Do You Be

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Released1987
Recorded
  • June 1986 (1986-06)
  • January 1987 (1987-01)
Length43:54
Do You Be
Studio album by
Released1987
Recorded
  • June 1986 (1986-06)
  • January 1987 (1987-01)
GenreModern classical, minimalism
Length43:54
LabelECM New Series 1336
ProducerManfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Turtle Dreams
(1983)
Do You Be
(1987)
Book of Days
(1990)
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Do You Be is the sixth album by Meredith Monk, recorded over two sessions in June 1986 and January 1987 and released on the ECM New Series later in 1987.

The liner notes state, "This album was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meredith Monk.

No.TitleLength
1."Scared Song"6:04
2."I Don't Know"3:31
3."Window in 7's"2:12
4."Double Fiesta"5:21
5."Do You Be"4:02
6."Panda Chant I"1:56
7."Memory Song"6:40
8."Panda Chant II"1:35
9."Quarry Lullaby"2:00
10."Shadow Song"1:57
11."Astronaut Anthem"4:56
12."Wheel"3:40

Notes

  • tracks 1–4 from "Acts from Under and Above", a music/theatre piece by Meredith Monk and Lanny Harrison.
  • track 5 from "Vessel: An Opera Epic" by Meredith Monk.
  • tracks 6–8 & 10–12 from "The Games", a science fiction opera by Meredith Monk and Ping Chong.
  • track 9 from "Quarry", an opera by Meredith Monk.

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