Woman's Gotta Have It

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For the Bobby Womack song, also covered by James Taylor, see Woman's Gotta Have It (song).
Woman's Gotta Have It
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Studio album by
Cornershop
Released23 October 1995
StudioWest Orange, Preston, Lancashire
Stayfree, Leicester
GenreIndie rock, raga rock
Length51:17
LabelWiiija
ProducerTjinder Singh[1]
Cornershop chronology
Hold On It Hurts
(1994) 		Woman's Gotta Have It
(1995) 		When I Was Born for the 7th Time
(1997)
Alternative cover
Cover of U.S. issue
Cover of U.S. issue

Woman's Gotta Have It is the second album by Cornershop, released in 1995.

Recording and release[]

The 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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[3]

Reviewing the album on AllMusic, Denise Sullivan called the style "Hindi-Pop".[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Tjinder Singh.

No.TitleLength
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[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ "Cornershop – Woman's Gotta Have It". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Sullivan, Denise. "Cornershop: Woman's Gotta Have It" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 192. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cornershop". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.



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