No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album)

No Man's Land
Studio album by
Lene Lovich
Released12 November 1982[1]
Recorded1980–82
Studio
GenreNew wave
Length34:28
LabelStiff
Producer
Lene Lovich chronology
Flex
(1979) 		No Man's Land
(1982) 		March
(1989)
Singles from No Man's Land
  1. "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"
    Released: October 1982
  2. "Blue Hotel"
    Released: March 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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]

Track listing

No Man's Land
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"
  • Ferdinand Bakker
  • Hugo Sinzheimer
3:42
2."Blue Hotel"
3:43
3."Faces"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:32
4."Walking Low"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:16
5."Special Star"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
4:31
6."Sister Video"
4:45
7."Maria"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:02
8."Savages"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
3:47
9."Rocky Road"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
6:37
Total length:36:55
North American cassette bonus track – AET 38399 / FET 38399
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."It's You, Only You (Mein Schmertz)" (Dub)
  • Bakker
  • Sinzheimer
5:45
Total length:42:40
Line Records CD reissue (1991) – LICD 9.01074 O
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
9."Rocky Road" (Edit[nb 1])
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
 4:17
10."New Toy"
From New Toy EP3:19
11."Cats Away"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:44
12."Details"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:12
13."Blue Hotel" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
  • Goldstand
A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases)3:08
14."Never Never Land"
  • Jimme O'Neill
From New Toy EP4:07
Total length:52:05
Stiff Records CD reissue (1993) – STIFFCD 22
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
9."Rocky Road" (Edit)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
 4:17
10."New Toy"
From New Toy EP3:19
11."Cats Away"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:44
12."Details"
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:12
13."Blue Hotel" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
  • Goldstand
A-side of "Blue Hotel" (Italian and German 7" releases)3:08
14."Special Star" (Version)
  • Lovich
  • Chappell
From New Toy EP3:11
15."Never Never Land"
  • Jimme O'Neill
From New Toy EP4:07
Total length:55:16

Personnel

  • Lene Lovich – vocals, saxophone, trumpet
  • Les Chappell – guitar, synthesizer, vocals
  • Jeff Smith – synthesizer
  • Mark Heyward-Chaplin – bass
  • Bogdan Wiczling – drums
  • Justin Hildreth – drums
  • Dean Klevatt – piano
  • Nick Plytas – keyboards
  • Thomas Dolby – synthesizer on "Rocky Road"
  • Jimme O'Neill – rhythm synthesizer, vocals on "Sister Video"
  • Alvin Clark, Bryan Evans, Damian Korner, Gordon Fordyce, Jon Walls, Martin Rushent, Peter Rackham, Steve Nye
  • Recording engineer – Jon Walls
  • Produced by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell
  • Remixed by Bob Clearmountain with Lene Lovich, Les Chappell and Dick Wingate

Notes

  1. ^ CD pressings of No Man's Land by Line Records and Stiff Records include an edited version of "Rocky Road". The full-length "Rocky Road" was released on the compilations The Stiff Years: Volume 2 (1990) and Toy Box: The Stiff Years 1978-1983 (2023).

References

  1. ^ "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror. 6 November 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ No Man's Land at AllMusic
  3. ^ "LENE LOVICH | Artist", Official Charts.
  4. ^ "No Man's Land - Lene Lovich | Awards", AllMusic.
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