Do You Be is the sixth album by Meredith Monk, recorded over two sessions in June 1986 and January 1987 and released on the ECM New Series later in 1987.

Do You Be
Studio album by
Released1987
Recorded
  • June 1986 (1986-06)
  • January 1987 (1987-01)
GenreModern classical, minimalism
Length43:54
LabelECM New Series 1336
ProducerManfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Turtle Dreams
(1983)
Do You Be
(1987)
Book of Days
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

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The liner notes state, "This album was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts."

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

No.TitleLength
1."Scared Song"6:04
2."I Don't Know"3:31
3."Window in 7's"2:12
4."Double Fiesta"5:21
5."Do You Be"4:02
6."Panda Chant I"1:56
7."Memory Song"6:40
8."Panda Chant II"1:35
9."Quarry Lullaby"2:00
10."Shadow Song"1:57
11."Astronaut Anthem"4:56
12."Wheel"3:40

Notes

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  • tracks 1–4 from "Acts from Under and Above", a music/theatre piece by Meredith Monk and Lanny Harrison.
  • track 5 from "Vessel: An Opera Epic" by Meredith Monk.
  • tracks 6–8 & 10–12 from "The Games", a science fiction opera by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong.
  • track 9 from "Quarry", an opera by Meredith Monk.

Personnel

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June 1986 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (tracks 1, 2, 5–10 & 12)

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  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (2, 5), synthesizer (1)
  • Robert Een – vocals (6, 8, 9)
  • Andrea Goodman – vocals (6–9, 12)
  • Ching Gonzalez – vocals (8, 9)
  • Wayne Hankin – vocals (6, 8, 9), keyboards (7), bagpipes (12)
  • Naaz Hosseini – vocals (6–9, 12), violin (7)
  • Nurit Tilles – piano (1), keyboards (7), synthesizer (12), vocals (8, 9)

January 1987 at Clinton Sounds, New York (tracks 3, 4 & 11)

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  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (11)
  • Johanna Arnold, Robert Een, John Eppler, Andrea Goodman, Ching Gonzalez, Wayne Hankin, Naaz Hosseini, Nicky Paraiso – vocals (11)
  • Edmund Niemann – piano (4)
  • Nurit Tilles – piano (3, 4)

Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allender, Mark W.B. "Do You Be". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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