Former Be-Bop Deluxe leader Bill Nelson was brought in to produce this album and provide some soaring lead guitar work, but the collaboration with Numan was beset by difficulties involving Numan's ego and approach to recording.
While Nelson's production is evident on many tracks and his guitar is heard in several places, much of this is business as usual (a B-side, "Poetry and Power," features more Nelson and has gone on to a great deal of popularity, especially with the Gravity Kills cover on Random).
The science fiction influences here are Robert A.
Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress and Harlan Ellison's "'Repent, Harlequin!' Cried the Tick-Tock Man." While there is some evidence of confusion as to his direction, the music and songwriting has more energy than anything on the predecessor, I, Assassin, with some genuinely engaging moments along the way.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WarriorsGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I Am RenderGary Numan, John Webb | Gary Numan | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Iceman ComesGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | My CenturionGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sister SurpriseGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 08:31 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Tick Tock ManGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Love Is Like Clock LawGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Rhythm of the EveningGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Sister SurpriseGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 08:31 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | This Prison Moon | Gary Numan | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracie Ackerman | Vocals |
| 2 | Russell Bell | Guitar |
| 3 | Mark Brown | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Pete Buhlman | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Patti Burris | Make-Up |
| 6 | John Dent | Remastering |
| 7 | Geoff Howes | Photography |
| 8 | Joe Hubbard | Bass |
| 9 | Steve Malins | Liner Notes |
| 10 | Terry Martin | Keyboards |
| 11 | Dick Morrissey | Saxophone |
| 12 | Bill Nelson | Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 13 | Gary Numan | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 14 | Christopher Payne | Keyboards, Viola |
| 15 | Cedric Sharpley | Drums, Percussion |
| 16 | Nick Smith | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 17 | Ray Staff | Original Mastering |
| 18 | John Webb | Assistant Engineer, Composer, Keyboards, Percussion |
| 19 | Steve Webbon | Design, Layout Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |