Woman's Gotta Have It

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Woman's Gotta Have It
Studio album by
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

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

Recording and release[edit]

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

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

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

Technical

  • Tjinder Singh – production
  • Charlie – engineering
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Ben Ayres – artwork
  • Alison – artwork

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cornershop – Woman's Gotta Have It". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ 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.