Answers to Nothing
Answers to Nothing, released 22 August 1988, is the second solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. It was the first release by Ure following the demise of Ultravox. As a solo artist, Ure only hit the singles chart once in America with the single 'Dear God'. It reached #6 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and at #4 on the US Billboard Alternative Music chart in 1989.[2][3] Midge filmed the promo-video to "Dear God" in Los Angeles. The track "Sister and Brother" was a duet with Kate Bush.[4] The track "Homeland" is written about Phil Lynnot.
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| Released | 22 August 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Midge Ure, Rik Walton | |||
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Midge said about the album: "I didn't actually mean to write a reflective record. In fact, when I started writing I had no idea what was going to come out. But things have changed so much for me in the last three or four years. There are a lot of things I worry about, things that affect me more now that I have a family."[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Midge Ure.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Answers to Nothing" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Take Me Home" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Sister and Brother" | 5:55 |
| 4. | "Dear God" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "The Leaving (So Long)" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Just for You" | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Hell to Heaven" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Lied" | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Homeland" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Remembrance Day" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Honorare" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Oboe" | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Music # 1" | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Sister and Brother" (Unreleased Single Edit) | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Midge Ure - guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Mark King - bass on "Answers To Nothing", "Sister And Brother" and "Just For You"
- Steve Brzezicki - bass on "Take Me Home", "Dear God" and "Lied"
- Mark Brzezicki - drums on "Answers To Nothing", "Dear God", "Just For You"and "Remembrance Day"
- Mick Karn - bass on "Remembrance Day"
- Kate Bush - vocals on "Sister and Brother"
- Robbie Kilgore - additional keyboards
- Craig Armstrong - piano on "Sister and Brother"
- Ali Campbell, Carol Douet, Robin Campbell, Yona Dunsford - background vocals on "Sister and Brother"
- Peter Saville Associates - design
Notes
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20872
- "musicvf". 2019-01-19.
- "tampabay.com". 2019-01-19.
- "katebushencyclopedia". 2019-01-19.
- ""Tracks"". Irish magazine. pp. 16–17.