No Man's Land | ||||
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Released | 12 November 1982 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1980–82 | |||
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Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 34:28 | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
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Singles from No Man's Land | ||||
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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.
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]
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" |
| 6:37 |
Total length: | 36:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmertz)" (Dub) |
| 5:45 |
Total length: | 42:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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9. | "Rocky Road" (Edit [nb 1] ) |
| 4:17 | |
10. | "New Toy" | From New Toy EP | 3:19 | |
11. | "Cats Away" |
| From New Toy EP | 3:44 |
12. | "Details" |
| From New Toy EP | 3:12 |
13. | "Blue Hotel" (Version) |
| A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases) | 3:08 |
14. | "Never Never Land" |
| From New Toy EP | 4:07 |
Total length: | 52:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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9. | "Rocky Road" (Edit) |
| 4:17 | |
10. | "New Toy" | From New Toy EP | 3:19 | |
11. | "Cats Away" |
| From New Toy EP | 3:44 |
12. | "Details" |
| From New Toy EP | 3:12 |
13. | "Blue Hotel" (Version) |
| A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases) | 3:08 |
14. | "Special Star" (Version) |
| From New Toy EP | 3:11 |
15. | "Never Never Land" |
| From New Toy EP | 4:07 |
Total length: | 55:16 |
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