The Sporting Life (album)
Appearance
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The Sporting Life | ||||
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Released | September 6, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Length | 55:01 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | John Paul Jones | |||
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The Sporting Life is an album by singer Diamanda Galás and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, released on September 6, 1994, by record label Mute.
Reception
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Trouser Press | favorable[2] |
Trouser Press described the album as "her most stimulating and broadly appealing work yet."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Skótoseme" (Galás, Jones) – 6:27
- "Do You Take This Man?" (Galás, Jones) – 6:09
- "Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 2:42
- "You're Mine" (Galás) – 5:10
- "Tony" (Galás) – 5:37
- "Devil's Rodeo" (Galás, Jones, Pete Thomas) – 5:37
- "The Sporting Life" (Galás, Jones) – 5:45
- "Baby's Insane" (Galás) – 4:39
- "Last Man Down" (Galás, Jones) – 4:50
- "Hex" (Galás, Jones) – 8:04
Personnel
[edit]- Diamanda Galás – vocals, Hammond organ, piano
- John Paul Jones – bass guitar, lap steel guitar
- Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
- Technical
- Richard Evans – engineering
- Patricia Mooney - art direction, design
- Catherine McGann - photography
"Diamanda Galás would like to dedicate her work on this album to Linda Greenberg, "Last Man Down" to Carl Valentino, and "Hex" to Michael Flanagan."
References
[edit]- ^ Raggett, Ned. The Sporting Life at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- The Sporting Life at Discogs (list of releases)