La serpenta canta is a live performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 24 November 2003 by Mute Records.

La serpenta canta
Live album by
Released24 November 2003 (2003-11-24)
Recorded26 June 1999 (1999-06-26) – 9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)
GenreAvant-garde
Length80:05
LabelMute
ProducerBlaise Dupuy
Diamanda Galás chronology
Defixiones: Will and Testament
(2003)
La serpenta canta
(2003)
Guilty Guilty Guilty
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Pitchfork8.0/10[3]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:28
2."Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down"Traditional5:38
3."Burning Hell"Besman, Hooker10:22
4."Baby's Insane"Galás4:41
5."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"Williams6:58
6."Lonely Woman"Coleman6:41
7."Frenzy"Hill, Stevenson4:06
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Spirit Blues"Spencer Williams5:10
2."My World Is Empty Without You"Holland–Dozier–Holland4:21
3."I Put a Spell on You"Hawkins6:24
4."The Dark End of the Street"Moman, Penn4:41
5."Dancing in the Dark"Dietz, Schwartz4:34
6."Dead Cat on the Line"Greenlee, Peterson, Payne3:38
7."See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"Traditional6:31
8."Burning Hell" (reprise)Besman, Hooker5:51

Personnel

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Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2003 Mute CD STUMM 206

References

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  1. ^ Couture, François. "La Serpenta Canta". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ columnist (2003). "Diamanda Galás – La serpenta canta". Alternative Press: 162.
  3. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (May 19, 2004). "Diamanda Galás: Defixiones, Will and Testament/La Serpenta Canta". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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