Holy Wars (album)

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Holy Wars
Tuxedomoon - Holy Wars.jpg
Studio album by
Tuxedomoon
Released1985 (1985)
Recorded1984 (1984) – 1985 (1985)
StudioDaylight Studios
(Brussels, BE)
Genre Post-punk, new wave
Length50:16
Label Cramboy
Producer Gilles Martin, Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Short Stories
(1983)		Holy Wars
(1985)		 Ship of Fools
(1986)
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Holy Wars is the fourth studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1985 by Cramboy. [2] "In a Manner of Speaking" is probably the band's most known song, after being covered by Martin Gore on his 1989 Counterfeit EP and by Nouvelle Vague on their 2004 eponymous debut album.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."The Waltz" Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout 5:12
2."St. John"Steven Brown, Peter DachertSteven Brown4:33
3."Bonjour tristesse"Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout, Winston Tong Winston Tong5:28
4."Hugging the Earth"Steven Brown, Peter DachertSteven Brown4:02
5."In a Manner of Speaking"Winston TongSteven Brown and Winston Tong3:30
6."Some Guys"Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van LieshoutSteven Brown4:58
7."Holy Wars"Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Winston TongWinston Tong6:44
8."Watching the Blood Flow"Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger Steven Brown5:10
9."Egypt"Steven Brown, Peter DachertSteven Brown4:57
10."Soma"Winston Tong 5:42

Personnel

Adapted from the Holy Wars liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Netherlands 1985 Cramboy CD, LP CBoy 2020
United States Restless LPTX8004
Greece Virgin EX 01
France1987 Celluloid CDCEL 5478

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References

  1. ↑ "Tuxedomoon: Holy Wars > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Holy Wars (booklet). Tuxedomoon. Brussels, Belgium: Cramboy. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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