''Person(a)'' is a full-length studio album by

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. Recorded and mixed at Marko Studios in

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, it was released in 1987. The musical style of the album is a blend of experimental electronic music and commercial

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, and featured keyboardists such as Lenny Pinkas (

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), Mario Spezza (

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) and Mic Lussier. The lyrics contain references to

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. Two singles were released from the album. Initially released on LP and

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, ''Person(a)'' was never re-released on CD, making it now a rare collector's item.

Track listing

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

Personnel

* Norman Iceberg – Lead and Back Vocals, Synthesizers * Martin H. Klein – Synthesizers, Drum Programming and Piano * Dave Edmead – Synthesizers, Drum Programming and Sequencer Programming * Roberto Coriandoli – Synthesizers * Lenny Pinkas –

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Programming * Alain Simard – Emulator Programming * Denis Samson - Sequencer Programming on “Be My Human Tonight” * Mario Spezza assisted by Michel Lussier – Moog Programming * François Lalonde – Drum Programming and Percussion * John Rudel – Percussion on "His Own Story" * Joe Jammer – Electric Guitar on “Be My Human Tonight”

Singles

# "Be My Human Tonight" # "Gotta Move"

External links

Library and Archives Canada

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