Breath and Length
"Breath and Length" (alternatively "Breadth and Length") is a song by The Residents, part of the medley on side one of their debut album Meet The Residents, released April 1st 1974 on Ralph Records. It is the first track on Meet The Residents to feature a guest musician: Ruth Essex, who performs the song's vocals.
History and content
An early version from the Meet The Residents sessions, already featuring Ruth on lead vocals, can be found on the 2018 pREServed edition of that album. Instrumentally it does not differ much from the album version, although the early version features what sounds like manmade barking noises, which were replaced with organ effects and chimes on the final version. Ruth sings the song's lyrics in oblivious repetition until she breaks out in amused laughter, and the track smash-cuts into the next song, "Consuelo's Departure".
Lyrics
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and Without In Our Dance
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and Without In Our Dance
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and Without In Our Dance
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and Without In Our Dance
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and Without In Our Dance
Breath and Length and Breadth and Width and With and With...[1]
Credits
- Ruth Essex: Vocals
- Residents, Uninc.: Production, Organ, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Bells
- Composed & Arranged By: The Residents
List of releases
- Meet The Residents (1974) [Version 1]
- Meet The Residents stereo remix (1977) [Version 2]
- Meet The Residents pREServed edition (2018) [Version 1] [Version 3] [Version 2]
List of versions
External links and references
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Meet The Residents (1974) Side A |