Deep in the Heart of Nowhere

Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
Studio album by
Released24 November 1986[1]
GenrePop, rock[2]
Length61:35
LabelMercury (UK)[3]
Atlantic (US)
ProducerRupert Hine[4]
Jimmy Iovine on "This Is the World Calling" and "In the Pouring Rain"
Bob Geldof chronology
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
(1986)
The Vegetarians of Love
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

Deep in the Heart of Nowhere is the first solo studio album by Bob Geldof, the ex-Boomtown Rats lead singer.[2] It was released in November 1986. The collection reached No. 79 for one week in the UK Albums Chart in December 1986.[5]

The main single was "This Is the World Calling", which briefly had sneak preview (power) rotation on MTV.[6] Love Like a Rocket" was also released as a single.[5] It was remastered and re-released in 2005 with his (at the time) three other solo albums as part of The Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001 collection, and included four bonus tracks.

  1. ^ "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Tom Demalon. "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Bob Geldof - Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference British Hit Singles & Albums was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ MTV Programming, November 22, 1986