Porgy (album)

Porgy
Studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water
Released	1991
Recorded	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	52:43
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water chronology
Bobby (1989) Porgy (1991) Bill Kennedy's Showtime (1993)

Porgy is the second studio album by When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc.^[1][2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, all music 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

Adapted from Bobby liner notes.^[3]

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 Warner – French horn Production and additional personnel Kramer – production Paco Simon – cover art Chris Xefos – engineering

Release history

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

References

1. "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water: Porgy > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
2. Greenberger, David; Schinder, Scott (2007). "When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
3. Bobby (booklet). When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1991.

External links

• Porgy at Discogs (list of releases)