Promised Land (Promised Land album)
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Promised Land is the self-titled project album, released by Wang Chung
Wang Chung (band)
Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...

 guitarist Nick Feldman
Nick Feldman
Nick Feldman is an English musician, who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung. In addition to forming Wang Chung, Feldman also was a member of the duo, Promised Land, which featured Jon Moss from Culture Club, was a founding investor in Interactive Ideas...

, and Culture Club
Culture Club
Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...

 drummer Jon Moss
Jon Moss
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, on Epic Records
Epic Records
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, later Sony Records.

It was originally released in November, 1991. However, for reasons unknown, the album was released again 8 months later on July 28, 1992; this time, on Sony Records. Promised Land also released two singles, "Circle in the Square", and the band's own version of "Something in the Air
Something In The Air (song)
"Something in the Air" is a song recorded by Thunderclap Newman, a band created by Pete Townshend for The Who's former roadie John 'Speedy' Keen who wrote and sang the song, from their only album Hollywood Dream. It was a UK #1 single for three weeks in July 1969...

" in addition to the band’s self-titled debut album.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Nick Feldman, Jon Moss and David Chandler except where indicated
  1. "Circle in the Square" - 5:35
  2. "You, You Monkey" - 4:37
  3. "Flowers in the Desert" - 5:15
  4. "Drivetime" - 4:53
  5. "All Dressed Up for the End of the World" - 4:36 (Nick Feldman, Jon Moss, David Chandler, and Tony Swain)
  6. "You Haunt My Heart" - 4:37
  7. "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" - 3:25
  8. "Be Somebody" - 5:14
  9. "Mantra" - 6:11 (Nick Feldman and Jon Moss)
  10. "Big Blow" - 4:57 (Nick Feldman and Jon Moss)
  11. "Who's Controlling the Weather?" - 6:43

Musicians

  • Nick Feldman
    Nick Feldman
    Nick Feldman is an English musician, who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British new wave band, Wang Chung. In addition to forming Wang Chung, Feldman also was a member of the duo, Promised Land, which featured Jon Moss from Culture Club, was a founding investor in Interactive Ideas...

     : Lead & backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jon Moss
    Jon Moss
    Jon Moss is an English drummer best known as a member of the 1980s pop group Culture Club. He has also played with other bands, including London, The Nips and The Damned.-Early life:...

    : Keyboards, programming, drums, percussion, backing vocals

Singles

  • Something in the Air (CD single) (1990)
  1. Something in the Air (7 inch) – 4:11
  2. Something in the Air (extended version) – 5:43
  3. Something in the Air (Blood Brothers remix) – 5:30

  • Something in the Air (12 inch vinyl) (1990)
  1. Only Seventeen (Instrumental)
  2. No it U lover (mantra for a revolution)

  • Circle in the Square (CD single) (August 13, 1992)
  1. Circle in the Square (radio edit) – 4:36
  2. Circle in the Square (alternative CHR mix) – 4:21

  • 5-song Sampler CD (1993)
  1. Circle in the Square – 5:34
  2. Flowers in the Desert – 5:14
  3. All Dressed Up for the End of the World – 4:36
  4. You Haunt My Heart – 4:35
  5. Who's Controlling the Weather? – 6:43
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