SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator 'Nothing Can Stop Us' is a collection of songs released as singles (A-sides and B- sides in the late 70s and early 80s by UK progressive rock artist Robert Wyatt. The compilation was released through Rough Trade Records in March 1982. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Nothing Can Stop Us - Robert Wyatt on AllMusic - 1982 - This compilation of early-'80s singles includes. Nothing Can Stop Us Robert Wyatt Alternative 1982 Preview SONG TIME Born Again Cretin. 3:13 PREVIEW At Last I Am Free. 4:20 PREVIEW Caimanera.

Nothing Can Stop Us is a compilation album by Robert Wyatt released in 1982.

Concept[edit]

Wyatt,Robert - Nothing Can Stop Us Audio CD. 8,40 € Robert Wyatt His Greatest Misses 9 Ottobre 2020 The Future Eve KiTsuNe / Brian The Fox 22 Marzo 2019. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1982 Vinyl release of Nothing Can Stop Us on Discogs.

Consisting primarily of tracks released as singles and B-sides during the late 1970s and early '80s, it only contains one Wyatt composition (the opening track 'Born Again Cretin'). The rest of the songs are cover versions, a selection of musically and thematically disparate songs by a very varied collection of original artists, including Ivor Cutler, 1940s protest songs, Billie Holiday, 'The Red Flag', and Spanish-language numbers (including a version of 'Caimanera/Guantanamera'). There is a rendition of Chic's 'At Last I Am Free'. The two songs not issued as singles are 'Born Again Cretin' (taken from an NME compilation cassette) and 'The Red Flag' (which was previously unreleased.) This was the only full-length LP released by Wyatt in the ten years between 1975's Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard and his fourth solo studio album Old Rottenhat.

Release[edit]

Robert Wyatt Nothing Can Stop Us Rare Earth

In America, Nothing Can Stop Us was released on CD paired with Old Rottenhat under the title Compilation.

Reception and later recordings[edit]

Robert Wyatt Nothing Can Stop Us Rarely

The song 'Born Again Cretin' is sampled in the 1999 Italian single 'Re-Born Again Cretin' by Almamegretta/Dub Colossus, featuring the vocals of Julianna, which originally appeared on the 1998 album Robert Wyatt e Noi - The Different You, a compilation on CPI Records.

Track listing[edit]

1. 'Born Again Cretin' (Robert Wyatt) – 3:10
2. 'At Last I Am Free' (Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards) – 4:17
3. 'Caimanera' (Carlos Puebla, Joseíto Fernández) - 5:18
4. 'Grass' (Ivor Cutler) – 2:39
5. 'Stalin Wasn't Stallin'' (Willie Johnson) – 3:22
6. 'Shipbuilding' (Elvis Costello, Clive Langer) - 3:06 (Bonus track added to reissues)
7. 'Red Flag' (Traditional) – 3:09
8. 'Strange Fruit' (Lewis Allan)– 3:37
9. 'Arauco' (Violeta Parra) – 4:35
10. 'Trade Union' (Abdus Salique) – 3:44
11. 'Stalingrad' (Peter Blackman) – 5:46

Personnel[edit]

• Robert Wyatt - vocals
• Mogotsi Mothle - double bass on 'At Last I Am Free' and 'Strange Fruit'
• Frank Roberts - keyboards on 'At Last I Am Free' and 'Strange Fruit'
• Bill MacCormick - bass on 'Caimanera' and 'Arauco'
• Harry Beckett - flugelhorn on 'Caimanera'
• Kadir Durvesh - shehnai on 'Grass' and 'Trade Union'
• Esmail Shek - tabla on 'Grass' and 'Trade Union'

Album cover[edit]

The sleeve artwork is by Wyatt's wife Alfreda Benge.

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