Nomzamo (album)

Nomzamo
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1987[1]
RecordedJanuary–February 1987
StudioChipping Norton Recording, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
GenreNeo-prog, Pop rock
Length48:13
LabelSquawk
ProducerKen Thomas
IQ chronology
Living Proof
(1986)
Nomzamo
(1987)
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
(1989)
Singles from Nomzamo
  1. "Passing Strangers"
    Released: May 1987
  2. "Promises (As the Years Go By)"
    Released: August 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Nomzamo is the third studio album by the British neo-prog band IQ, released in April 1987 by Squawk Records and distributed by Mercury Records internationally, by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and by Metronome in West Germany. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, from January to February 1987, it was produced by Ken Thomas. It was the first disc recorded without lead singer Peter Nicholls, who was replaced by P.L. Menel.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by P.L. Menel; all music is composed by IQ

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."No Love Lost"6:03
2."Promises (As the Years Go By)"4:34
3."Nomzamo"7:01
4."Still Life"5:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Passing Strangers"3:48
6."Human Nature"9:42
7."Screaming"4:07
8."Common Ground"7:00
Total length:48:13
Original Cassette bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."Colourflow"5:27
Total length:53:39
Original CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Colourflow"5:27
10."No Love Lost" (piano/vocal version)4:12
Total length:57:52
1994 Giant Electric Pea reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Colourflow"5:27
10."No Love Lost" (piano/vocal version)4:12
11."Common Ground" (live)6:34
Total length:64:26

Personnel

IQ

  • P.L. Menel – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Mike Holmes – electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer
  • Tim Esau – bass guitar, bass pedals, rhythm guitar on "Passing Strangers", backing vocals
  • Martin Orford – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Paul Cook – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 11 April 1987. p. 37.
  2. ^ IQ: Nomzamo > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2018.