Lament is an album by Ultravox

Ultravox

Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....

, released in 1984. This was the seventh full album and the fourth of the band's most-recognisable incarnation, fronted by Midge Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

. It was also the last album featuring original drummer Warren Cann

Warren Cann

Warren Reginald Cann is a drummer and drum machine programmer, best known as a member of the British New Wave band Ultravox.-Early life:...

. The album peaked at no.8 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI

British Phonographic Industry

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 in June 1984 for 100,000 copies sold. It also reached #25 in Germany

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 and #115 in the United States

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.

The album's sound saw the band continuing to move away from the synthpop

Synthpop

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 style associated with their previous albums, heading into a more mainstream pop/rock direction, not entirely dissimilar to contemporaries such as Simple Minds

Simple Minds

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 and U2

U2

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 featuring greater use of guitar and 'stadium' reverb.

The album was re-released on CD in 1999 with seven bonus tracks consisting of various B-sides and remixes from the Lament period.

The album was once again re-released in 2009 as a double CD set. The first disc consisted of the original album remastered. The second disc contained remixes, B-sides and previously unreleased "work in progress" versions of songs.

Track listing

1. "White China" – 3.52
2. "One Small Day
   One Small Day
   "One Small Day" is the first single from Ultravox's seventh studio album, Lament, released on 26 January 1984. It peaked at #27 in the UK Singles Chart.The song is unusual for Ultravox in that it is mainly guitar rather than synth driven....
   
   " – 4.33
3. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
   Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
   -12" vinyl :* UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1* Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322-12" vinyl :* US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783* Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783-Cover versions:...
   
   " – 4.40
4. "Lament
   Lament (Ultravox song)
   "Lament" is the third single and title track from Ultravox's seventh studio album, released on the 21st of June 1984.Lament is a melancholy ballad, the music video depicting the band members visiting their lovers on a remote Scottish island...
   
   " – 4.42
5. "Man of Two Worlds" – 4.28 (featuring Gaelic vocals by Mae McKenna)
6. "Heart of the Country" – 5.07
7. "When the Time Comes" – 4.58
8. "A Friend I Call Desire" – 5.13

Bonus tracks for 1999 UK re-release

9. "Easterly" - 3.49
   
10. "Building" - 3.14
    
11. "Heart of the Country (Instrumental)" - 4.25
    
12. "Man of Two Worlds (Instrumental)" - 4.33
    
13. "White China (Special Mix)" - 8.25
    
14. "One Small Day (Extended Mix)" - 8.31
    
15. "Lament (Extended Mix)" - 8.01
    

    2009 Remastered Definitive Edition

    Disc 1
    1. White China
    2. One Small Day
    3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
    4. Lament
    5. Man of Two Worlds
    6. Heart of the Country
    7. When the Time Comes
    8. A Friend I Call Desire
    
    
    Disc 2
    1. One Small Day (Special 12" Remix)
    2. Easterly (B-side of One Small Day)
    3. Lament (Extended 12" version)
    4. One Small Day (Limited Edition Remix)
    5. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Special 12" Remix)
    6. Building (B-side of Dancing With Tears In My Eyes)
    7. White China (Special Mix, original CD version)
    8. Heart of the Country (Instrumental) (B-side of Lament)
    9. One Small Day (Final Mix)
    10. A Friend I Call Desire (Work In Progress Mix)
    11. Lament (Work In Progress Mix)
    
    
    • Track 10, 11 previously unreleased.