Encore (Klaus Nomi album)
| Encore! | ||||
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| Compilation album by Klaus Nomi | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1979-1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Ron Johnsen, Klaus Nomi | |||
| Klaus Nomi chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Encore! is the third album by German countertenor Klaus Nomi, released posthumously in 1983. It is partly a compilation of previous works, with some new work added.
Nomi died of complications from AIDS earlier that year. The disease was poorly understood at that time.[2]
Track listing
- "Fanfare" – 0:40
- "The Cold Song" – 4:03
- "Total Eclipse" (Live Version) – 4:15
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" – 3:55
- "Simple Man" – 4:17
- "Wasting My Time" – 4:14
- "Wayward Sisters (From "Dido & Aeneas")" – 1:43
- "Ding Dong" – 3:03
- "You Don't Own Me" – 3:39
- "Der Nussbaum" – 3:03
- "Lightning Strikes" – 2:59
- "The Twist" – 3:10
- "Samson and Deliah (Aria)" – 3:52
"Fanfare" is an instrumental track. "Total Eclipse (live version)", "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Der Nussbaum" are previously unreleased.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Smith, Rupert (July 1994). "Klaus Nomi". Attitude. London, England. 1 (3).
The doctors discovered that Nomi's immune system had collapsed, and also found a rare form of skin cancer, Kaposi's Sarcoma, breaking out on his body. The condition was not yet known as AIDS.
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