| Lesbian Concentrate | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 1 January 1977 |
| Genre | Folk, pop, spoken word, women's music |
| Label | Olivia Records |
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".
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.
Critical reception
Country in Lesbian Tide described the album as "political and cultural, as well as entertaining", that would "leave you spellbound". Ilona Laney in The Body Politic said Lesbian Concentrate was "the best record to give someone as their first album of women's music". 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". Women's studies scholar Bonnie J. Morris dubbed the album as "the most racially and stylistically diverse" of women's music.
Track listing
| 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
- 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 : 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.
- ^ 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
- Download page from Archive.org (under a CC license)