Rich Man's Woman

Rich Man's Woman
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released	1975 (UK)
Recorded	Summer 1975
Studio	Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise
Elkie Brooks chronology
Rich Man's Woman (1975) Two Days Away (1977)

Rich Man's Woman is the first album by Elkie Brooks. ^[1]

Background

Brooks' first solo album was released in 1975 with publicity including a promotional week at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. The picture sleeve featuring a semi-naked Brooks was controversial.^{[ citation needed ]}

Despite an initial marketing campaign, both A&M and Elkie decided to stop promoting the work and to focus on her follow-up album, Two Days Away ^{[ citation needed ]}.

The album has been released on CD, coupled with its successor Two Days Away .

Single releases

• "Where Do We Go From Here" (1975)
• "He's a Rebel" (1975)

Details

• Recorded 1975 at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, USA.
• Issued on vinyl and cassette in 1975 through A&M Records. Re-released in 1985 on CD, vinyl and cassette through Pickwick Records.
• Rich Man's Woman failed to enter the UK album charts.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Elkie Brooks; except where indicated

1. "Where Do We Go From Here (Rich Man's Woman)" – 3:45
2. "Take Cover" (Michael Brown, Ian Lloyd) – 3:03
3. "Jigsaw Baby" (Brooks, Bruce Foster) – 5:18
4. "Roll Me Over" – 3:02
5. "He's a Rebel" (Gene Pitney) – 2:55
6. "One Step on the Ladder" – 5:24
7. "Rock and Roll Circus" (Bob Segarini) – 4:21
8. "Try a Little Love" – 3:54
9. "Tomorrow" (David Courtney, Leo Sayer) – 3:59

Personnel

• Elkie Brooks – vocals
• Steve Burgh – guitars
• Bruce Foster – keyboards
• David Kemper – drums
• Dennis Kovarik – bass

Additional personnel

• David Paich – piano, keyboards
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
• Ben Benay – guitars
• Max Bennett – bass guitar
• Alan and Gene Estes – percussion
• John Guerin – drums
• Nino Tempo – saxophone
• Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gerry Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ron Hicklin, Clydie King, Gene Morford, Verlene Rogers, Jerry Whitman – backing vocals
• Dominic Frontiere, Larry Wilcox – arrangement

Technical

• Warren Dewey, Bob Merritt, Doug Rider – engineering
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise – production

References

1. "Why Elkie is no more the fool". Evening Telegraph . 27 March 1998. Retrieved 6 June 2025.