| Nuovo Mondo | ||||
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| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | RCA, Warner Music Group | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:02 | |||
| Label | RCA, Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | Peter McIan | |||
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Nuovo Mondo is the third studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in July 1982. It was released through WEA Records and reached number 7 on the Kent Music Report.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Time" | Eric McCusker | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Up And Down" | Eric McCusker | 2:51 |
| 3. | "The Queen and Me" | Eric McCusker | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Mondomania" | Ross Wilson | 3:38 |
| 5. | "A Touch of Paradise" | Gulliver Smith, Ross Wilson | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out The Window" | Eric McCusker | 4:05 |
| 2. | "In Another Love" | Eric McCusker | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Domination" | James Black, Paul Christie, Ross Wilson | 4:25 |
| 4. | "When Men And Women Come Out To Play" | Eric McCusker | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Is It Any Wonder?" | James Black | 5:04 |
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| Chart (1982) | Position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report [1] | 7 |
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