Key (Meredith Monk album)

Key
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released	1971
Recorded	July 1970 (1970-07)–January 1971 (1971-01) at Gary Weis's loft, Santa Monica and Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Modern classical, minimalism
Length	36:42
Label	Increase (original release) Lovely Music, Ltd. (reissue)
Producer	Collin Walcott
Meredith Monk chronology
Key (1971) Our Lady of Late (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10

Key is the debut album of Meredith Monk, released in 1971 through Increase Records. In 2017, Tompkins Square re-released Key for Record Store Day.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Porch"	2:14
2.	"Under Street"	4:18
3.	"What Does It Mean?"	3:56
4.	"Vision"	1:16
5.	"Fat Stream"	7:25

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vision"	2:02
2.	"Do You Be?"	4:11
3.	"Vision"	0:35
4.	"Change"	3:44
5.	"Dungeon"	6:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Lanny Harrison – vocals
• Dick Higgins – vocals
• Meredith Monk – vocals, Jew's harp, electronic organ
• Mark Monstermaker – vocals
• Daniel Ira Sverdlik – vocals
• Collin Walcott – Mr̥daṅgaṃ, vocals, production

Production

• Tom Clack – engineering
• Paul Gruwell – art direction
• John Horton – engineering, mixing
• Peter Moore – photography
• Daniel Nagrin – engineering
• Peter Pilafian – engineering

External links

• Key at Discogs (list of releases)