''No Man's Land'' is the third studio album by

Lene Lovich Lili-Marlene Premilovich (born March 30, 1949), known professionally as Lene Lovich ( ), is an American-British singer. She first gained attention in 1979 with the release of her hit single "Lucky Number", which peaked at number 3 on the UK Sin ...

, released on 12 November 1982 by

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. 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

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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.No Man's Land - Lene Lovich , Awards
, ''AllMusic''.

Track listing

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 Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher. Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me ...

– synthesizer on "Rocky Road" *

Jimme O'Neill Jimme O'Neill is a Scottish singer and guitarist who has been the lead singer of Scottish rock band The Silencers since 1984. Having started his musical career with Cha Burns in Fingerprintz in the new wave music scene, they joined Martin Hanli ...

– rhythm synthesizer, vocals on "Sister Video" *Alvin Clark, Bryan Evans, Damian Korner, Gordon Fordyce, Jon Walls,

Martin Rushent Martin Charles Rushent (11 July 1948 – 4 June 2011) was an English record producer, best known for his work with the Human League, the Stranglers and Buzzcocks. Early life Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His fathe ...

, Peter Rackham,

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*Recording engineer – Jon Walls *Produced by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell *Remixed by

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born Chiaramonte, January 15, 1953) is an American mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Pretenders, and Bryan A ...

with Lene Lovich, Les Chappell and Dick Wingate

Notes

References

External links

* ''No Man's Land''at

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