Lament (Ultravox album)

Lament
Studio album by Ultravox
Released	April 1984
Recorded	1983–1984
Genre	Synthpop, electronic
Label	Chrysalis Records
Producer	Ultravox
Ultravox chronology
Monument (1983) Lament (1984) The Collection (1985)

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Lament is an album by Ultravox, released in 1984. This was the seventh full album and the fourth of the band's most-recognisable incarnation, fronted by Midge Ure. It was also the last album featuring original drummer Warren Cann. The album peaked at no.8 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1984 for 100,000 copies sold. It also reached #25 in Germany and #115 in the United States.

The album's sound saw the band continuing to move away from the synthpop style associated with their previous albums, heading into a more mainstream pop/rock direction, not entirely dissimilar to contemporaries such as Simple Minds and U2 featuring greater use of guitar and 'stadium' reverb.

The album was re-released on CD in 1999 with seven bonus tracks consisting of various B-sides and remixes from the Lament period.

The album was once again re-released in 2009 as a double CD set. The first disc consisted of the original album remastered. The second disc contained remixes, B-sides and previously unreleased "work in progress" versions of songs.

Track listing

1. "White China" – 3.52
2. "One Small Day" – 4.33
3. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" – 4.40
4. "Lament" – 4.42
5. "Man of Two Worlds" – 4.28 (featuring Gaelic vocals by Mae McKenna)
6. "Heart of the Country" – 5.07
7. "When the Time Comes" – 4.58
8. "A Friend I Call Desire" – 5.13

Bonus tracks for 1999 UK re-release

9. "Easterly" - 3.49
10. "Building" - 3.14
11. "Heart of the Country (Instrumental)" - 4.25
12. "Man of Two Worlds (Instrumental)" - 4.33
13. "White China (Special Mix)" - 8.25
14. "One Small Day (Extended Mix)" - 8.31
15. "Lament (Extended Mix)" - 8.01

    2009 Remastered Definitive Edition

    Disc 1

    1. White China
    2. One Small Day
    3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
    4. Lament
    5. Man of Two Worlds
    6. Heart of the Country
    7. When the Time Comes
    8. A Friend I Call Desire

    Disc 2

    1. One Small Day (Special 12" Remix)
    2. Easterly (B-side of One Small Day)
    3. Lament (Extended 12" version)
    4. One Small Day (Limited Edition Remix)
    5. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Special 12" Remix)
    6. Building (B-side of Dancing With Tears In My Eyes)
    7. White China (Special Mix, original CD version)
    8. Heart of the Country (Instrumental) (B-side of Lament)
    9. One Small Day (Final Mix)
    10. A Friend I Call Desire (Work In Progress Mix)
    11. Lament (Work In Progress Mix)
    • Track 10, 11 previously unreleased.