Woman's Gotta Have It is the second studio album by English indie rock band Cornershop. It was released on 23 October 1995 through Wiiija.
Recording and release The song "My Dancing Days Are Done" is performed in French (mes jours de bal perdus) by the guest singers Parsley and Sasha Andres. The album's style is a blend of indie rock with Indian music.
The opening track "6am Jullandar Shere", sung in Punjabi, as well as "Wog" were released as singles. A video for the former was sometimes played on MTV Europe's alternative music slots.
Reception
Reviewing the album on AllMusic, Denise Sullivan said, "Cornershop has created the perfect hybrid of Western indie rock and swirling Eastern traditional music: Hindi-pop. It's not like what the Beatles did with sitars nor is it classifiable as worldbeat: Cornershop is unique." CMJ New Music Monthly said the album "could be one of the best things you'll buy all year. The album is a rare case of a band getting, well, better."
Track listing
Personnel Tjinder Singh – vocals, bass Avtar Singh – guitar Ben Ayres – guitar Wallis Healey – guitar Anthony "Saffs" Saffery – sitar, keyboards Nick Simms – drums Pete Hall – percussion Parsley – vocals Sasha Andres – vocals
Technical Tjinder Singh – production Charlie – engineering Mike Marsh – mastering Ben Ayres – artwork Alison – artwork
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