Nosferatu (Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams album)

Nosferatu
Studio album by
Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams
Released16 November 1979
RecordedDecember 1978–April 1979
Studio
  • Britannia Studios
  • Davlen (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Eden, London, UK
Genre
Length34:59
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerHugh Cornwell, Robert Williams
Hugh Cornwell chronology
Nosferatu
(1979) 		Wolf
(1988)
Robert Williams chronology
Nosferatu
(1979) 		Late One Night
(1982)
Singles from Nosferatu
  1. "White Room"
    Released: 25 October 1979[2]

Nosferatu is an album by Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers and Robert Williams, drummer in Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.[3] It was released on 16 November 1979 by United Artists.[4]

The album cover features a still from F. W. Murnau's 1922 film of the same name,[5] with the album styled as a soundtrack to the film. Guest musicians on the album include keyboardist Ian Underwood from Frank Zappa's band and guitarist David Walldroop. Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh of the band Devo play on the song "Rhythmic Itch", and "Wrong Way Round" features Ian Dury as a fairground barker (listed as "Duncan Poundcake" on the album credits).[5]

Hugh Cornwell was advised to start a solo career in case of the Stranglers breaking up due to the end of the punk-rock scene. A cover version of Cream's "White Room" was the only single to be released from the album, backed with an instrumental version of "Losers in a Lost Land", which failed to chart; however, "Wired" was included on the Stranglers' "Don't Bring Harry" EP, which reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart.[6]

  1. ^ Gunter, Jon (16 March 2016). "On Second Thought… Nosferatu by Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams". VultureHound. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ Robert Endeacott (2014). Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990. Soundcheck Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-9575700-4-7.
  3. ^ "Hugh Cornwell Biography by John D. Buchanan". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Robert Endeacott (2014). Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990. Soundcheck Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-9575700-4-7.
  5. ^ a b NOSFERATU (Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams). hughcornwell.com. Retrieved on 4 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Don't Bring Harry". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2022.