The Singer (Diamanda Galás album) explained

The Singer
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Diamanda Galás
Cover:	The_Singer.png
Studio:	Sorcerer Sound, New York City
Genre:	Blues
Length:	45:48
Label:	Mute
Producer:	Diamanda Galás, Eric Liljestrand
Prev Title:	Plague Mass
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Vena Cava
Next Year:	1993

The Singer is an album by Diamanda Galás released in 1992, largely featuring her versions of classic blues and gospel songs.^[1] The cover art is notable for a glamor shot of the artist, which on closer inspection reveals the words "We are all HIV+" tattooed on her knuckles. The album is dedicated to people with AIDS, as is much of her work.

Track listing

1. "My Love Will Never Die" (Willie Dixon)
2. "Reap What You Sow" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites)
3. "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (Roy Acuff)
4. "Gloomy Sunday" (László Jávor, Desmond Carter, Rezső Seress) (made famous by Billie Holiday)
5. "Balm In Gilead/Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional, Wallace Willis; arranged by Galás)
6. "Insane Asylum" (Willie Dixon)
7. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
8. "Let My People Go" (Traditional; words and arrangement by Galás)
9. "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
10. "Judgement Day"

Personnel

• Diamanda Galás - piano, organ, vocals

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1992	Mute	CD, LP	STUMM 103
United States		Mute Ltd.	CD, CS	9-61278

Notes and References

1. Glenn . Kenny . Ira . Robbins . Diamanda Galás . . 2007 . 3 July 2015.