Person(a)

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Person(a)
Norman Iceberg Persona 600p.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 June 1987
RecordedMarko Studios, Montreal
Genre New wave, electronic, synthpop, dance-pop
Length32:24
Label TGO/BMG
Producer Martin H. Klein

Person(a) is a full-length studio album by Norman Iceberg. Recorded and mixed at Marko Studios in Montreal, it was released in 1987. The musical style of the album is a blend of experimental electronic music and commercial synthpop, and featured keyboardists such as Lenny Pinkas (Men Without Hats), Mario Spezza (Rational Youth) and Mic Lussier. The lyrics contain references to androgyny.

Contents

Two singles were released from the album. Initially released on LP and cassette, Person(a) was never re-released on CD, making it now a rare collector's item.

Track listing

  1. "Gotta Move" (N. Iceberg, M.H. Klein) – 5:48
  2. "Crawl" (N. Iceberg) – 4:41
  3. "Be My Human Tonight" (N. Iceberg, M.H. Klein, D. Edmead) – 5:28
  4. "(Dont Be So) Cold" (N. Iceberg, M. Spezza) – 5:03
  5. "All My Life" (N. Iceberg, L. Tremblay) – 5:30
  6. "His Own Story" (N. Iceberg, A. Fecteau) – 5:00
  7. "I Am : I Can" (N. Iceberg) – 0:54

Personnel

Singles

  1. "Be My Human Tonight"
  2. "Gotta Move"

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