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Berlin's electro-pop sound is salvaged only by the enduring and assertive voice of Terri Nunn, which is why The Best of Berlin is the most preferable place to hear this Los Angeles-based group's music. The synth-soaked punch of "No More Words" from 1984's Love Life album and the week-long number one ballad "Take My Breath Away" from the film Top Gun are the album's high points, while the other tracks are made up of clean and bright techno pop/rock with heavy emphasis stemming from three different keyboard players employed throughout the band's career. Berlin's '80s poignancy provided some rather palatable music, even if the charts didn't say so. Songs like "For All Tomorrow's Lies" and "Blowin' Sky High" could compete with anything Soft Cell or A Flock of Seagulls spouted at the time, and the range of Nunn's vocals elevated most of Berlin's efforts above the norm of the run-of-the-mill synthesizer glitz, but only marginally. A compressed lineup of their most accomplished material is definitely the best way in which to enjoy Berlin, avoiding all the inessentials that crept through their albums.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Berlin, MainArtist - Rob Brill, ComposerLyricist - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - CHAS SANFORD, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richie Zito, Producer - Berlin, MainArtist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Hodge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giorgio Moroder, Producer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Buckner Crawford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berlin, MainArtist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Black, Participant - David Tickle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kane Roberts, Participant - Robert P. Brill, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Geffen Records
Terri Nunn, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Berlin, MainArtist - JOHN CRAWFORD, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Diamond, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon St. James, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chaz Ramirez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ric Olsen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel R. Van Patten, Producer, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berlin, MainArtist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - John Buckner Crawford, ComposerLyricist - Connie Hill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terri Nunn, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Berlin, MainArtist - JOHN CRAWFORD, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - David Diamond, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jon St. James, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chaz Ramirez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ric Olsen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Maomen, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel R. Van Patten, Producer, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Ruiz Velasco, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berlin, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Richards, Producer - David Tickle, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - Alan Murphy, Participant - John Buckner Crawford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Geffen Records
Berlin, MainArtist - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Julian, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terri Nunn, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Berlin, MainArtist - JOHN CRAWFORD, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Diamond, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jon St. James, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chaz Ramirez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ric Olsen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel R. Van Patten, Producer, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berlin, MainArtist - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Tickle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - Kane Roberts, Participant - John Buckner Crawford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Geffen Records
Berlin, MainArtist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE HOWLETT, Producer - CHAS SANDFORD, Producer - JOHN CRAWFORD, ComposerLyricist - John Buckner Crawford, ComposerLyricist - Connie Hill, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Berlin's electro-pop sound is salvaged only by the enduring and assertive voice of Terri Nunn, which is why The Best of Berlin is the most preferable place to hear this Los Angeles-based group's music. The synth-soaked punch of "No More Words" from 1984's Love Life album and the week-long number one ballad "Take My Breath Away" from the film Top Gun are the album's high points, while the other tracks are made up of clean and bright techno pop/rock with heavy emphasis stemming from three different keyboard players employed throughout the band's career. Berlin's '80s poignancy provided some rather palatable music, even if the charts didn't say so. Songs like "For All Tomorrow's Lies" and "Blowin' Sky High" could compete with anything Soft Cell or A Flock of Seagulls spouted at the time, and the range of Nunn's vocals elevated most of Berlin's efforts above the norm of the run-of-the-mill synthesizer glitz, but only marginally. A compressed lineup of their most accomplished material is definitely the best way in which to enjoy Berlin, avoiding all the inessentials that crept through their albums.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:22
- Main artists: Berlin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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