No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album)
No Man's Land is the third studio album by Lene Lovich, released on November 13, 1982 by Stiff Records. It is her last album to be released on the Stiff Records label. The album is produced by Lovich and Les Chappell. It contains songs from her previously released extended play, New Toy, since the album was planned to be already released in 1981, but was postponed following the disagreements with the record company.
No Man's Land | ||||
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Released | November 13, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1980–82 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 34:28 | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
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Lene Lovich chronology | ||||
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Singles from No Man's Land | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The lead single, "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)", reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and number 51 on the Mainstream Rock chart. It also peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] "Blue Hotel" was released as the next single.
After its release, No Man's Land received mixed reviews from the music critics and was a less commercial success compared to her previous albums, Stateless (1978) and Flex (1979). It peaked at number 188 on the Billboard 200.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" |
| 3:42 |
2. | "Blue Hotel" |
| 3:43 |
3. | "Faces" |
| 3:32 |
4. | "Walking Low" |
| 3:16 |
5. | "Special Star" |
| 4:31 |
6. | "Sister Video" | 4:45 | |
7. | "Maria" |
| 3:02 |
8. | "Savages" |
| 3:47 |
9. | "Rocky Road" |
| 4:10 |
Total length: | 34:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "New Toy" | 3:17 | |
11. | "Cats Away" |
| 3:40 |
12. | "Details" |
| 3:10 |
13. | "Blue Hotel" (Special Version) |
| 3:08 |
14. | "Special Star" (Special Version) |
| 3:11 |
15. | "Never Never Land" |
| 4:04 |
Credits and personnel
- Lene Lovich – vocals, saxophone, trumpet
- Les Chappell – guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Jeff Smith – synthesizer
- Mark Hayward-Chaplin – bass
- Bogdan Wiczling – drums
- Justin Hildreth – drums
- Dean Klevatt – piano
- Nick Plytas – keyboards
- Thomas Dolby – synthesizer ("Rocky Road")
- Jimme O'Neill – rhythm synthesizer, vocals ("Sister Video")
- Recording Engineer - Jon Walls
- Produced by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell
- Remixed by Bob Clearmountain with Lene Lovich, Les Chappell and Dick Wingate
References
- No Man's Land at AllMusic
- "LENE LOVICH | Artist", Official Charts.
- "No Man's Land - Lene Lovich | Awards", AllMusic.
External links
- No Man's Land at AllMusic
- No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album) at Discogs (list of releases)