The Sporting Life
Studio album by
Diamanda Galás and John Paul Jones
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994
Recorded1994
Length55:01
LabelMute
ProducerJohn Paul Jones
Diamanda Galás chronology
Vena Cava
(1993)		 The Sporting Life
(1994)		 Schrei x
(1996)
John Paul Jones chronology
Scream for Help
(1985)		 The Sporting Life
(1994)		 Zooma
(1999)

The Sporting Life is an album by singer Diamanda Galás and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, released on September 6, 1994, by record label Mute.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Trouser Pressfavorable[2]

Trouser Press described the album as "her most stimulating and broadly appealing work yet."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Skótoseme" (Galás, Jones) – 6:27
  2. "Do You Take This Man?" (Galás, Jones) – 6:09
  3. "Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 2:42
  4. "You're Mine" (Galás) – 5:10
  5. "Tony" (Galás) – 5:37
  6. "Devil's Rodeo" (Galás, Jones, Pete Thomas) – 5:37
  7. "The Sporting Life" (Galás, Jones) – 5:45
  8. "Baby's Insane" (Galás) – 4:39
  9. "Last Man Down" (Galás, Jones) – 4:50
  10. "Hex" (Galás, Jones) – 8:04

Personnel

Technical
  • Richard Evans – engineering
  • Patricia Mooney - art direction, design
  • Catherine McGann - photography

"Diamanda Galás would like to dedicate her work on this album to Linda Greenberg, "Last Man Down" to Carl Valentino, and "Hex" to Michael Flanagan."

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. The Sporting Life at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Diamanda Galas". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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