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It only takes a quick look at the cover to get a reasonably decent idea that this isn't your typical pop album: Decked out in a grossly oversized suit and heavy theatrical makeup, Klaus Nomi is not your typical pop singer, either. Both the cover and the music within lean heavily to the dramatic -- Nomi's delivery is all in a very operatic falsetto, though most of the music itself is more of the early-'80s European dance school (indeed, one of his collaborators here was Man Parrish, probably best-known for his later work with Man 2 Man). Only one of the tracks here was self-penned; rather, Nomi gets down to work here as an interpreter, turning in suitably skewed versions of "Lightning Strikes" and Chubby Checker's "The Twist." The real highlights here are his take on Kristian Hoffman's song "Total Eclipse," and a rather straight (ahem) reading of the aria from Saint-Saens' classical work Samson and Delilah. It's pretty hard to imagine your typical classical music buff embracing this song, let alone the entire album, but fans of off-kilter pop music will certainly find a lot to love about this album.
© Sean Carruthers /TiVo
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Unknown, Producer - Klaus Nomi, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
S. Herbert, Composer, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Johnsen, Producer - Lou Cristy, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1981 Spindizzy Music under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France SAS
Chubby Checker, Composer, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Johnsen, Producer
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
Kristian Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981 Spindizzy Music under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France SAS
Jay Madara, Composer, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darren White, Composer, Lyricist - Ron Johnsen, Producer
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
H. Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Cobert, Arranger - Ron Johnsen, Producer
(P) 1981 Spindizzy Music under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France SAS
Klaus Nomi, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Johnsen, Producer - S. Woody, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
Kristian Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
Unknown, Producer - M. Parrish, Composer, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, Vocal
(P) 1981, RCA Sa
Unknown, Producer - Saint-Saëns, Composer, Lyricist - Klaus Nomi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981, Spindizzy Music
Album review
It only takes a quick look at the cover to get a reasonably decent idea that this isn't your typical pop album: Decked out in a grossly oversized suit and heavy theatrical makeup, Klaus Nomi is not your typical pop singer, either. Both the cover and the music within lean heavily to the dramatic -- Nomi's delivery is all in a very operatic falsetto, though most of the music itself is more of the early-'80s European dance school (indeed, one of his collaborators here was Man Parrish, probably best-known for his later work with Man 2 Man). Only one of the tracks here was self-penned; rather, Nomi gets down to work here as an interpreter, turning in suitably skewed versions of "Lightning Strikes" and Chubby Checker's "The Twist." The real highlights here are his take on Kristian Hoffman's song "Total Eclipse," and a rather straight (ahem) reading of the aria from Saint-Saens' classical work Samson and Delilah. It's pretty hard to imagine your typical classical music buff embracing this song, let alone the entire album, but fans of off-kilter pop music will certainly find a lot to love about this album.
© Sean Carruthers /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:33
- Main artists: Klaus Nomi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1981 Spindizzy Music under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France SAS
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