Blood, Women, Roses

Studio album by Skin

Released

1987

Recorded

October – December 1986

Genre

Dark wave

Length

39:15

Skin chronology

Blood, Women, Roses
(1987)

Shame, Humility, Revenge
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Blood, Women, Roses is the debut studio album of Skin, released in 1987 by Product Inc.^[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"One Thousand Years"	Michael Gira	Jarboe	5:09
2.	"Cry Me a River"	Arthur Hamilton	Arthur Hamilton	4:48
3.	"We'll Fall Apart"	Michael Gira	Jarboe	4:43
4.	"Still a Child"	Michael Gira	Jarboe	5:23

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Come Out"	Michael Gira, Jarboe	Michael Gira, Jarboe	4:47
2.	"The Man I Love"	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin	5:52
3.	"Red Rose"	Michael Gira	Jarboe	4:29
4.	"Blood on Your Hands"	Michael Gira	Michael Gira	4:04

CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"My Own Hands"	Michael Gira	Michael Gira	4:55
10.	"Come Out" (vocal dub)	Michael Gira, Jarboe	Michael Gira, Jarboe	3:09
11.	"The Man I Love" (live)	Ira Gershwin	George Gershwin	3:52

Personnel

Adapted from the Blood, Women, Roses liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Gini Ball – violin
Michael Gira – drum programming, effects, musical arrangement, production
Jarboe – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, effects, musical arrangement
Martin McCarrick – cello
Billy McGee – double bass, musical arrangement (A1)
Chris Pitzaladi – viola
Chris Tombling – violin

Additional musicians

William Barnhardt – piano (B2)
Linda Miller – cello (A1)

Production and additional personnel

Roop Caulson – engineering
Ian Cooper – mastering
Monica Curtin – photography
John Fryer – engineering
Paul Kendall – engineering
Dave Powell – engineering
Skin – design
Paul White – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1987	Product Inc.	CD, LP	PROD 4

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. "Skin: Blood, Women, Roses > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
↑ Leland, John; Sheridan, David; Kenny, Glenn; Frampton, Scott (2007). "Swans". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
↑ Blood, Women, Roses (booklet). Skin. London, United Kingdom: Product Inc. 1987.

External links

Blood, Women, Roses at Discogs (list of releases)

Michael Gira

Solo discography

Solo albums

As Angels of Light

Studio albums	New Mother How I Loved You Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home The Angels of Light Sing 'Other People' Akron/Family & Angels of Light We Are Him

Live albums	We Were Alive!

As The Body Lovers/
The Body Haters

Number One of Three
34:13

Bands	Swans (discography) Pigface (discography) Circus Mort The World of Skin Akron/Family

People	Jarboe Bill Rieflin Devendra Banhart

Other	Young God Records

Jarboe

Solo discography

Studio albums	Thirteen Masks Sacrificial Cake Anhedoniac Disburden Disciple The Men Album The Conduit Mahakali

Collaborative albums	Beautiful People Ltd Neurosis & Jarboe Viscera J²

Extended plays	Over

Compilation albums	A Mystery of Faith

Singles	"Red"

with Swans	Greed Holy Money Children of God The Burning World White Light from the Mouth of Infinity Love of Life The Great Annihilator Soundtracks for the Blind

with Skin	Blood, Women, Roses Shame, Humility, Revenge Ten Songs for Another World

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