Without You I'm Nothing (Sandra Bernhard album)
Without You I'm Nothing | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1989, re-release 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Comedy, pop | |||
Length | 88:42 | |||
Label | Distance Records | |||
Producer | Joe Chiccarelli, Sandra Bernhard and John Boskovich | |||
Sandra Bernhard chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[1] |
Without You I'm Nothing is the second record released by comedian and singer Sandra Bernhard.[2][3]
History
It was released at the height of her career and is a live performance recording that was issued on double-cassette, compact disc and double-vinyl in 1989; it was later re-released on double-compact disc and made available for sale on Bernhard's own website. The re-release included a second disc of bonus material.
Material
Bernhard developed the show with Mitch Kaplan, her musical director, and John Boscovich who co-wrote and directed. In an interview, she was quoted as saying “Almost every night, we went out afterwards, dancing, or hung out on Second Avenue. There were a lot more people on the street. It was just a more accessible, affordable situation back then.”[4]
The recording features a combination of live music performance and comedy. The recording contains material from Bernhard's one-woman show of the same name, whose motion picture adaptation would arrive three years later.
Track listing
- "The Commitment"
- "Childhood Reminiscences"
- "White Christmas"
- "Time of the Season"
- "Me & Mrs. Jones"
- "The Woman I Could Have Been"
- "Mighty Real"
- "The Women of Rock 'N' Roll"
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
- "Apocalyptic White Trash"
- "Finale: The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
- "Encore: Little Red Corvette"
Bonus Tracks on Re-Release Disc 2
- "Undressed"
- "Is That All There Is?"
- ""Until the Real Thing Comes Along"
- "Mighty Real" (Slow Remix)
- "Mighty Real" (Special Remix)
- "Mighty Real" (Her Remix)
- "Mighty Real" (The Remix)
- "Mighty Real" (Rapid Remix)
Personnel
- Sandra Bernhard – lead singer & spoken-word
- Mitch Kaplan – acoustic piano
- Tori Amos – background vocals ("Little Red Corvette")
- Nancy Shanks - background vocals ("Little Red Corvette")
- Tim Landers – bass
- John S. Boskovich
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Without You I'm Nothing". Discogs.
- ^ Without You I'm Nothing - Sandra Bernhard | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-01-11
- ^ "Pose star Sandra Bernhard: 'I never tried to be revolutionary. That's just who I was'". the Guardian. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-11.