No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album)

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No Man's Land
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Studio album by
Released12 November 1982 [1]
Recorded1980–82
Studio
Genre New wave
Length34:28
Label Stiff
Producer
Lene Lovich chronology
Flex
(1979)
No Man's Land
(1982)
March
(1989)
Singles from No Man's Land
  1. "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"
    Released: October 1982
  2. "Blue Hotel"
    Released: March 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
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No Man's Land is the third studio album by Lene Lovich, released on 12 November 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. The album had been planned to be released in 1981, but was postponed following disagreements with the record company.

Contents

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 peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] "Blue Hotel" was released as the second single.

After its release, No Man's Land received mixed reviews from critics and was less commercially successful compared to her previous albums, Stateless (1978) and Flex (1979). It peaked at number 188 on the Billboard 200. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"
  • Ferdinand Bakker
  • Hugo Sinzheimer
3:42
2."Blue Hotel"
3:43
3."Faces"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:32
4."Walking Low"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:16
5."Special Star"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
4:31
6."Sister Video"4:45
7."Maria"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:02
8."Savages"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:47
9."Rocky Road"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
6:37
Total length:36:55
Cassette bonus track [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."It's You, Only You (Mein Schmertz)" (Dub)
  • Bakker
  • Sinzheimer
5:45
Total length:42:40
German CD Reissue (1991) [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
9."Rocky Road" (Edit [nb 1] )
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
 4:17
10."New Toy"From New Toy EP3:19
11."Cats Away"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:44
12."Details"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:12
13."Blue Hotel" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
  • Goldstand
A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases)3:08
14."Never Never Land"
  • Jimme O'Neill
From New Toy EP4:07
Total length:52:05
European CD Reissue (1993) [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
9."Rocky Road" (Edit)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
 4:17
10."New Toy"From New Toy EP3:19
11."Cats Away"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:44
12."Details"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:12
13."Blue Hotel" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
  • Goldstand
A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases)3:08
14."Special Star" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:11
15."Never Never Land"
  • Jimme O'Neill
From New Toy EP4:07
Total length:55:16

Personnel

Notes

  1. CD pressings of No Man's Land include an edited version of "Rocky Road". The only CD release of the full-length "Rocky Road" appears on the compilation The Stiff Years Volume 2.

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References

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