Singles discography

Also scroll down to "Formerly planned releases" and "Other releases" sections.

Specifications behind a slash (such as "7" / 12" (b: ...)" or "7" / 12" (limited)", etc.) refer to the 12" release only, not to both formats.

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"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (as Léne Lovich)

7"
a: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
b: "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" / "Happy Christmas"


Solo single while Lene was part of The Diversions.

"Happy Christmas": First composition by Lene Lovich and Les Chappell on disc (see upcoming detailed overview of all songs).

UK; 12 Nov 1976

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"I Think We're Alone Now"

7"
a: "I Think We're Alone Now"
b: "Lucky Number" (prior to album recording)

7"

a: "I Think We're Alone Now" (Japanese version)

b: "Lucky Number" (prior to album recording)

UK; 14 July 1978; also promo

South Africa; 1979

Spain; 1979; also promo

"I Think We're Alone Now" (Japanese version): UK; limited; July 1978

"Lucky Number" (prior to album recording): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

"I Think We're Alone Now" (Japanese version): Also released on various CDs.

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"Lucky Number" (single remix)

Single remix of album recording, as subsequently released on "Stateless" (second and third releases).

7"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "Home" (original mix, as released on "Stateless" (first release, and subsequently on second release))

12"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "Home" (original mix; see above) / "Lucky Number" (Version)

12" (France)

a: "Lucky Number" (extended version (not mentioned on disc or sleeve))
b: "I Think We're Alone Now" / "Home" (original mix; see above)

7" (US)
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "Lucky Number" (extended version ("Slavic Dance Version"))

12" (promo) (US)

a: "Lucky Number" (extended version ("Slavic Dance Version"))

b: "Lucky Number" / "Lucky Number" (Version)

12" (promo) (US)

a: "Lucky Number" (extended version ("Slavic Dance Version"))

b: "Home" (remix, as released on "Stateless" (third release)) / "I Think We're Alone Now"

"Lucky Number" (Version): Instrumental version with some vocals.

"Lucky Number" (extended version) called "Slavic Dance Version" on US release and "Dance Version" on Canada release (see below).

See albums discography for different releases of "Stateless".

UK; 7" / 12"; 26 Jan 1979 (7"), (? 02 Feb) 1979 (12"); 7" also promo (? 19 Jan) 1979

Australia; 7"; March 1979

Belgium; 7" / 12" (b: "Home")

Canada; 12" (a: "Lucky Number" (extended version ("Dance Version")) // b: "Say When" (remix, as released on "Stateless" (third release)) / "Home" (remix; see above)); 1979

France; 7" (b: "I Think We're Alone Now") / 12" (see above); 12" test pressing 29 May 1979 (not actual release date)

Germany; 7" / 12"

Greece; 7" / 12" (b: "Home")

Italy; 7" (b: "Home" (remix; see above)); early 1980; also promo

Japan; 7"

Mexico; 7" / 12" (b: "Home"); 1980

Netherlands; 7" / 12"; 10 March 1979

New Zealand; 7" / 12"

Portugal; 7" / 12"

Spain; 7" / 12"; 7" also promo

US; 7 " (see above) / 12" (promo; see above) / 12" (promo; see above); June 1979 (7"), 1979 (both promo 12"); 7" also promo

"Lucky Number" (Version), (extended version): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"Say When" (remix)

From "Stateless" (third release), prior to its release (except possibly in France; see albums discography).

7"
a: "Say When"
b: "One Lonely Heart"

12"
a: "Say When"
b: "One Lonely Heart" / "Big Bird"

"One Lonely Heart", "Big Bird" recorded in late March 1979.

UK; 7" / 12"; 11 May 1979; 7" also promo (single-sided) (? 04 May) 1979

Australia; 7" / 12" (limited); Aug 1979

Belgium; 7" (b: "One Lonely Heart" / "Big Bird")

France; 7"

Germany; 7"

Italy; 7" (b: "Home" (original mix, as released on "Stateless" (first and second releases (both unreleased in Italy; see albums discography)))); Aug 1979; also promo

Netherlands; 7" / 12"; 19 May 1979

New Zealand; 7" (b: "I Think We're Alone Now")

Spain; 7"; also promo

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"Bird Song"

7"

a: "Bird Song"

b: "Trixi"

12"

a: "Bird Song"

b: "Too Tender (To Touch)" (remix, as released on "Stateless" (third release)) / "Trixi"

UK; 7" / 12"; 28 Sep 1979; 7" also promo / 12" also promo (very limited; single-sided; picture disc)

