All the Way (Diamanda Galás album)

All the Way
Studio album by
Diamanda Galás
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
Recorded
Length41:05
LabelIntravenal Sound Operations
Diamanda Galás chronology
Guilty Guilty Guilty
(2008) 		All the Way
(2017) 		At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem
(2017)

All the Way is a studio/live cover album by Diamanda Galás, released in 2017. All the Way was one of two albums of hers released on March 24, 2017, the other being a live album named At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem. These albums consisted of Galás' first released material since 2008.

The album features six interpretations of blues, folk, and jazz standards.[2] In advance of the album's release, the title track was available to stream via Soundcloud in January 2017.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.7[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]
The Vinyl DistrictA[7]

Lottie Brazier of The Quietus stated in a non-rated positive review that the album "is particularly strong, however, for both the production of Galás' piano and its melodies – there is an added, foreboding subtlety which comes through with more clarity here."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All the Way"James Van Heusen7:16
2."You Don't Know What Love Is"Gene DePaul, Don Raye6:23
3."The Thrill Is Gone"Lew Brown, Ray Henderson7:19
4."'Round Midnight"Thelonious Monk4:16
5."O Death"Traditional10:55
6."Pardon Me I've Got Someone to Kill"Johnny Paycheck4:56
Total length:41:04

References

  1. ^ "All the Way by Diamanda Galás". Bandcamp. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Diamanda Galás: All the Way". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ Joyce, Colin (26 January 2017). "Diamanda Galás "All the Way"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "All the Way by Diamanda Galás Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ Joyce, Colin (27 March 2017). "Diamanda Galás: All the Way". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ Hemmerling, Joe. "Diamanda Galás: All the Way / At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ Neff, Joseph (30 March 2017). "Graded on a Curve: Diamanda Galás, All The Way, At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. ^ Brazier, Lottie (30 March 2017). "Reviews: Diamanda Galás In Concert at Saint Thomas / All the Way". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 April 2019.


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