Off White

For the color, see Off-white.

Off White
Studio album by James White and the Blacks
Released	1979
Recorded	September-December 1978
Genre	No Wave, jazz, punk, post-disco
Length	42:06
Label	ZE
Producer	James Chance
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Off White is a 1979 No Wave album by James White, also known as James Chance.

Track listing

All tracks written by James White unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Contort Yourself" – 6:15 (produced by August Darnell)
2. "Stained Sheets" (Chance, Lydia Lunch) – 5:51
3. "(Tropical) Heat Wave" (Irving Berlin) – 3:55
4. "Almost Black, pt. 1" (Chance, Kristian Hoffman) – 3:17

Side two

1. "White Savages" (Chance, Hoffman) – 4:52
2. "Off Black" - 6:29
3. "Almost Black, pt. 2" (Chance, Hoffman) – 3:59
4. "White Devil" – 4:36
5. "Bleached Black" – 2:52

Personnel

• James White – alto saxophone, organ, vocals
• Jody Harris – guitar
• Pat Place – slide guitar
• George Scott III– bass
• Don Christensen – drums

Additional Personnel

• Robert Quine – guitar on 6, 7
• Vivienne Dick– viola on 8
• Paul Colin – tenor saxophone on 4, 7
• Kristian Hoffman – piano 2, 3, vocals on 3
• Adele Bertei – piano on 1, vocals on 4
• Ray Mantilla – congas on 3
• Lydia Lunch – guitar on 8, vocals (as Stella Rico) on 2
• Anya Phillips – vocals on 3, 4