Australia; 7"; Nov 1979

Belgium; 7" (b: "Too Tender (To Touch)" / "Trixi")

Germany; 7" / 12" (b: "Too Tender (To Touch)"

France; 7" / 12"

Japan; 7" / 12" (b: "Trixi"); May 1980; 7" also promo

Netherlands; 7"; 06 Oct 1979

Scandinavia; 7" / 12"

Spain; 7"; also promo

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"Angels"

7"

a: "Angels"

b: "The Fly"

12"

a: "Angels"

b: "The Fall" / "The Fly"


"The Fall" mixed on 04 Feb 1980.
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UK; 7" / 12"; 18 Jan 1980 (7"), Feb 1980 (12"); 7" also promo

Australia; 7"; Oct 1980

Belgium; 7"; translucent orange vinyl

Japan; 7"

Netherlands; 7"; 26 Jan 1980

New Zealand; 7"

Portugal; 7"

Spain; 7"; also promo

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"What Will I Do Without You" (single version)

Different recording than album version.

double 7"

1 a: "What Will I Do Without You"
1 b: "Joan"
2 a: "Monkey Talk" (live) / "The Night" (live)
2 b: "Too Tender (To Touch)" (live) / "You Can't Kill Me" (live)

Recorded in 1979.

Disc 2: Live at the Lyceum/London, 03 Feb 1980. Produced and mixed by Bazza.

See also "Other releases" section for "What Will I Do Without You" (album version).

UK; double 7"; 14 March 1980; disc 1 also jukebox promo

Australia; 7" (disc 1) / double 7" (limited); April 1980

France; double 7"

Germany; 7" (a: "What Will I Do Without You" / "The Night" (live) // b: "You Can't Kill Me" (live) / "Monkey Talk" (live)) / double 7" (limited, 300 copies); April 1980

Italy; double 7"

Netherlands; double 7"; 05 April 1980

Portugal; 7" (a: "What Will I Do Without You" / "The Night" (live) // b: "Too Tender (To Touch)" (live) / "You Can't Kill Me" (live))

Also released on Italian compilation album "Hotel Blue" (vinyl) (Italy; 1982). Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

Live tracks from disc 2: Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"The Night" (remix)

7"

a: "The Night"
b: "Monkey Talk" (live)


"The Night" remixed on 05 Feb 1980 for single release.

"Monkey Talk" (live) as released on "What Will I Do Without You" double 7".

US; March 1980 (acetate pressing 12 March 1980; not actual release date); also promo (a: "The Night" (remix) // b: "The Night" (remix))

Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"New Toy"

7"
a: "New Toy"
b: "Cat's Away" (single mix)

"Car's Away" (single mix) different to later released "New Toy" EP mix; see albums discography.

Wrong speed for "Cat's Away" on German 7" release, due to pressing error. The record itself plays at 45 rpm, but the speed of the b-side track is like playing a 33 rpm record on 45 rpm.

12"
a: "New Toy" (Extended Version)
b: "Cat's Away" (single mix)

cassette

a: "New Toy" / Cat's Away (single mix)

b: "New Toy" (Extended Version) / Cat's Away (single mix)

12" (EP) (Japan)

1: "New Toy" / "Lucky Number" (extended version ("Disco Version")) / "Bird Song" (edited intro)

2: "Cat's Away" (single mix) / "Joan" / "Details" (first version)

"Details" (first version) previously released on "Riding High" soundtrack album (see non-album tracks page).

"Lucky Number" (extended version) (as released in 1979) called "Disco Version" on this release.

Listed separately because this is the only release of "Details" (first version) in decent audio quality. It has been originally released on the soundtrack album for "Riding High" (see non-album tracks page), of which the audio quality is of low standard.

See also upcoming screen/soundtracks/acting overview for "Details" (first version - instrumental), and upcoming detailed overview of all songs.

It is common misbelief that this EP (released in spring 1981) and two other 12" EPs also called "New Toy" (see below) are variations of the actual "New Toy" EP (see albums discography), to which they are in fact NOT related.

Those three EPs were released by local record labels without input from Lene or Stiff Records, while the actual "New Toy" EP (Epic Records, US, July 1981; also released in Canada and Australia) was an official new release of Lene's that came out for completely different reasons than these three others, and separate from the "New Toy" single release (see "'No Man's Land Mysteries and Rumours" page).

