Lesbian Concentrate

Lesbian Concentrate
Compilation album
Released1 January 1977
GenresFolk, pop, spoken word, women's music
LabelOlivia Records

Lesbian Concentrate: A Lesbianthology of Songs and Poems is a compilation of music and spoken word by lesbian artists. It was released by Olivia Records in 1977 in response to Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade "Save Our Children".

The album's cover – a reference to Bryant's role as spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission – has more recently received attention due to its inclusion on several "worst album covers ever" lists.

Critical reception

Country in Lesbian Tide described the album as "political and cultural, as well as entertaining", that would "leave you spellbound". Ilona Laney in The Body Politic said Lesbian Concentrate was "the best record to give someone as their first album of women's music". In off our backs, Mer described the album as a "mixed bag... but it is also an affirmation of diversity, a striking convergence of different expressions of women". Women's studies scholar Bonnie J. Morris dubbed the album "the most racially and stylistically diverse" of women's music.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Don't Pray For Me"Mary WatkinsLinda Tillery5:22
2."Nina"Meg ChristianMeg Christian and Holly Near3:35
3."Prove It On Me Blues"Ma RaineyTeresa Trull2:17
4."Sweet Woman"Cris Williamson and Jennifer WysongCris Williamson3:37
5."A History of Lesbianism"Judy GrahnJudy Grahn1:46
6."Gay and Proud"Debbie LempkeBerkeley Women's Music Collective3:28
7."Leaping Lesbians"Sue Fink and Joelyn GrippoSue Fink2:49
8."Sugar Mama"Gwen AveryGwen Avery4:16
9."Kahlua Mama"Virginia Rubino and Gioia SicilianoBeBe K'Roche3:50
10."No Hiding Place"WatkinsMary Watkins4:39
11."For Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant"Pat ParkerPat Parker2:16
12."Ode to a Gym Teacher"ChristianChristian4:14
13."Woman-Loving Women"Teresa TrullTrull3:58
Total length:46:17

References

  1. ↑ Zimmerman, Bonnie (2000). Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures. New York: Garland. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-8153-1920-7.
  2. ↑ King, Katie (1994). Theory in Its Feminist Travels: Conversations in U.S. Women's Movements. Bloomington [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-20905-4. Lesbian Concentrate.
  3. ↑ Gambone, Philip (2010). Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-299-23684-7. Lesbian Concentrate.
  4. ↑ "Worst Album Covers". www.coverbrowser.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Worst Album covers". www.octanecreative.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  6. 1 2 Country (September 1977). "More Hard Core from Olivia". Reviews. Lesbian Tide. 7 (2): 28. ISSN 0270-8167.
  7. ↑ Laney, Ilona (December 1977). "Music". The Body Politic. No. 39. p. 24.
  8. ↑ Mer (October 1977). "Lesbian Concentrate". Reviews. off our backs. Vol. 7, no. 8.
  9. ↑ Morris, Bonnie (July 2015). "Olivia Records: The Production of a Movement". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 19 (3): 300. doi:10.1080/10894160.2015.1026699. ISSN 1540-3548. PMID 26075684. S2CID 205753708.