Rich Man's Woman

Infobox Album |
Name = Rich Man's Woman
Type = studio
Artist = Elkie Brooks


Released = 1975 (UK)
Recorded = Summer 1975 at The Record Plant
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise
Last album =
This album = "Rich Man's Woman"
(1975)
Next album = "Two Days Away"
(1977)

"Rich Man's Woman" is an album by Elkie Brooks.

Background

Brooks' solo debut in 1975 was released in a blaze of publicity and a promotional week at London's Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Recorded as a rock album in the vein of her work with Vinegar Joe, A&M Records were unhappy with the direction and decided to tone the album down, producing unsatisfactory results and an album which Brooks lost faith in. The picture sleeve featuring a semi-naked Elkie caused outrage at the time and remains controversial.

Despite an initial marketing campaign both A&M and Elkie decided to stop promoting the work and focus on her follow up album, "Two Days Away".

ingle releases

* Where Do We Go From Here (1975)
* He's a Rebel (1975)

Details

* Recorded 1975, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, USA.

* Issued on Vinyl and Cassette in 1975 through A&M Records. Re-released in 1985 on CD, Vinyl and Cassette through Pickwick Records.

* Rich Man's Woman failed to enter the UK album charts.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Elkie Brooks; except where indicated

# "Where Do We Go From Here" – 3:45
# "Take Cover" (Michael Brown, Ian Lloyd) – 3:03
# "Jigsaw Baby" (Brooks, Bruce Foster) – 5:18
# "Roll Me Over" – 3:02
# "He's a Rebel" (Gene Pitney) – 2:55
# "One Step on the Ladder" – 5:24
# "Rock and Roll Circus" (Bob Segarini) – 4:21
# "Try a Little Love" – 3:54
# "Tomorrow" (Dave Courtney, Leo Sayer) – 3:59

Personnel

*Elkie Brooks – vocals
*Steve Burgh - Guitars
*Bruce Foster - Keyboards
*David Kemper - drums
*Dennis Kovarik - Bass

Additional Personnel

*David Paich - Piano, Keyboards
*Mike Boddicker - synthesizers
*Ben Benay - Guitars
*Max Bennett - Bass
*Alan and Jean Estes - Percussion
*John Guerin - Drums
*Nino Tempo - Saxophone
*Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gerry Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ron Hicklin, Clydie King, Gene Marford, Verlene Rogers & Jenny Whitman - backing vocals
*Dominic Frontiere, Larry Wilcox - Arrangement
*Warren Dewey, Bob Merritt, Doug Rider - Engineering
*Bernie Grundman - Mastering
*Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise - Production