Klaus Nomi – Klaus Nomi [LP]

The classic debut album by German countertenor Klaus Nomi. Contains the singles You Dont Own Me, Total Eclispe, Nomi Song, Lighting Strikes, and The Cold Song. Long out-of-print in the U.S. Bavarian born Klaus Sperber emigrated to New York City in 1972, and soon became a staple in the East Village art scene, adopting the new last name of Nomi (fashioned after the popular science magazine Omni). After working on a production with Kristian Hoffman, whose band Mumps were playing Maxs Kansas City and CBGB, the two began working togetherwith Hoffman writing originals and picking cover versions of popular songs that would showcase Nomis multi-octave vocal range. David Bowie hired Nomi as one his background singers for a 1979 performance on Saturday Night Live, and the exposure caught the eyes and ears of Bowies label, RCA. Soon Kristian and Klaus began recording Nomis debut album. Klaus Nomi appeared in 1981 featuring covers of Lou Christies Lightning Strikes, Leslie Gores You Dont Own Me, Chubby Checkers The Twist, and Camille Saint-Sans Samson And Delilah (Aria), plus originals from Hoffman including Nomi Song and Total Eclipse (memorably performed in the 1981 film Urgh! A Music War).1. Keys Of Life 2. Lightning Strikes 3. The Twist 4. Nomi Song 5. You Dont Own Me 6. The Cold Song 7. Wasting My Time 8. Total Eclipse 9. Nomi Chant 10. Samson And Delilah (Aria)