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Encore (Klaus Nomi album)

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Encore!
Compilation album by
Released1983
Recorded1979–1983
GenreNew wave, opera
Length42:53
LabelRCA
ProducerRon Johnsen, Klaus Nomi
Klaus Nomi chronology
Simple Man
(1982)
Encore!
(1983)
Za Bakdaz
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Encore! is a compilation album by German countertenor Klaus Nomi, released posthumously in 1983. Two previously unreleased songs were included on the album.

Nomi died earlier that year.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Fanfare" (Instrumental)  0:40
2."The Cold Song"Klaus Nomi4:03
3."Total Eclipse" (Live version)Urgh! A Music War4:15
4."Can't Help Falling in Love"Previously Unreleased3:55
5."Simple Man"
  • Kristian Hoffman
Simple Man4:17
6."Wasting My Time"
Klaus Nomi4:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
7."Wayward Sisters" (From Dido and Aeneas)
Simple Man1:43
8."Ding Dong"Simple Man3:03
9."You Don't Own Me"Klaus Nomi3:39
10."Der Nussbaum"Previously Unreleased3:03
11."Lightning Strikes"Klaus Nomi2:59
12."The Twist"Klaus Nomi3:10
13."Samson and Delilah (Aria)" (Live at Merlyn's, Madison, Wisconsin, 20 September 1980)Klaus Nomi3:52

Charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[2] 83

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music and Media. April 30, 1984. p. 12.