The Sporting Life is an album by singer Diamanda Galás and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, released on September 6, 1994, by record label Mute.
Reception
Trouser Press described the album as "her most stimulating and broadly appealing work yet."
Track listing "Skótoseme" (Galás, Jones) – 6:27 "Do You Take This Man?" (Galás, Jones) – 6:09 "Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 2:42 "You're Mine" (Galás) – 5:10 "Tony" (Galás) – 5:37 "Devil's Rodeo" (Galás, Jones, Pete Thomas) – 5:37 "The Sporting Life" (Galás, Jones) – 5:45 "Baby's Insane" (Galás) – 4:39 "Last Man Down" (Galás, Jones) – 4:50 "Hex" (Galás, Jones) – 8:04
Personnel Diamanda Galás – vocals, Hammond organ, piano John Paul Jones – bass guitar, lap steel guitar Pete Thomas – drums, percussion Technical Richard Evans – engineering Patricia Mooney – art direction, design Catherine McGann – photography "Diamanda Galás would like to dedicate her work on this album to Linda Greenberg, "Last Man Down" to Carl Valentino, and "Hex" to Michael Flanagan."
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