It's a Condition

1981 studio album by Romeo Void From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's a Condition is the first studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1981. It was released on CD by Wounded Bird Records, together with Strange Language, Debora Iyall's 1986 solo album, in July 2007, and digitally in 2011. The cover artwork was by Debora Iyall.

ReleasedJuly 1981
Recorded1981
StudioMobius Music, San Francisco, California
GenrePost-punk[1]
Quick facts Studio album by Romeo Void, Released ...
It's a Condition
Studio album by
Romeo Void
ReleasedJuly 1981
Recorded1981
StudioMobius Music, San Francisco, California
GenrePost-punk[1]
Length38:09
Label415
ProducerDavid Kahne
Romeo Void chronology
It's a Condition
(1981)		 Never Say Never EP
(1981)
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AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
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Reception

NME said, "like most debut albums, it unsatisfactory when viewed alongside the live show. Despite this, it is the most exciting disc of the year to date - much of which is due to Iyall's lyrical visions and images as she journeys through an urban vacuum."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, and Frank Zincavage, except where noted.

  1. "Myself to Myself" – 3:43
  2. "Nothing for Me" (Iyall, Zincavage) – 3:36
  3. "Talk Dirty (to Me)" – 4:44
  4. "Love Is an Illness" – 3:42
  5. "White Sweater" – 4:47
  6. "Charred Remains" – 3:03
  7. "Confrontation" – 2:41
  8. "Drop Your Eyes" (Iyall, Zincavage) – 3:37
  9. "Fear to Fear" – 2:38
  10. "I Mean It" (Benjamin Bossi, Iyall, Woods, Zincavage) – 5:38

Personnel

Chart positions

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1981 "Myself to Myself"/"White Sweater"/"Talk Dirty (to Me)" Billboard Club Play Singles 31[5]
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