Do You Be Explained
Do You Be is the sixth album by Meredith Monk, recorded over two sessions in June 1986 and January 1987 and released on the ECM New Series later in 1987.
Background
The liner notes state, "This album was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts."
Track listing
Notes
- tracks 1–4 from "Acts from Under and Above", a music/theatre piece by Meredith Monk and Lanny Harrison.
- track 5 from "Vessel: An Opera Epic" by Meredith Monk.
- tracks 6–8 & 10–12 from "The Games", a science fiction opera by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong.
- track 9 from "Quarry", an opera by Meredith Monk.
Personnel
June 1986 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (tracks 1, 2, 5–10 & 12)
- Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (2, 5), synthesizer (1)
- Robert Een – vocals (6, 8, 9)
- Andrea Goodman – vocals (6–9, 12)
- Ching Gonzalez – vocals (8, 9)
- Wayne Hankin – vocals (6, 8, 9), keyboards (7), bagpipes (12)
- Naaz Hosseini – vocals (6–9, 12), violin (7)
- Nurit Tilles – piano (1), keyboards (7), synthesizer (12), vocals (8, 9)
January 1987 at Clinton Sounds, New York (tracks 3, 4 & 11)
- Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (11)
- Johanna Arnold, Robert Een, John Eppler, Andrea Goodman, Ching Gonzalez, Wayne Hankin, Naaz Hosseini, Nicky Paraiso – vocals (11)
- Edmund Niemann – piano (4)
- Nurit Tilles – piano (3, 4)
Technical personnel
