Rich Man's Woman

Rich Man's Woman
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1975 (UK)
Recorded	Summer 1975 at The Record Plant
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise
Elkie Brooks chronology
Rich Man's Woman (1975) Two Days Away (1977)Two Days Away1977

Rich Man's Woman is the first album by Elkie Brooks.

Background

Brooks' first solo album was released in 1975 in a blaze of publicity and a promotional week at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. 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 in which Brooks lost faith. The picture sleeve featuring a semi-naked Brooks 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 to focus on her follow-up album, Two Days Away.

The album has been released on CD, coupled with its successor Two Days Away.

Single releases

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

Details

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

1. "Where Do We Go From Here (Rich Man's Woman)" – 3:45
2. "Take Cover" (Michael Brown, Ian Lloyd) – 3:03
3. "Jigsaw Baby" (Brooks, Bruce Foster) – 5:18
4. "Roll Me Over" – 3:02
5. "He's a Rebel" (Gene Pitney) – 2:55
6. "One Step on the Ladder" – 5:24
7. "Rock and Roll Circus" (Bob Segarini) – 4:21
8. "Try a Little Love" – 3:54
9. "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 guitar
• Alan and Gene Estes - percussion
• John Guerin - drums
• Nino Tempo - saxophone
• Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gerry Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ron Hicklin, Clydie King, Gene Marford, Verlene Rogers and Jenny Whitman - backing vocals
• Dominic Frontiere, Larry Wilcox - arrangement
• Warren Dewey, Bob Merritt, Doug Rider - engineering
• Bernie Grundman - mastering
• Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise - production