Werent Born A Man

Description

Hardcore David Bowie fans should have heard by now about the so-called Bowpromo album.

It contains rough mixes of original tracks that would later be included on the Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust albums, as well as an exclusive track and the early (and shorter) versions of some amazing songs that would later make their way into Dana Gillespies Werent Born A Man LP from 1973: Mother, Dont Be Frightened and Andy Warhol. In fact, these two tracks on Danas album were produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson, featuring the members of The Spiders from Mars as backing band. Werent Born A Man is Gillespies third album after some previous folk and pop recordings and a rather successful career as an actress. She played Mary Magdalene in the first London production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972. However, her involvement in music would soon be connected to some of the key players in the London scene, such as Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page and David Bowie. But there is much more to this album that just Bowies glam sound influence. All Cut Up On You, All Gone, Eternal Showman or the title track Werent Born A Man are all outstanding tracks on their own that show Dana Gillespies various moods, from mellow notes to sexually ambiguous statements. Sadly, record sales did not match RCAs expectations and after one more album Dana was forced to take a long break on her recording activity that would eventually lead her to a very different approach to music. During the 80s Gillespie made a comeback becoming a member of the Mojo Blues Band and her career as a blues singer has not stopped since then, releasing over 25 albums to date. 43 years after its original release, Werent Born A Man stands as a must-have record for anyone with an interest in 70s music. 180g vinyl.