-The Japanese six-track 12" EP "New Toy" (see above) is not a variation of the actual "New Toy" EP, but a different format of the "New Toy" single release. It was released by the local record label just instead of putting out "New Toy" in usual 7" / 12" single format in Japan.

At the time of its release (spring 1981), there had been no plans yet for the actual "New Toy" EP on Epic Records in America (July 1981).

-The Australian limited six-track 12" EP "New Toy" (see below) is not a variation of the actual "New Toy" EP, but a different format of the "New Toy" single release. It was the way how the local record label released the 12" single in Australia.

At the time of its release (spring 1981), there had been no plans yet for the actual "New Toy" EP on Epic Records in America (July 1981; also released in Australia later in the same year).

-The French five-track 12" EP "New Toy" (see "Other releases" section) was released by the local record label in France in late 1982 or 1983, and is also unrelated to the actual "New Toy" EP.

Also, these three releases are unrelated to one another.

UK; 7" / 12" / cassette (limited); 13 Feb 1981 (7"), March 1981 (12"), Feb or March 1981 (cassette); 7" also promo (around early Feb 1981)

Australia; 7" / 12" (EP; limited; 1: "New Toy" (Extended Version) / Cat's Away (single mix) // 2: "Monkey Talk" (live) / "The Night" (live) / "Too Tender (To Touch)" (live) / "You Can't Kill Me" (live) (live recordings from "What Will I Do Without You" double 7"; see above)); April 1981

Belgium; 7" / 12"

France; 7" / 12" (limited)

Germany; 7" (see above about pressing error) / 12"; 7" also promo

Italy; 7"

Japan; 12" (EP) (see above); late March or April 1981

Mexico; 12"

Netherlands; 7"; 14 March 1981

New Zealand; 7"

Spain; 7"; also promo

US; 12" (promo; a: "New Toy" (Extended Version) // b: "New Toy" (not listed on sleeve) / "Cat's Away" (single mix)) (see also "Formerly planned releases" section) / 12" (promo; a: "New Toy" (Extended Version) // b: "New Toy")

Yugoslavia; 7"

"New Toy" (Extended Version): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

"Details" (first version), "Bird Song" (edited intro): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"Blue Hotel" (single recording)

Different song than earlier written and recorded - but later released - same-titled song from "No Man's Land".

7" (Italy)
a: "Blue Hotel"
b: "Details" (re-recording) (as previously released on "New Toy" EP; see albums discography)

7" (Germany)
a: "Blue Hotel"
b: "O Seasons O Castles" (complete)

"O Seasons O Castles" recorded around early 1982.

German 7" listed separately because it is one of the two releases on which "O Seasons O Castles" was available (see also entry for "Maria"). Mix for French TV film "Rock" on all CD releases (differences to mix from vinyl singles: About 20 seconds shorter and one vocal sound by Lene omitted).

Italy; Jan or Feb 1982

Germany; blue vinyl; (? around May) 1983; also promo (blue vinyl)

"Blue Hotel" (single recording): Also released on compilation album "Hotel Blue" (vinyl) (Italy; 1982) and various CDs.

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"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"

12" (US, Canada)
a: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Extended Dance Mix)
b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Version)

7"
a: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (single mix)
b: "Blue"

12" (UK)
a: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Remixed Extended 12" Version)
b: "Blue" / "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Version) (not listed on label or sleeve)

12" (Mexico)
a: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Remixed Extended 12" Version (about 27 seconds longer than on UK release))
b: "Blue" / "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Version) (not listed on label or sleeve)

Single mix: Different to album mix.

Extended Dance Mix, Version: Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, Dick Wingate, Jane Brinton.

Remixed Extended 12" Version: Mixed by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell.

Version: Instrumental version with some vocals.

US; 12" / 7"; 20 Oct 1982 (12"), Jan 1983 (7"); 7" also promo (a: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (single mix) // b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (single mix))

UK; 7" (with limited picture disc edition) / 12"; 22 Oct 1982, 29 Oct 1982 (picture disc); 7" also promo

Australia; 7" (limited); Jan 1983

Belgium; 7"

Canada; 12" / 7"; 1982 (12"), 1983 (7")

Germany; 7"; also promo

Japan; 7" (b: "Faces"); 1983; also promo

Mexico; 12" (see above for difference to UK release); 1983

Netherlands; 7"; 22 Dec 1982

Portugal; 7"; 1983

Scandinavia; 7"; Nov 1982

South Africa; 7"

Spain; 7"; also promo

"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (single mix): Also released on album "Flex... plus" (CD); 1991.

