| Drowning in Limbo | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1985 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 50:57 | |||
| Label | Widowspeak Productions | |||
| Lydia Lunch chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10 [2] |
Drowning in Limbo is a compilation album by the singer-songwriter Lydia Lunch, released in 1989 through Widowspeak Productions. It contains the EPs The Drowning of Lucy Hamilton and In Limbo , neither of which had been previously released on CD.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Emerald Pale Has Disappeared" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 5:20 |
| 2. | "The Drowning" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 1:47 |
| 3. | "How Men Die in Their Sleep" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 2:24 |
| 4. | "Lucy's Lost Her Head Again" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 3:24 |
| 5. | "3:20 Thursday Morning" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 3:35 |
| 6. | "A Quiet Night of Murder in Greenwich, CT" | Lucy Hamilton, Lydia Lunch | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "I Wish... I Wish" | Lydia Lunch | Thurston Moore | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Friday Afternoon" | Lydia Lunch | Thurston Moore | 4:11 |
| 9. | "1000 Lies" | Lydia Lunch | Thurston Moore | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Some Boys" | Lydia Lunch | Murray Mitchell | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Still Burning" | Rowland S. Howard | Rowland S. Howard | 6:02 |
| 12. | "What Did You Do" | Lydia Lunch | Thurston Moore | 6:12 |
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In Limbo may refer to:
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