Nomzamo | ||||
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Released | May 1987 | |||
Recorded | January–February 1987 | |||
Studio | Chipping Norton Recording, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England | |||
Genre | Neo-progressive rock | |||
Length | 48:13 | |||
Label | Squawk | |||
Producer | Ken Thomas | |||
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Singles from Nomzamo | ||||
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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.
All lyrics are written by P.L. Menel; all music is composed by IQ.
Side one | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
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 | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
5. | "Passing Strangers" | 3:48 |
6. | "Human Nature" | 9:42 |
7. | "Screaming" | 4:07 |
8. | "Common Ground" | 7:00 |
Total length: | 48:13 |
Original Cassette bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
9. | "Colourflow" | 5:27 |
Total length: | 53:39 |
Original CD bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
9. | "Colourflow" | 5:27 |
10. | "No Love Lost" (piano/vocal version) | 4:12 |
Total length: | 57:52 |
1994 Giant Electric Pea reissue bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
9. | "Colourflow" | 5:27 |
10. | "No Love Lost" (piano/vocal version) | 4:12 |
11. | "Common Ground" (live) | 6:34 |
Total length: | 64:26 |
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