Woman's Gotta Have It is the second album by Cornershop, released in 1995.
| Woman's Gotta Have It | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 October 1995 | |||
| Studio | West Orange, Preston, Lancashire Stayfree, Leicester | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, raga rock | |||
| Length | 51:17 | |||
| Label | Wiiija | |||
| Producer | Tjinder Singh[1] | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover of U.S. issue | ||||
Recording and release
editThe song My Dancing Days Are Done is performed in French (mes jours de bal perdus) by the guest singers Parsley and Sasha Andres. The album's style is a blend of indie rock with Indian music.
The opening track 6am Jullandar Shere, sung in Punjabi, as well as Wog were released as singles. A video for the former was sometimes played on MTV Europe's alternative music slots.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Reviewing the album on AllMusic, Denise Sullivan called the style "Hindi-Pop".[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tjinder Singh
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "6am Jullandar Shere" | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Roof Rack" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "My Dancing Days Are Done" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Call All Destroyer" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Camp Orange" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Wog" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Jansimran King" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Looking for a Way In" | 7:48 |
| 10. | "7:20am Jullandar Shere" (The song "7:20am Jullandar Shere" ends at minute 9:45. The hidden track "Never Leave Yrself Open" begins at minute 9:55.) | 13:15 |
Personnel
edit- Tjinder Singh – vocals, bass
- Avtar Singh – guitar
- Ben Ayres – guitar
- Wallis Healey – guitar
- Anthony "Saffs" Saffery – sitar, keyboards
- Nick Simms – drums
- Pete Hall – percussion
- Parsley – vocals
- Sasha Andres – vocals
Technical
- Tjinder Singh – production
- Charlie – engineering
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Ben Ayres – artwork
- Alison – artwork
References
edit- ^ "Cornershop – Woman's Gotta Have It". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Denise. "Cornershop: Woman's Gotta Have It" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 192. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cornershop". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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