...

 noted that the songs were "all written when we were 14 years old." She noted Kittie's influences as "bands like Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

, Silverchair

Silverchair

Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...

 and Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

." The band wrote the music first to serve as a "backdrop" to Morgan's vocals.

Track listing

1. "Spit" – 2:21
2. "Charlotte" – 3:57
3. "Suck" – 3:32
4. "Do You Think I'm a Whore?" – 3:02
5. "Brackish" – 3:08
6. "Jonny" – 2:25
7. "Trippin'" – 2:22
8. "Raven" – 3:25
9. "Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick)" – 2:52
10. "Choke" – 4:06
11. "Paperdoll" – 3:24
12. "Immortal" – 2:51