"It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Extended Dance Mix), (Version), (Remixed Extended Version): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"Blue Hotel" (from "No Man's Land")

Different song than later written and recorded - but earlier released - same-titled single recording (see above).

12"
a: "Blue Hotel" (Dance Mix)
b: "Blue Hotel"

7"

a: "Blue Hotel"

b: "Savages" (album version) (different to "New Toy" EP version; see albums discography)

"Blue Hotel" (Dance Mix): Mixed by Jane Brinton, John Morales, Sergio Muntibai on 02 March 1983.

US; 12" / 7"; March 1983 (12"), April 1983 (7"); 12" also promo / 7" also promo (a: "Blue Hotel" // b: "Blue Hotel")

"Blue Hotel" (Dance Mix): Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"Maria"

7"
a: "Maria"
b: "O Seasons O Castles" (complete)

Initially planned for UK release (see "Formerly planned releases" section). See also "Other releases" section for releases in Italy and Spain.

"O Seasons O Castles" recorded around early 1982.

Listed separately because it is one of the two releases on which "O Seasons O Castles" was available (see also entry for "Blue Hotel" (single recording)). Mix for French TV film "Rock" on all CD releases (differences to mix from vinyl singles: About 20 seconds shorter and one vocal sound by Lene omitted).

Australia; late April or early May 1983

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"Don't Kill the Animals" (single re-recording) (Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen)

7"
a: "Don't Kill the Animals"
b: "Don't Kill the Animals" (Instrumental - single edit)

12"
a: "Don't Kill the Animals" (Disco Version)
b: "Don't Kill the Animals" (Instrumental) / "Don't Kill the Animals"


Disco Version: Extended version.

Instrumental, Instrumental - single edit: Instrumental version with some vocals.

Released prior to original recording (called Rescue Version; see non-album tracks page).

Germany; 7" / 12"; autumn 1986

France; 7" / 12"

South Africa; 7" / 12"

Spain; 7" / 12"

UK; 7" / 12"; 06 Jan 1987

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"Wonderland" (single re-recording)

12"
a: "Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix) / "Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix - radio edit)

b: "Wonderland" (London Dance Mix) / "Wonderland" (London Dance Mix - radio edit)

cassette

a: "Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix - radio edit) / "Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix)

b: "Wonderland" (London Dance Mix - radio edit) / "Wonderland" (London Dance Mix)

CD

Wonderland (New York Dance Mix) / "Wonderland" (New York Dance Mix - radio edit) / Wonderland" (London Dance Mix) / "Wonderland" (London Dance Mix - radio edit)

New York Dance Mix, New York Dance Mix - radio edit: Additional production and remix by Yvonne Turner, Goh Hotoda. Programmed by Alan Friedman.

London Dance Mix, London Dance Mix - radio edit: Remix by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell. Additional bass by Mark White.

New York Dance Mix - radio edit contains additional vocal elements.

Recorded in 1988 or early 1989; released prior to earlier recorded album version (see albums discography).

See also non-album tracks page for further remixes.

US; 12" / cassette (limited); around summer 1989

Australia; 12"

Canada; 12"

Germany; CD

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"Make Believe" (single mix)

7"
a: "Make Believe"
b: "Shadow Walk"


Transposed verses compared to album version (see albums discography).

Australia; limited; April 1990; also promo

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"Shapeshifter" (Lene Lovich, Comical Brothers)

Fragmentary versions of track from "Shadows and Dust" album, prior to its release (see albums discography).

CD
"Shapeshifter" (Comicals Mix) / "Shapeshifter" (I Could Be You Mix) / "Shapeshifter" (Subsonic Legacy Mix)

Based around loop by Comical Brothers (see upcoming detailed overview of all songs).

Track 1 mixed by Comical Brothers. Track 2 mixed by Lene Lovich and Les Chappell. Track 3 mixed by Subsonic Legacy (no input from original artists).

UK; 12 Dec 1999

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"The Wicked Witch" (Latz, Lene Lovich)

10" (EP)
a: "The Wicked Witch" (Monitor Mix) / (Latz: "Survive the Machines" (The Wicked Mix))
b: "Home" / (Latz: "Towers")


"The Wicked Witch", "Home" - vocals and "additional construction" by Lene Lovich, Les Chappell

"The Wicked Witch": Song title by Latz (inspired from film "The Wizard of Oz", 1939); lyrics by Lene Lovich.

"The Wicked Witch" (Monitor Mix) previously available on "Dracfest tape" (Sep 1997; see non-album tracks page).

