It's a Condition

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It's a Condition
It's a Condition - Romeo Void.jpg
Studio album by
Romeo Void
ReleasedJuly 1981
Recorded1981
StudioMobius Music, San Francisco, California
Genre Post-punk [1]
Length38:09
Label 415
Producer David Kahne
Romeo Void chronology
It's a Condition
(1981)		 Never Say Never EP
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B [3]

It's a Condition is the first studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1981. It was released on CD by Wounded Bird Records, together with Strange Language , Debora Iyall's 1986 solo album, in July 2007, and digitally in 2011. The cover artwork was by Debora Iyall.

Contents

Reception

NME said, "like most debut albums, it unsatisfactory when viewed alongside the live show. Despite this, it is the most exciting disc of the year to date - much of which is due to Iyall's lyrical visions and images as she journeys through an urban vacuum." [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, and Frank Zincavage, except where noted.

  1. "Myself to Myself" – 3:43
  2. "Nothing for Me" (Iyall, Zincavage) – 3:36
  3. "Talk Dirty (to Me)" – 4:44
  4. "Love Is an Illness" – 3:42
  5. "White Sweater" – 4:47
  6. "Charred Remains" – 3:03
  7. "Confrontation" – 2:41
  8. "Drop Your Eyes" (Iyall, Zincavage) – 3:37
  9. "Fear to Fear" – 2:38
  10. "I Mean It" (Benjamin Bossi, Iyall, Woods, Zincavage) – 5:38

Personnel

Chart positions

Single

YearSingleChartPosition
1981"Myself to Myself"/"White Sweater"/"Talk Dirty (to Me)" Billboard Club Play Singles31 [5]

References

  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Romeo Void biography". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "It's a Condition Romeo Void". AllMusic .
  3. ↑ "CG: Romeo Void". Robert Christgau .
  4. ↑ Robin Eggar (August 29, 1981). "Another War-whoop in a different reservation". NME .
  5. ↑ "It's a Condition-Awards- Romeo Void" . Retrieved June 23, 2014.[ dead link ]


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