Porgy (album)

Porgy
Porgy
Studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water
Released	1991
Recorded	Noise New York; (New York City)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	52:43
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water chronology

Porgy is the second studio album by the American band When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc.^[1]^[2] It contains covers of songs from Porgy and Bess.^[3]

Critical reception[edit]

Trouser Press called the album "a well-informed piece of work, not simply a cheap parody."^[4] The New York Times wrote that the band "specializes in satire ... When People Were Shorter isn't smug; this group's love of bad taste seemed honest and heartfelt."^[5]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward; all music is composed by George Gershwin

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro/Summertime"	4:18
2.	"Roll Dem Bones"	1:21
3.	"A Woman Is a Sometime Thing"	3:09
4.	"Happy Dust"	1:47
5.	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	2:05
6.	"My Man's Gone Now"	2:18
7.	"It Takes a Long Pull to Get There"	3:01
8.	"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'"	1:34
9.	"I Hates Yo' Guts"	1:00
10.	"Buzzard Song"	2:32
11.	"Bess, You Is My Woman Now"	2:46
12.	"Oh, I Can't Sit Down"	1:13
13.	"Plenty (Reprise)"	0:39
14.	"I Ain't Got No Shame"	0:55
15.	"It Ain't Necessarily So"	2:05
16.	"The Rape"	2:14
17.	"Serena's Prayer"	3:49
18.	"Strawberry Woman"	0:34
19.	"Honey Man"	1:08
20.	"Crab Man"	0:35
21.	"I Loves You, Porgy"	2:15
22.	"Somebody Knockin' on de Door"	1:12
23.	"Red Headed Woman"	1:35
24.	"Summertime (Reprise)"	1:41
25.	"There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York"	3:34
26.	"Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!"	3:23

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from Bobby liner notes.^[6]

When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water

David Licht – drums
Robert Meetsma – guitar, banjo, fiddle, cornet, saxophone, tambourine, percussion, vocals
Kim Rancourt – vocals, flute
David Raymer – guitar, vocals
Dave Rick – bass guitar

Additional musicians

Paul Defilipps – vocals, trombone
Frank London – trumpet
Tom Varner – French horn

Production and additional personnel

Kramer – production
Paco Simon – cover art
Chris Xefos – engineering

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1991	Shimmy Disc	CD, CS, LP	shimmy 044

References[edit]

^ Blush, Steve (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. p. 281.
^ True, Everett (Sep 14, 1991). "Porgy by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Melody Maker. 67 (37): 33.
^ Robins, Wayne (15 July 1991). "Emerging Bands In the Spotlight". Part II. Newsday. p. 41.
^ Greenberger, David; Schinder, Scott (2007). "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^ Schoemer, Karen (28 Nov 1991). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. p. C14.
^ Bobby (booklet). When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)^{[author missing]}

External links[edit]

Porgy at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Blush, Steve (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. p. 281.

[2] True, Everett (Sep 14, 1991). "Porgy by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Melody Maker. 67 (37): 33.

[3] Robins, Wayne (15 July 1991). "Emerging Bands In the Spotlight". Part II. Newsday. p. 41.

[4] Greenberger, David; Schinder, Scott (2007). "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

[5] Schoemer, Karen (28 Nov 1991). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. p. C14.

[6] Bobby (booklet). When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)^{[author missing]}

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