Deep in the Heart of Nowhere is the first solo studio album by Bob Geldof, the ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer.[2] It was released in November 1986. The collection reached No. 79 for one week in the UK Albums Chart in December 1986.[5]
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| Released | 24 November 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock[2] | |||
| Length | 61:35 | |||
| Label | Mercury (UK)[3] Atlantic (US) | |||
| Producer | Rupert Hine[4]
Jimmy Iovine on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain" | |||
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The main single was "This Is the World Calling", which briefly had sneak preview (power) rotation on MTV.[6] Love Like a Rocket" was also released as a single.[5] It was remastered and re-released in 2005 with his (at the time) three other solo albums as part of The Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001 collection, and included four bonus tracks.
Track listing
editAll songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
- "This Is the World Calling" (Geldof, Raymond Doom) – 4:29
- "In the Pouring Rain" – 4:30
- "August Was a Heavy Month" – 5:07
- "Love Like a Rocket" (Geldof, Doom) – 5:23
- "I Cry Too" – 4:25
- "When I Was Young" – 5:51
- "This Heartless Heart" – 4:13
- "The Beat of the Night" – 5:33
- "Truly, True Blue" – 1:19
- "Pulled Apart by Horses" – 4:29
- "Words from Heaven" – 4:40
- "Good Boys in the Wrong" – 5:18
- "Night Turns to Day" – 4:53
- "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere" – 1:19[2]
- Great Songs of Indifference re-release
- "Life Is the Hardest Thing" – 3:13
- "Friends for Life" – 5:29
- "August Was a Heavy Month" (Instrumental) – 4:01
- "Dig a Ditch" – 4:28
Personnel
edit- David A. Stewart - guitars, keyboards
- Eric Clapton - guitar on "Love Like a Rocket", "Beat of the Night" and "August Was a Heavy Month"
- Brian Setzer - guitar
- Jamie West-Oram - guitar
- Alison Moyet - vocals on "This Is the World Calling"
- Midge Ure
- Omar Hakim
- Suzie O'List
- Clem Burke
- Pat Seymour
- Maria McKee - vocals on "This Is the World Calling"
- Annie Lennox - vocals on "This Is the World Calling"
- Gill O'Donovan
- Mint Julep
- Jools Holland
- Sonny Southern
- Maria Albert
- Lianne Davis
- T. M. Stevens
- Bono
- Technical
- The Brothers of Doom – producer on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
- Jimmy Iovine – producer on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
- Rupert Hine - producer on all tracks except "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
- Stephen W Tayler - recorder and mixer
- Andrew Scarth, Jon Bavin, Joe Chiccarelli - engineers[2][4][3]
- Brian Aris - cover photography
Singles
edit- "This Is the World Calling" / "Talk Me Up" (20 October 1986)[5]
- "Love Like a Rocket" (Remix) / "Pulled Apart By Horses" (26 January 1987) (UK & European release)[5]
- "Heartless Heart" / "Pulled Apart By Horses" (1987) (US release)
- "I Cry Too" / "Let's Go" (8 June 1987) (UK release)
- "In the Pouring Rain" / "Let's Go" (1987) (Non-UK European release)
References
edit- ^ "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Tom Demalon. "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Bob Geldof - Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ MTV Programming, November 22, 1986