Nomzamo (album)

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Nomzamo
IQ Nomzamo.jpg
Studio album by
IQ
ReleasedMay 1987
RecordedJanuary–February 1987
Studio Chipping Norton Recording, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Genre Neo-progressive rock
Length48:13
Label Squawk
Producer Ken Thomas
IQ chronology
Living Proof
(1986)
Nomzamo
(1987)
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
(1989)
Singles from Nomzamo
  1. "Passing Strangers"
    Released: May 1987 (UK)
  2. "Promises (As the Years Go By)"
    Released: August 1987 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Nomzamo is the third studio album by the British neo-progressive rock band IQ, released in May 1987 by Squawk Records and distributed by Mercury Records internationally, by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and by Metronome in West Germany. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, from January to February 1987, it was produced by Ken Thomas. It was the first disc recorded without lead singer Peter Nicholls, who was replaced by P.L. Menel.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by P.L. Menel; all music is composed by IQ.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."No Love Lost"6:03
2."Promises (As the Years Go By)"4:34
3."Nomzamo"7:01
4."Still Life"5:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Passing Strangers"3:48
6."Human Nature"9:42
7."Screaming"4:07
8."Common Ground"7:00
Total length:48:13

Personnel

IQ

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

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References

  1. IQ: Nomzamo > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2018.