Do You Be

Do You Be
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released	January 1987
Recorded	June 1986 (1986-06)–January 1987 (1987-01)
Genre	Modern classical, minimalism
Length	43:54
Label	ECM New Series
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Turtle Dreams (1983) Do You Be (1987) Book of Days (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Do You Be is the sixth album by Meredith Monk, released in January, 1987 through ECM New Series.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scared Song"	6:04
2.	"I Don't Know"	3:31
3.	"Window In 7's"	2:12
4.	"Double Fiesta"	5:21
5.	"Do You Be"	4:02
6.	"Panda Chant I"	1:56
7.	"Memory Song"	6:40
8.	"Panda Chant II"	1:35
9.	"Quarry Lullaby"	2:00
10.	"Prairie Ghost"	1:57
11.	"Shadow Song"	4:56
12.	"Wheel"	3:40

Personnel

Musicians

• Johanna Arnold – vocals (11)
• Robert Een – vocals (6, 8, 9, 11)
• John Eppler – vocals (11)
• Andrea Goodman – vocals (6-9, 11, 12)
• Ching Gonzalez – vocals (8, 9, 11)
• Wayne Hankin – vocals (6, 8, 9, 11), keyboards (7), bagpipes (12)
• Naaz Hosseini – vocals (6-9, 11, 12), violin (7)
• Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (2, 5, 11), synthesizer (1)
• Edmund Niemann – piano (4)
• Nicky Paraiso – vocals (11)
• Nurit Tilles – piano (1, 3, 4), keyboards (7), synthesizer (12), vocals (8, 9)

Production

• Manfred Eicher – production
• James Farber – recording (3, 4, 11)
• JoAnn Verburg – photography
• Martin Wieland – recording (1, 2, 5-10, 12), mixing
• Barbara Wojirsch – design
• Yoshio Yabara – design

External links

• Do You Be at Discogs (list of releases)