Klaus Nomi (album)

Klaus Nomi is the debut album by German countertenor Klaus Nomi.

Klaus Nomi
Studio album by
Klaus Nomi
Released1981
RecordedElectric Lady Studios, New York
GenreNew wave, opera
Length32:25
LabelRCA
ProducerRon Johnsen
Klaus Nomi chronology
Klaus Nomi
(1981)		 Simple Man
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork8.4/10

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Keys of Life" (Klaus Nomi) – 2:26
  2. "Lightning Strikes" (Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert) – 2:59
  3. "The Twist" (Hank Ballard) – 3:10
  4. "Nomi Song" (Kristian Hoffman) – 2:47
  5. "You Don't Own Me" (John Medora, David White) – 3:39

Side two

  1. "The Cold Song" (Henry Purcell, John Dryden) – 4:03
  2. "Wasting My Time" (Klaus Nomi, Scott Woody) – 4:16
  3. "Total Eclipse" (Kristian Hoffman) – 3:29
  4. "Nomi Chant" (Man Parrish) – 1:53
  5. "Samson and Delilah (Aria)" (Camille Saint-Saëns) – 3:43

Personnel
  • Ron Johnsen: Producer
  • Klaus Nomi: Lead & background vocals
  • Julie Berger, Jon Corbet, Scott Woody: Background vocals
  • Jon Cobert: Synthesizer, keyboards
  • Scott Woody: Guitar
  • Rick Pascual: Bass Guitar
  • Daniel Elfassy: Drums
  • Michael Frondelli: Engineer and Mixer
  • Michael Halsband: Cover photograph

References
  1. Carruthers, Sean. Klaus Nomi at AllMusic



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.