"The Wicked Witch" recorded and mixed by Lene Lovich and Les Chappell) in 1994. "Home" recorded in 1995 and mixed in late 1996.

See also non-album tracks page for "The Wicked Witch" (album mix) and upcoming detailed overview of all songs.

Germany; limited (523 copies); clear vinyl; 01 April 2000

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"Savages" (Lene Lovich Band)


Recorded some years before release.

online release; 04 Jan 2019

Also released on sampler album "Wild at Heart: Locked in the Dressing Room" (vinyl); early 2021 (see non-album tracks page).

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Formerly planned releases:


"Home" (original mix, as released on "Stateless" (first release))

7"
a: "Home"
b: "Writing on the Wall" (original mix, as released on "Stateless" (first release))


Withdrawn.

UK; Nov 1978 (single-sided test pressing marked 11 Sep 1978, prior to album release)

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"The Night" (remix)

As released on US single (see main section).

Intended for release by Stiff Records, but withdrawn because Lene opted for "What Will I Do Without You" (single version) instead.

UK; March 1980

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"New Toy"

12"
a: "New Toy" (Extended Version)
b: "New Toy" / "Cat's Away" (single mix)

Withdrawn because Epic Records decided to release "New Toy" EP instead (see albums discography).

See also main entry for US promo release.

US; March 1981

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"Never Never Land"

Intended for release by Lene, but Stiff Records boss Dave Robinson was not interested.

UK; 1981

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"Sister Video"

Intended for release by Lene.

1983

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"Maria"

7"
a: "Maria"
b: "Savages" or "O Seasons O Castles" (complete)

Withdrawn.

For "O Seasons O Castles" (complete), see also entries for "Blue Hotel" (single recording) and "Maria" at main section.

UK; 06 May 1983
See also main section for release in Australia and "Other releases" section for releases in Italy and Spain.

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"Walk Like an Egyptian"

See upcoming detailed overview of all songs.

1985

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"Hold on to Love"

One source claims this release was intended to be a remix. However, this is unconfirmed; perhaps it was just a single edit of the album recording.

Withdrawn.

Australia; Oct or Nov 1990

See also "Other releases" section for "Hold on to Love" (as released on "March").

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Other releases:

12" (album length) (promo)

"Lene Lovich speaks" (interview)

UK; 1979

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"Home" (single edit)

Single edit of remix from "Stateless" (third release).

7"
a: "Home"
b: "Writing on the Wall" (remix, as released on "Stateless" (second and third releases))

US; Aug 1979; also promo (a: "Home" (single edit) // b: "Home" (single edit))

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"Writing on the Wall"

Remix, as released on "Stateless" (second and third releases).

acetate 7"

single-sided

US; 1979

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12" (album length) (promo)

"Interview"

Canada; 1980

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7" (flexi-disc) (promo)

"What Will I Do Without You" (album version) (extract) / "Bird Song" (extract) / "The Night (album version) (extract)

Track 1 segues into track 2; track 2 segues into track 3.

US; 1980

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"What Will I Do Without You" (album version)

12" (promo)

a: "What Will I Do Without You"

b: "Angels" / "The Night" (album version)

US; 1980

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"Lucky Number"

7" (promo)

a: "Lucky Number"

b: "What Will I Do Without You" (album version)

Canada; 1980

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"What Will I Do Without You" (album version) / "Lucky Number"

7"
a: "What Will I Do Without You"
b: "Lucky Number"

Yugoslavia; (? April) 1980

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"1980 Global Assault"

10" (EP) (promo)

a: "Monkey Talk" (live) / "The Night" (live) / "Too Tender (To Touch)" (live)

b: "Angels" (live) / "Lucky Number" (live) / "Home" (live)

a: Live at the Lyceum/London, 03 Feb 1980 (as released on "What Will I Do Without You" single). Produced and mixed by Bazza.

b: Live at Paradise Theater/Boston, 15 March 1980. Mixed by Barry Taylor, Dick Wingate.

US; 1980

b: Also released on 4-CD box set "Toy Box".

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"Lucky Number"

7"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "New Toy"

Re-release because of "Lucky Number" being used on TV commercial for KP Nuts.

UK; 21 May 1982; also promo

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"New Toy"

12" (EP)
a: "New Toy" / "Lucky Number" / "Say When"
b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" / "Bird Song"

See note at main section entry for "New Toy".

