No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album)

No Man's Land
Studio album by Lene Lovich
Released	12 November 1982
Recorded	1980–82
Studio	Konk Studios, London Wessex Sound, London Good Earth Studios, London Sound Suite, Camden Basing Street Studios, London Genetic Studios, West Berkshire AIR, London
Genre	New wave
Length	34:28
Label	Stiff
Producer	Lene Lovich Les Chappell
Lene Lovich chronology
Flex (1979) No Man's Land (1982) March (1989)
Singles from No Man's Land
"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" Released: October 1982 "Blue Hotel" Released: March 1983

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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. "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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"	Ferdinand Bakker Hugo Sinzheimer	3:42
2.	"Blue Hotel"	Lene Lovich Les Chappell Mauro Goldsand	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"	Jimme O'Neill	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

Cassette bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmertz)" (Dub)	Bakker Sinzheimer	5:45
Total length:			42:40

German CD Reissue (1991)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
9.	"Rocky Road" (Edit)	Lovich Chappell		4:17
10.	"New Toy"	Thomas Dolby	From New Toy EP	3:19
11.	"Cats Away"	Lovich Chappell	From New Toy EP	3:44
12.	"Details"	Lovich Chappell	From New Toy EP	3:12
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 EP	4:07
Total length:				52:05

European CD Reissue (1993)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
9.	"Rocky Road" (Edit)	Lovich Chappell		4:17
10.	"New Toy"	Thomas Dolby	From New Toy EP	3:19
11.	"Cats Away"	Lovich Chappell	From New Toy EP	3:44
12.	"Details"	Lovich Chappell	From New Toy EP	3:12
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 EP	3:11
15.	"Never Never Land"	Jimme O'Neill	From New Toy EP	4:07
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

External links

• No Man's Land at AllMusic
• No Man's Land at Discogs (list of releases)