If Looks Could Kill (Jim French album) explained

If Looks Could Kill
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jim French with Diamanda Galás and Henry Kaiser
Cover:	Jim French - If Looks Could Kill.jpg
Studio:	Media Art Recording
Genre:	Avant-garde jazz
Length:	43:30
Label:	Metalanguage
Producer:	Henry Kaiser
Chronology:	Diamanda Galás
Next Title:	The Litanies of Satan
Next Year:	1982

If Looks Could Kill is the only studio album by avant-garde jazz musician Jim French, released in 1979 by Headhunter Records. It is one of composer Diamanda Galás' earliest musical recordings.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic was highly critical of If Looks Could Kill, describing it as disappointing overall and that "little of this music is developed or delivered with any amount of feeling." He gave the album two out of five stars, concluding that it might only be interesting for completists of his collaborators to seek out.

Personnel

Adapted from the If Looks Could Kill liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Jim French – soprano saxophone, sopranino saxophone, pan flute, pibcorn, electronics
• Diamanda Galás – vocals (B1–B6)
• Henry Kaiser – electric guitar (B1–B6), production, engineering

Production and additional personnel

• Phil Brown – mastering
• Rolf Erickson – engineering
• Dan Kyle – engineering
• Kent Strother – photography

External links

• If Looks Could Kill at Discogs (list of releases)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diamanda Galás roars back with two new albums. 'Do I still scare people?' she asks. 'Yes.'. July 8, 2017. San Diego Union-Tribune.
2. Web site: Diamanda Galás Diva of the Dispossessed. exclaim.ca.
3. If Looks Could Kill . . 1979 . sleeve . . Berkeley, California.