''Whomanfoursays'' is the fourth studio album by

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singer

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, and her first concept album.

Album information

Released in 1984, the album marked a change in direction in her musical career, away from the soul R&B image of her previous albums and toward a more individual and avant-garde sound. Dalbello wrote every track herself, and changed her

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from Lisa Dal Bello to her last name only. Musician

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, who collaborated extensively to the project, produced the album with her; all instruments were played by either or both of them. The title is a pun on the words "human forces". The original vinyl album cover features in either black or white the name in faux Cyrillic letters; on the CD version, this was replaced with regular uppercase lettering. Lisa's face is featured on the cover painted in the style of the

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. The sentence "This album was recorded with the Hughmann technique" was placed in the credits, though it was an invented term, meaning that humans were involved.Weird & Gilly 2017, p. 264 Three songs from this album were

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by notable artists: "Gonna Get Close to You" by

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on ''

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'' (1986), "Wait for an Answer" by

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on ''

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'' (1987), and "Animal" by German metal band Heavens Gate on ''Planet E'' (1996).

Track listing

Personnel

* Lisa Dal Bello - lead vocals, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion *

- guitars, keyboards, bass *

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- backing vocals on "Animal" * John Forbes -

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sampler

Production

*Produced by Mick Ronson and Dalbello *Engineered by Lenny Derose; additional engineering by Mick Walsh and Kevin Markland *Mixed by Dalbello, Lenny Derose & Mick Ronson *Mastered by George Marino *Deborah Samuel — photography *Joe Primeur — assistant *Heather Brown — art direction and design *Hand lettering by

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*All songs published by Dalbello Toonz.

Chart positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:whomanfoursays 1984 albums Lisa Dalbello albums Albums produced by Mick Ronson Capitol Records albums