Rich Man's Woman

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Rich Man's Woman
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1975 (UK)
Recorded	Summer 1975 at The Record Plant
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise
Elkie Brooks chronology
Rich Man's Woman (1975) Two Days Away (1977)

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

Contents 1 Background 2 Single releases 3 Details 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 5.1 Additional Personnel

[edit] 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.

[edit] Single releases

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Personnel

• Elkie Brooks – Vocals
• Steve Burgh - Guitars
• Bruce Foster - Keyboards
• David Kemper - Drums
• Dennis Kovarik - Bass

[edit] 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