''The Woman's Boat'' is the third album by

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singer/songwriter

Toni Childs Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957) is an American-born, Australian singer-songwriter. Early life Childs was born in Orange, California, and lived in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nevada during her childhood. Raised in a household dominated b ...

. Released in 1994, it was Childs' first and only album for the

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label and would be her last studio album for fourteen years. The album was not a commercial success and failed to chart in the U.S., although the single "Lay Down Your Pain" reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart in January 1995 Billboard.com – Toni Childs (Lay Down Your Pain)/ref> and also earned Childs a

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nomination for

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Toni Childs and Jimmy Smyth; except where indicated #"Womb" (Childs) – 4:49 #"Welcome to the World" – 6:15 #"Predator" – 6:46 #"I Just Want Affection" (Childs) – 5:58 #"I Met a Man" (Childs) – 4:44 #"The Woman's Boat" (Childs, David Rhodes) – 5:04 #"Wild Bride" – 4:02 #"Sacrifice" – 5:16 #"Lay Down Your Pain" (Childs, David Rhodes) – 6:10 #"Long Time Coming" – 4:33 #"Death" – 10:27

Personnel

*Toni Childs – vocals, synthesizer *

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– vocals *Sultan Khan – sarangui *

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– stick *Ron Aslan – programming, engineer *Caroline Dale – cello *

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– guitar *Lee Ann Harris – percussion *Sabine Kabongo – voices *Peter McKinney – drums * David Rhodes – guitar *Carole Rowley – voices *Jimmy Smyth – synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano * Kate St. John – cor anglais *Martin Tillman – cello *Pandit Dinesh – tabla, voices *Eric Flickinger – voices *Ben Findlay – voices *Kirsty Allen – voices *Max Jules Brooks – programming *Ron Reeves – didjerid

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Womans Boat 1994 albums Toni Childs albums Albums produced by David Bottrill Geffen Records albums