No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album)

No Man's Land
Studio album by Lene Lovich
Released	November 13, 1982
Recorded	1980–82
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

No Man's Land is the third studio album by Lene Lovich, released on November 13, 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, since the album was planned to be already released in 1981, but was postponed following the 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 also peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] "Blue Hotel" was released as the next single.

After its release, No Man's Land received mixed reviews from the music critics and was a less commercial success compared to her previous albums, Stateless (1978) and Flex (1979). It peaked at number 188 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Track listings

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	4:10
Total length:			34:28

1993 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"New Toy"	Thomas Dolby	3:17
11.	"Cats Away"	Lovich Chappell	3:40
12.	"Details"	Lovich Chappell	3:10
13.	"Blue Hotel" (Special Version)	Lovich Chappell Goldsand	3:08
14.	"Special Star" (Special Version)	Lovich Chappell	3:11
15.	"Never Never Land"	O'Neill	4:04

Credits and personnel

• Lene Lovich – vocals, saxophone, trumpet
• Les Chappell – guitar, synthesizer, vocals
• Jeff Smith – synthesizer
• Mark Hayward-Chaplin – bass
• Bogdan Wiczling – drums
• Justin Hildreth – drums
• Dean Klevatt – piano
• Nick Plytas – keyboards
• Thomas Dolby – synthesizer ("Rocky Road")
• Jimmie O'Neil – rhythm synthesizer, vocals ("Sister Video")
• Recording Engineer - Jon Walls
• Produced by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell
• Remixed by Bob Clearmountain with Lene Lovich, Les Chappell and Dick Wingate

References

1. No Man's Land (Lene Lovich album) at AllMusic
2. "LENE LOVICH | Artist", Official Charts.
3. "No Man's Land - Lene Lovich | Awards", AllMusic.

External links

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