Pure Soft Metal: It Takes Your Breath Away

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1A Kind of Magic
assistant engineer:
Croydon (Engineer)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drum machine, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
synthesizer and background vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
recording of:
A Kind of Magic
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Queen3.85?:??
A2(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
Cutting Crew4?:??
A3Missing You
recording of:
Missing You
lyricist:
John Waite
composer:
Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
publisher:
Everpop Songs, Markmeem Music (publisher), Quartet Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Fallwater Music (in 1984), Markeem Music (publisher) (in 1984), Paperwaite Music (publisher) (in 1984) and The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984)
John Waite4?:??
A4Kyrie
recording of:
Kyrie
lyricist:
John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages)
composer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Mr. Mister4?:??
A5Summer of ’69
recording engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1984-09-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Keith (Canadian guitarist) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Bryan (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
percussion:
Jim (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
lead vocals:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1984), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1999) and Badman Ltd. (Bryan Adams’ own publishing company, for copyrights use) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
mixed at:
Power Station in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-22)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 9) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 179)
recording of:
Summer of ’69 (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (on 1984-01-25)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1984-01-25) and Jim Vallance (on 1984-01-25)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1984), Calypso Toonz (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984) and Testatyme Music (in 1984)
Bryan Adams4.3?:??
A6Forget Me Not
Bad English4?:??
A7Every Rose Has It’s ThornPoison4?:??
A8RosannaToto4?:??
A9Can’t Fight This Feeling
producer:
Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer and Gary Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Can’t Fight This Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Fate Music and 大洋音楽
REO Speedwagon3.9?:??
B1Take My Breath Away
engineer:
Dave Concors, Michael Rosen (US metal producer/engineer) and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Giorgio Moroder and Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor)
mixer:
Giorgio Moroder and Brian Reeves
drums (drum set):
Rob Brill
electric guitar:
Ric Olsen
synthesizer:
Arthur Barrow and John Crawford (Berlin bassist)
lead vocals:
Terri Nunn (Berlin singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Take My Breath Away by Berlin
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 28)
recording of:
Take My Breath Away (song from the 1986 film Top Gun)
lyricist:
Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Jastian Music Inc. (ended), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (ended), BMG Ariola Belgium, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (- 2017), Sony/ATV Harmony, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1986) and GMPC (in 1986)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 59)
Berlin3.85?:??
B2Cryin’
additional engineer:
Peter Doell
assistant engineer:
Annette Cisneros, Judy Clapp, Jimmy Preziosi and Mark Stebbeds
engineer and mixer:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer)
producer:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer) and Rick Neigher
bass guitar:
Share Pedersen
drums (drum set):
Roxy Petrucci
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jan Kuehnemund
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Janet Gardner
keyboard:
Derek “Keys” Nakamoto
background vocals:
Jan Kuehnemund, Share Pedersen and Roxy Petrucci
arranger:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer) and Rick Neigher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988) (in 1988)
music videos:
Cryin’ by Vixen
recording of:
Cryin’
writer:
Jeff Paris and Gregg Tripp
publisher:
Could Be Music, Leibraphone Music, Trippland Music, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Vixen3.5?:??
B3Forever Free
W.A.S.P.4?:??
B4Over the Hills and Far Away
recording of:
Over the Hills and Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
Gary Moore3?:??
B5Modern Girl
recording of:
Modern Girl
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Meat Loaf4?:??
B6Play for Your Life
Wasch!1?:??
B7Bad Times
Mammoth3?:??
B8True
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
music quoted on:
It’s True
Spandau Ballet4?:??
B9China in Your Hand
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
China in Your Hand
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), M15 Publishing (in 1987) and Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd. (publisher) (in 1987)
T’Pau4?:??