Woman's Gotta Have It
| Woman's Gotta Have It | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 October 1995 | |||
| Studio | West Orange, Preston, Lancashire Stayfree, Leicester | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, raga rock | |||
| Length | 51:17 | |||
| Label | Wiiija | |||
| Producer | Tjinder Singh[1] | |||
| Cornershop chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover of U.S. issue | ||||
Woman's Gotta Have It is the second album by Cornershop, released in 1995.
Recording and release
[edit]The song My Dancing Days Are Done is performed in French (mes jours de bal perdus) by the guest singers Parsley and Sasha Andres. The album's style is a blend of indie rock with Indian music.
The opening track 6am Jullandar Shere, sung in Punjabi, as well as Wog were released as singles. A video for the former was sometimes played on MTV Europe's alternative music slots.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Reviewing the album on AllMusic, Denise Sullivan called the style "Hindi-Pop".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tjinder Singh
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "6am Jullandar Shere" | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Roof Rack" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "My Dancing Days Are Done" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Call All Destroyer" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Camp Orange" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Wog" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Jansimran King" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Looking for a Way In" | 7:48 |
| 10. | "7:20am Jullandar Shere" (The song "7:20am Jullandar Shere" ends at minute 9:45. The hidden track "Never Leave Yrself Open" begins at minute 9:55.) | 13:15 |
Personnel
[edit]- Tjinder Singh – vocals, bass
- Avtar Singh – guitar
- Ben Ayres – guitar
- Wallis Healey – guitar
- Anthony "Saffs" Saffery – sitar, keyboards
- Nick Simms – drums
- Pete Hall – percussion
- Parsley – vocals
- Sasha Andres – vocals
Technical
- Tjinder Singh – production
- Charlie – engineering
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Ben Ayres – artwork
- Alison – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ "Cornershop – Woman's Gotta Have It". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Denise. "Cornershop: Woman's Gotta Have It" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 192. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cornershop". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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