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Whomanfoursays is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Dalbello, and her first concept album.

Whomanfoursays
Studio album by Dalbello
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Phase One Recording Studios, Toronto
Genre	New wave art pop
Length	42:19
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lisa Dalbello, Mick Ronson
Dalbello chronology
Drastic Measures (1981) Whomanfoursays (1984) She (1987)
Alternative cover
CD version cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Album information

Released in 1984, the album marked a change in direction in her musical career, away from the soul R&B image of her previous albums and toward a more individual and avant-garde sound. Dalbello wrote every track herself, and changed her recording name from Lisa Dal Bello to her last name only. Musician Mick Ronson, who collaborated extensively to the project, produced the album with her; all instruments were played by either or both of them.

The title is a pun on the words "human forces".[2] The original vinyl album cover features in either black or white the name in faux Cyrillic letters; on the CD version, this was replaced with regular uppercase lettering. Lisa's face is featured on the cover painted in the style of the indigenous people of New Guinea. The sentence "This album was recorded with the Hughmann technique" was placed in the credits, though it was an invented term, meaning that humans were involved.[3]

Three songs from this album were covered by notable artists: "Gonna Get Close to You" by progressive metal band Queensrÿche on Rage for Order (1986), "Wait for an Answer" by Heart on Bad Animals (1987), and "Animal" by German metal band Heavens Gate on Planet E (1996).

Track listing

Personnel

• Lisa Dal Bello - lead vocals, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
• Mick Ronson - guitars, keyboards, bass
• Carole Pope - backing vocals on "Animal"
• John Forbes - Fairlight CMI sampler

Production

• Produced by Mick Ronson and Dalbello
• Engineered by Lenny Derose; additional engineering by Mick Walsh and Kevin Markland
• Mixed by Dalbello, Lenny Derose & Mick Ronson
• Mastered by George Marino
• Deborah Samuel — photography
• Joe Primeur — assistant
• Heather Brown — art direction and design
• Hand lettering by Mary Margaret O'Hara
• All songs published by Dalbello Toonz.

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Canadian Albums Chart[4]	96	—	—

References

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