The Sporting Life (album)

The Sporting Life
Studio album by Diamanda Galás and John Paul Jones
Released	September 6, 1994
Recorded	1994
Length	55:01
Label	Mute
Producer	John Paul Jones
Diamanda Galás chronology
Vena Cava (1993) The Sporting Life (1994) Schrei x (1996)
John Paul Jones chronology
Scream for Help (1985) The Sporting Life (1994) Zooma (1999)

The Sporting Life is an album by singer Diamanda Galás and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, released on September 6, 1994, by record label Mute.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Trouser Press	favorable[2]

Trouser Press described the album as "her most stimulating and broadly appealing work yet."^[2]

1. "Skótoseme" (Galás, Jones) – 6:27
2. "Do You Take This Man?" (Galás, Jones) – 6:09
3. "Dark End of the Street" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 2:42
4. "You're Mine" (Galás) – 5:10
5. "Tony" (Galás) – 5:37
6. "Devil's Rodeo" (Galás, Jones, Pete Thomas) – 5:37
7. "The Sporting Life" (Galás, Jones) – 5:45
8. "Baby's Insane" (Galás) – 4:39
9. "Last Man Down" (Galás, Jones) – 4:50
10. "Hex" (Galás, Jones) – 8:04

• Diamanda Galás – vocals, Hammond organ, piano
• John Paul Jones – bass guitar, lap steel guitar
• Pete Thomas – drums, percussion

Technical

• Richard Evans – engineering
• Patricia Mooney - art direction, design
• Catherine McGann - photography

"Diamanda Galás would like to dedicate her work on this album to Linda Greenberg, "Last Man Down" to Carl Valentino, and "Hex" to Michael Flanagan."

• The Sporting Life at Discogs (list of releases)