France; late 1982 or 1983

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"Maria"

7" (Italy)
a: "Maria"
b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"

12" (promo) (Italy)

a: "Maria"

b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"

7" (Spain)

a: "Maria"
b: "Savages" (album version)

Italy; around May 1983; 7" also promo

Spain; May 1983; also promo

See also main section for release in Australia, and "Formerly planned releases" section for UK release.

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"Lucky Number" / "Blue Hotel"

7"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "Blue Hotel" (from "No Man's Land")

Spain; 1984

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"Lucky Number" / "Bird Song"

7"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "Bird Song"

Philippines; 1984

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"Lucky Number" (extended version (not mentioned on disc or sleeve))

As released in 1979 (see main section).

12"
a: "Lucky Number"
b: "New Toy"

Released as part of CBS Special Products series.

US; early 1988

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"Blue Hotel" (Dance Mix) / "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Extended Dance Mix)

"Blue Hotel" (Dance Mix) as released in 1983; "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)" (Extended Dance Mix) as released in 1982 (see main section).

12"
a: "Blue Hotel"
b: "It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)"

Released as part of Mixed Masters series.

US; Feb 1988

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"Hold on to Love"

7"
a: "Hold on to Love"
b: "Natural Beauty"

cassette

a: "Hold on to Love" / "Natural Beauty"

b: "Hold on to Love" / "Natural Beauty"

See also "Formerly planned releases" section.

Australia; cassette limited; Oct 1990 or 12 Nov 1990; 7" also promo

Illinois Entertainer (30 Dec 2005)

Hi, My Name Is Lene

IE: Your new album, Shadows And Dust, is infused with supernatural themes.

LL: We deal with the real world everyday. It gets a little tedious [laughs]. I've always been interested in unnatural and spooky things. I'm not really so much into horror for the sake of people dying and blood and gore and that sort of thing. I've always loved stories and myths and legends and anything that has a science fiction or fantasy element to it.

IE: What is the secret to the longstanding creative collaboration between you and your husband, Les Chappell?

LL: I suppose that to a great degree we like similar things and we have similar standards. We won't stop until we get it right. If one of us is losing a little bit of energy, then we have the other to say [laughs], "This isn't really right. We have to go to the next stage."

IE: One question on everyone's mind is about the more than 15-year gap between the release of March and Shadows And Dust. Did motherhood play a part in your absence?

LL: Of course, I don't know how people can do such an important job and also do other jobs. I can't see how it can be done. It also came at a time when the music business was not so much fun for me. So, it was not a difficult decision for me.

IE: As an artist and performer, to what would you attribute your longevity?

LL: I think you have to continuously excite yourself [laughs], if that doesn't sound too rude. You have to want to do it for some other reason apart from making a living. That's not been the main thing [for me]. The main thing is to create something that's never been before. To make something exciting happen.

Record (US; May 1983)

It's one thing for an artist to finance a record, but when an artist lays out thousands of dollars for a world tour of sorts, that, as the expression has it, is a whole 'nother smoke.

Yet Lene Lovich is opening up her own purse to pay for a four-month jaunt through North America, Australia, Japan, Thailand and India. [Note: Concerts in Thailand, India (Bombay), Hong Kong were scheduled, but eventually did not take place. There had also been plans for 1983 concerts in Yugoslavia, Rome, UK, but these did not happen either.]

"I've always been attracted to self-made people," Lovich says by way of explaining her strategy. "I'm self-made myself. You know my record label (Stiff) has no more offices here, so I'm totally independent, and it's up to me to take care of things. Right now, I'm here because I want to play in America, I want to thrill myself with music. There's no other reason to be in this business, is there?"

Lovich, who hasn't appeared in the States in some eighteen months, is, by economic necessity, keeping her shows simple.

"We don't do videos, slides, special effects," she explains, "it's a very direct, personal show. I want the audience to know me, and I want to see their faces."

Her current band - guitarist Les Chappell (her writing partner), bassist Ron Francois, drummer Steve Goulding (from The Rumour) and keyboardists Ben Barson and Lindon Connah - is strongly rhythm-oriented, while Lovich's vocals continue, in the artist's words, to "pick up certain frequencies and bear down on them."

She seems reasonably happy with the response to her recent LP, No Man's Land, and expects the tour to revive interest in the record, but the best she is hoping for "is not to lose money".

"What's important," Lovich says, "is that I plan to stay around, and at this point I've never felt more ambitious about the future, never felt more on top of things. I remember as a child growing up in a non-artistic family and being told I couldn't sing. But I kept at it. It's important for all of us to make something happen, to make our mark on the world."