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Do You Be

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Do You Be
Studio album by
Released1987
Recorded
  • June 1986 (1986-06)
  • January 1987 (1987-01)
GenreModern classical, minimalism
Length43:54
LabelECM New Series 1336
ProducerManfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Turtle Dreams
(1983)
Do You Be
(1987)
Book of Days
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Do You Be is the sixth album by Meredith Monk, recorded over two sessions in June 1986 and January 1987 and released on the ECM New Series later in 1987.

Background

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The liner notes state, "This album was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts."

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

No.TitleLength
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."Shadow Song"1:57
11."Astronaut Anthem"4:56
12."Wheel"3:40

Notes

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  • tracks 1–4 from "Acts from Under and Above", a music/theatre piece by Meredith Monk and Lanny Harrison.
  • track 5 from "Vessel: An Opera Epic" by Meredith Monk.
  • tracks 6–8 & 10–12 from "The Games", a science fiction opera by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong.
  • track 9 from "Quarry", an opera by Meredith Monk.

Personnel

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June 1986 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (tracks 1, 2, 5–10 & 12)

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  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (2, 5), synthesizer (1)
  • Robert Een – vocals (6, 8, 9)
  • Andrea Goodman – vocals (6–9, 12)
  • Ching Gonzalez – vocals (8, 9)
  • Wayne Hankin – vocals (6, 8, 9), keyboards (7), bagpipes (12)
  • Naaz Hosseini – vocals (6–9, 12), violin (7)
  • Nurit Tilles – piano (1), keyboards (7), synthesizer (12), vocals (8, 9)

January 1987 at Clinton Sounds, New York (tracks 3, 4 & 11)

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  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (11)
  • Johanna Arnold, Robert Een, John Eppler, Andrea Goodman, Ching Gonzalez, Wayne Hankin, Naaz Hosseini, Nicky Paraiso – vocals (11)
  • Edmund Niemann – piano (4)
  • Nurit Tilles – piano (3, 4)

Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allender, Mark W.B. "Do You Be". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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