whomanfoursays

whomanfoursays
Studio album by Dalbello
Released	1984
Recorded	1984 at Phase One Studios in Toronto
Genre	Alternative rock, experimental, avant-garde
Length	42:19
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lisa Dalbello, Mick Ronson
Dalbello chronology
Drastic Measures (1981) whomanfoursays (1984) She (1987)
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CD version cover

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whomanfoursays is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Dalbello. It is Dalbello's first concept album. Lisa Dalbello describes its concept as "[a collection of] songs about relationships with people that sometimes are forced into molds, that they don't know that they can break out of. These are stories about people that are trying to become the people that they really wanna be."

Album information

Vinyl cover with white logo

The album was released in 1984, which marked a change in direction in her musical career, away from the soul R&B image of her previous albums and toward a more individual and avant-garde sound. Dalbello wrote every track herself, and changed her recording name from Lisa Dal Bello to her last name only. Musician Mick Ronson, who collaborated extensively to the project, produced the album with her; all instruments were played by either or both of them.

The title is a homophone for the words "human forces". The original vinyl album cover features in either black or whitethe name in faux Cyrillic letters; on the CD version this was replaced with regular uppercase lettering.

Three songs from this album were covered by notable artists: "Gonna Get Close to You" by progressive metal band Queensrÿche on Rage For Order (1986), "Wait for an Answer" by Heart on Bad Animals (1987), and "Animal" by German metal band Heavens Gate on Planet E (1996).

Track listing

Personnel

• Lisa Dalbello — lead vocals, record producer, drums, bass, keyboards, mixing
• Mick Ronson — record producer, guitars, bass, keyboards, mixing
• Carole Pope — background vocals in "Animal"
• CMI Fairlight operated by John Forbes

Production

• Produced By Mick Ronson & Dalbello
• Engineered By Lenny Rose; additional engineering by Mick Walsh & Kevin Markland
• Mixed By Dalbello, Lenny Rose & Mick Ronson
• Mastered By George Marino
• Deborah Samuel — photography
• Joe Primeur — assistant
• Heather Brown — art direction and design
• Hand lettering by Mary Margaret O'Hara
• "This album was recorded with the Hughmann technique"
• All Songs Published By Dalbello Toonz.

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