Deep in the Heart of Nowhere

Deep in the Heart of Nowhere is ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof's first solo studio album. It was released in 1986 with the main single being 'This Is the World Calling' and 'Love Like a Rocket' being a later single. It was remastered and re-released in 2005 with his (at the time) 3 other solo albums as part of The Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001 collection, and included 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

1. "This Is the World Calling" (Geldof, Raymond Doom) – 4:29
2. "In the Pouring Rain" – 4:30
3. "August Was a Heavy Month" – 5:07
4. "Love Like a Rocket" (Geldof, Doom) – 5:23
5. "I Cry Too" – 4:25
6. "When I Was Young" – 5:51
7. "This Heartless Heart" – 4:13
8. "The Beat of the Night" – 5:33
9. "Truly, True Blue" – 1:19
10. "Pulled Apart by Horses" – 4:29
11. "Words from Heaven" – 4:40
12. "Good Boys in the Wrong" – 5:18
13. "Night Turns to Day" – 4:53
14. "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere" – 1:19

Great Songs of Indifference re-release

15. "Life Is the Hardest Thing" – 3:13
16. "Friends for Life" – 5:29
17. "August Was a Heavy Month (Instrumental)" – 4:01
18. "Dig a Ditch" – 4:28

Personnel

• The Brothers of Doom – producer on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
• Jimmy Iovine – producer on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
• Rupert Hine - producer on all tracks
• Stephen W Tayler - engineer and mixer

Singles

• "This Is the World Calling" / "Talk Me Up" (October 1986)
• "Love Like a Rocket" (Remix) / "Pulled Apart By Horses" (February 1987) (UK & European release)
• "Heartless Heart" / "Pulled Apart By Horses" (1987) (US release)
• "I Cry Too" / "Let's Go" (June 1987) (UK release)
• "In the Pouring Rain" / "Let's Go" (1987) (Non-UK European release)

References