''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
''
Trouser Press'' described the album as "her most stimulating and broadly appealing work yet."
Track listing
#"Skótoseme" (Galás, Jones) – 6:27
#"Do You Take This Man?" (Galás, Jones) – 6:09
#"
Dark End of the Street" (
Chips Moman
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,
Dan Penn) – 2:42
#"You're Mine" (Galás) – 5:10
#"Tony" (Galás) – 5:37
#"Devil's Rodeo" (Galás, Jones,
Pete Thomas) – 5:37
#"The Sporting Life" (Galás, Jones) – 5:45
#"Baby's Insane" (Galás) – 4:39
#"Last Man Down" (Galás, Jones) – 4:50
#"Hex" (Galás, Jones) – 8:04
Personnel
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Diamanda Galás –
vocals,
Hammond organ
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,
piano
*
John Paul Jones –
bass guitar,
lap steel guitar
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*
Pete Thomas –
drums
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, percussion
;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
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sporting Life, The
1994 albums
John Paul Jones (musician) albums
Diamanda Galás albums
Mute Records albums
Collaborative albums
Experimental rock albums by British artists