Lesbian Concentrate: A Lesbianthology of Songs and Poems is a compilation of music and spoken word by lesbian artists. It was released by Olivia Records in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade "Save Our Children".[1][2][3]
| Lesbian Concentrate | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 1 January 1977 |
| Genre | Folk, pop, spoken word, women's music |
| Label | Olivia Records |
The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received attention due to its inclusion on several "worst album covers ever" lists.[4][5]
Critical reception
editCountry in Lesbian Tide described the album as "political and cultural, as well as entertaining",[6] that would "leave you spellbound".[6] Ilona Laney in The Body Politic said Lesbian Concentrate was "the best record to give someone as their first album of women's music".[7] In off our backs, Mer described the album as a "mixed bag... but it is also an affirmation of diversity, a striking convergence of different expressions of women".[8] Women's studies scholar Bonnie J. Morris dubbed the album as "the most racially and stylistically diverse"[9] of women's music.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Pray For Me" | Mary Watkins | Linda Tillery | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Nina" | Meg Christian | Meg Christian and Holly Near | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Prove It On Me Blues" | Ma Rainey | Teresa Trull | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Sweet Woman" | Cris Williamson and Jennifer Wysong | Cris Williamson | 3:37 |
| 5. | "A History of Lesbianism" | Judy Grahn | Judy Grahn | 1:46 |
| 6. | "Gay and Proud" | Debbie Lempke | Berkeley Women's Music Collective | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Leaping Lesbians" | Sue Fink and Joelyn Grippo | Sue Fink | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Sugar Mama" | Gwen Avery | Gwen Avery | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Kahlua Mama" | Virginia Rubino and Gioia Siciliano | BeBe K'Roche | 3:50 |
| 10. | "No Hiding Place" | Watkins | Mary Watkins | 4:39 |
| 11. | "For Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant" | Pat Parker | Pat Parker | 2:16 |
| 12. | "Ode to a Gym Teacher" | Christian | Christian | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Woman-Loving Women" | Teresa Trull | Trull | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 46:17 | |||
References
edit- ^ Zimmerman, Bonnie (2000). Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures. New York: Garland. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-8153-1920-7.
- ^ King, Katie (1994). Theory in Its Feminist Travels: Conversations in U.S. Women's Movements. Bloomington [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-20905-4.
Lesbian Concentrate.
- ^ Gambone, Philip (2010). Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-299-23684-7.
Lesbian Concentrate.
- ^ "Worst Album Covers". www.coverbrowser.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Worst Album covers". www.octanecreative.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ a b Country (September 1977). "More Hard Core from Olivia". Reviews. Lesbian Tide. 7 (2): 28. ISSN 0270-8167.
- ^ Laney, Ilona (December 1977). "Music". The Body Politic. No. 39. p. 24.
- ^ Mer (October 1977). "Lesbian Concentrate". Reviews. off our backs. Vol. 7, no. 8.
- ^ Morris, Bonnie (July 2015). "Olivia Records: The Production of a Movement". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 19 (3): 300. doi:10.1080/10894160.2015.1026699. ISSN 1540-3548. PMID 26075684. S2CID 205753708.
External links
edit- Download page from Archive.org (under a CC license)