Woman (Burt Bacharach album)

Woman
Live album by
Burt Bacharach
Released1979
Recorded2 November 1978
VenueJones Hall, Houston, Texas
LabelA&M
ProducerMichael Woolcock, Armin Steiner
Burt Bacharach chronology
Futures
(1977) 		Woman
(1979) 		Arthur
Film soundtrack
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Woman is an album by Burt Bacharach in collaboration with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, released in 1979 on A&M Records.[3] It was recorded live by Bacharach and the orchestra during a four-hour recording session on November 2, 1978, at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas. The project was originally conceived by Bacharach and Michael Woolcock. Guest vocalists included Carly Simon on the song "I Live In The Woods", Libby Titus on the song "Riverboat", and Sally Stevens on the song "There Is Time".

Critical reception

The Washington Post called the album "an ambitious but mostly ignored collection of jazzlike orchestra music performed by the Houston Symphony."[4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it a "semi-classical epic" and Bacharach's "most ambitious work."[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Burt Bacharach; except where indicated

  1. "Summer of '77" – 3:55
  2. "Woman" – 7:07
  3. "Riverboat" (Bacharach, Libby Titus) – 3:26
  4. "Magdalena" – 6:54
  5. "New York Lady" – 6:31
  6. "There Is Time" (Bacharach, Sally Stevens) – 6:36
  7. "The Dancing Fool" (Bacharach, Anthony Newley) – 2:12
  8. "I Live in the Woods" (Bacharach, Carly Simon, Libby Titus) – 6:04

Personnel

  • Burt Bacharach - vocals, arrangements, conductor
  • Libby Titus - vocals on "Riverboat"
  • Carly Simon - vocals on "I Live in the Woods"
  • Sally Stevens - vocals on "There Is Time"
  • Houston Symphony Orchestra - orchestra
  • Ann White, Marti McCall, Sally Stevens - backing vocals
  • Ronald Patterson - concertmaster
Technical
  • Armin Steiner, Linda Tyler - engineer

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 347.
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 29.
  3. ^ "'Pigeonholed,'Says Bacharach Of Image". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 1, 1979 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Harrington, Richard (November 9, 2005). "Burt Bacharach: He's No Hal David" – via www.washingtonpost.com.


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