Lady Nina
"Lady Nina" | ||||
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Single by Marillion | ||||
from the album Brief Encounter | ||||
B-side | "Heart Of Lothian" | |||
Released | April 1986 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, neo-progressive rock[1] | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | Marillion | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Kimsey | |||
Marillion singles chronology | ||||
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Lady Nina is a song by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion. First released in 1985 on the B-side to the #2 UK hit single "Kayleigh", it was the only single from the EP Brief Encounter released in the United States by Capitol Records in April 1986, along with a promo video. While the EP climbed to #67 on the Billboard 200 album charts, "Lady Nina" did not make the Billboard Hot 100, but did reach #30 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.[2]
"Lady Nina" is the only Marillion song to use a drum machine throughout. The cover was designed by permanent Marillion collaborator Mark Wilkinson.
The third European single from the Misplaced Childhood album, "Heart of Lothian", featured as the B-side.[3]
The regular 7" single featured an edited version of the title track with a playing time of 03:39; this version was identical to the one found on the b-side of the "Kayleigh" 7" single. No other versions were officially released. However, a 12" promo was sent out to radio stations which featured the extended version (5:45) (originally released on the 12" version of "Kayleigh") on side A and the edited version on side B. The extended version was also the one included on Brief Encounter.[4]
"Lady Nina"
Beginning of "Lady Nina" with the characteristic sound of a drum computer, untypical for the band
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Being a U.S.-only single, "Lady Nina" was not part of the collectors box-set released in July 2000 and was re-issued as a 3 CD set in 2009 (see The Singles '82–'88); however, both tracks of this single are included as they featured on the singles "Kayleigh" and "Heart of Lothian".
Tracklist
Side A
- Lady Nina [edited version] 03:39 (Dick/Rothery/Kelly/Trewavas/Mosley)
Side B
- Heart of Lothian (Special edit) 03:48 (Dick/Rothery/Kelly/Trewavas/Mosley)
Personnel
- Fish – vocals
- Steve Rothery - guitars
- Mark Kelly - keyboards
- Pete Trewavas - bass
- Ian Mosley - drum machine programming
References
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