''Lovesighs – An Entertainment'' is an EP released by

No-Man No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtake ...

in 1992 on the

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label. It comprised the band's singles and

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s from 1990 and 1991. An ambitious and diverse collection of sensual songs and innovative instrumentals, the album combined influences from dub,

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, classical and

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music. Both "Colours" and "Days in the Trees" were singles of the week in ''

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'' and '' Sounds'' and on

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's teletext. "Lovesighs" was trailed by a further single, "Ocean Song". "Days in the Trees" shares its main melody with the

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track "Mute" (from 1994's '' Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape'').

Track listing

All songs written by

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and

Tim Bowness Tim Bowness (born 29 November 1963) is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. Music career In addition to recording albu ...

except as noted. # "Heartcheat Pop" – 3:52 # "Days in the Trees (Mahler)" (Wilson, Bowness, G. Fenton)– 6:21 # "Drink Judas" – 3:44 # "Heartcheat Motel" – 4:38 # "Kiss Me Stupid" – 4:42 # "

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" (

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) – 4:10 # "Iris Murdoch Cut Me Up" – 5:19 # "Days in the Trees (Reich)" (Wilson) – 2:35 Bonus tracks on ''Housekeeping: The OLI Years''

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edition. #

Days in the Trees (Ives) - 3:16

# Days in the Trees (Bartok) - 6:26 # Walker - 3:24 # Road - 3:15

Personnel

*Tim Bowness – vocals, words *Ben Coleman – violin *Steven Wilson – instruments with: *Patricia Leavitt – sampled voice (1) *

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– sampled voice (8)

References

External links

No-Man's Official WebsiteNo-Man's Fan Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovesighs An Entertainment 1992 EPs No-Man albums One Little Independent Records EPs