If Looks Could Kill (album)
| If Looks Could Kill | ||||
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| Studio album by Jim French with Diamanda Galás and Henry Kaiser | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | September 9, 1979 | |||
| Studio |
Media Art Recording (Hermosa Beach, CA) | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | Metalanguage | |||
| Producer | Henry Kaiser | |||
| Diamanda Galás chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
If Looks Could Kill is the first and only studio album by avant-garde jazz musician Jim French, released in 1979 by Headhunter Records.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Picornponia" | Jim French | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Lament" | Traditional arr. | 1:00 |
| 3. | "Saltarello" | Traditional arr. | 0:50 |
| 4. | "The Human Fancier's" | Jim French | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Nobody Knows You" | Jimmy Cox | 2:05 |
| 6. | "The Maple Leaf Rag" | Scott Joplin | 1:25 |
| 7. | "Infrapolatia" | Jim French | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Wolftraum" | Jim French | 6:00 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Looks Could Kill" | Jim French, Diamanda Galás | 8:35 |
| 2. | "Envelope Please" | Jim French, Diamanda Galás, Henry Kaiser | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Horses in Trouble" | Jim French, Henry Kaiser | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Flag Day" | Diamanda Galás, Henry Kaiser | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Having a Party" | Jim French, Henry Kaiser | 1:00 |
| 6. | "Pillow Talk" | Jim French, Diamanda Galás, Henry Kaiser | 3:15 |
Personnel
Adapted from the If Looks Could Kill liner notes.[2]
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1979 | Metalanguage | LP | ML 108 |
References
- ↑ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Jim French: If Looks Could Kill > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ If Looks Could Kill (sleeve). Jim French. Berkeley, California: Metalanguage Records. 1979.
External links
- If Looks Could Kill at Discogs (list of releases)
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