Goddess in Progress explained

Goddess in Progress
Type:	ep
Artist:	Julie Brown
Cover:	Goddessinprogress.JPG
Released:	1984
Genre:	Pop, comedy
Label:	Rhino
Producer:	Steve Thomas, Dan Lawson
Next Title:	Trapped in the Body of a White Girl
Next Year:	1987

Goddess in Progress is a 1984 EP (labeled as a "Specially Priced Mini LP") by Julie Brown,^{[1] [2]} released on Rhino Records on 12" vinyl and cassette. The two tracks on side one first appeared on Brown's independently released 1983 single "I Like 'Em Big And Stupid"; and two of the three tracks on side two were later included on the soundtrack of Earth Girls Are Easy, a film starring Brown and Geena Davis and based on the song of the same name.

Tracks

Side OneSide Two

2007 re-release

In late 2007, Brown purchased the rights to the EP and re-released it on CD format. She included six previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1984 and 1987. The cover art was a slightly altered version of the original.

Track listing:

1. Will I Make It Through the Eighties 2:47
2. ‘Cause I’m a Blonde 2:19
3. I Like 'Em Big and Stupid 2:44
4. The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun 4:46
5. Earth Girls Are Easy 4:52
6. Too Much Girl 3:28
7. Call Me for a Good Time 3:44
8. Back in the Back Seat 3:20
9. Surf’s Up, So What 1:46
10. Fallin’ (At the Speed of Love) 3:02
11. Kiss & Tell 2:35

Back cover

The back of the album cover is designed to look like a newspaper front page.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Los Angeles Times. Valley Girl Is Only One Shade of Julie Brown. February 8, 1990.
2. Web site: Julie Brown's Homecoming Queen's Got a Musical to Premiere October 25 at Cavern Club Theater, Sliverlake. September 28, 2013. Broadwayworld.com.
3. Web site: Goddess in Progress. Discogs. See More Images on Discogs.com.