Word Up (1995 album)

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Word Up
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	1995
Genre	spoken word
Label	Virgin-EMI (Canada)/Caroline (US)

Word Up was a Canadian compilation album of spoken word poetry, released in 1995. Released on Virgin-EMI in Canada and Caroline Records in the United States, the album was also accompanied by a series of videos which aired on MuchMusic and Bravo!

The album opened and closed with brief instrumental pieces by jazz musician George Koller.

[edit] Track listing

1. George Koller, "Introduction" (0:37)
2. Reg E. Gaines, "Everybody" (0:56)
3. Nancy Dembowski, "Sweets" (1:21)
4. Lillian Allen, "So What" (0:39)
5. Courtnay McFarlane, "Catharsis" (3:21)
6. Jean Smith, "The Dogs" (1:22)
7. Sheri-D Wilson, "I Am a Closet New Yorker" (2:10)
8. Bob Holman, "Lounge Chair" (0:45)
9. Dasez Scott, "The Green" (1:21)
10. Jill Battson, "Incident on College Street" (0:41)
11. Lillian Allen, "Limbo Dancer" (4:04)
12. Tracie Morris, "Observations" (0:59)
13. Meryn Cadell, "Roommate" (2:22)
14. Dasez Scott, "Pressure on the Heart" (0:28)
15. Jill Battson, "The Hanging" (1:16)
16. Jean Smith, "Don't Shoot Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes" (2:16)
17. John Giorno, "Andy Warhol's Movie Sleep" (1:29)
18. SPaZ, "Evening News" (1:16)
19. Judy Radul, "Baby, You've Caught the Culture, Now You've Got to Rip Out the Stuffing and Bury the Head" (1:43)
20. Anthony Bansfield, "Rows of Photos (Montreal's Most Wanted)" (1:53)
21. Robert Priest, "Poem for the Ancient Trees" (2:36)
22. Bob Holman, "One Way of Looking at a Blackbird" (0:13)
23. Jeannette Armstrong, "Grandmothers" (2:36)
24. John B. Lee, "Jimi Hendrix in the Company of Cows" (1:49)
25. Darryl Keyes, "Excision" (1:23)
26. Ian Stephens, "Diary of a Trademark" (6:11)
27. Lisa Buscani, "Counting" (1:08)
28. Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, "What Does a Lesbian Look Like?" (1:04)
29. Alex Fergusson, "Kitty Cries Revenge" (0:46)
30. Todd Colby, "Cake" (0:57)
31. Clifton Joseph, "Monk" (4:27)
32. John Sobol, "Dynomite" (2:08)
33. Geneviève Letarte, "Fragment 75" (0:40)
34. Mansa, "And Look What the Future Has Wrought" (1:25)
35. Aaron Williamson, "And How Do We Connect Language Up to the Body?" (1:07)
36. Sheri-D Wilson, "Sin City" (4:50)
37. Jelani, "By the Numbers" (0:57)
38. Lori Weidenhammer, "Rescue 119" (1:34)
39. Tracie Morris, "So What" (2:29)
40. Shafiq, "Message to the People" (1:03)
41. Clifton Joseph, "Survival (In the City)" (2:55)
42. Nancy Dembowski, "Tenor Sax" (0:43)
43. Bob Holman, "The Relationship" (0:06)
44. Julie Bruck, "Car Alarm" (1:30)
45. Anton, "Say No" (1:04)
46. George Koller, "Finale" (0:30)