Reel Life (Boy Meets Girl album)
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| Studio album by Boy Meets Girl | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | RCA/BMG | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin, George Merrill | |||
| Boy Meets Girl chronology | ||||
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Reel Life is the second album released by the duo Boy Meets Girl. Released in 1988 by RCA Records/BMG, the album featured the band's sole top ten hit as a recording act, "Waiting for a Star to Fall," as well as the minor follow-up, "Bring Down the Moon."
Like the band's previous album, all of the tracks were written entirely by Merrill and Rubicam.
Track listing
- All Titles Published By Irving Music, Inc./Boy Meets Girl Music.
- "Bring Down the Moon" 5:02 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Waiting for a Star to Fall" 4:32 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Stormy Love" 4:36 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Is Anybody Out There in Love?" 4:55 (Merrill)
- "Stay Forever" 4:08 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "If You Run" 4:33 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "One Sweet Dream" 5:47 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "No Apologies" 4:25 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Restless Dreamer" 4:56 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Someone's Got to Send Out Love" 1:56 (Merrill, Rubicam)
Production
- Produced By Arif Mardin & George Merrill
- Engineers: Rod Hui, Joey Wolpert
- Assistant Engineers: Jim Bredouw, Don Tittle, Matt Tritto, Eric Westfall
- Mixing: David Leonard, Joey Wolpert
- Mix Assistants: Jim Dineen
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Personnel
- Drums: Denny Fongheiser (tracks 2-4), Michael Jochum (tracks 1-3, 6, 8, and 9)
- Bongos, Brushes, and Cymbal: Michael Jochum (track 7)
- Drum Programming: George Merrill (tracks 2, 3, 7, and 8)
- Drum Sequencing: George Merrill (track 4)
- Linn 9000 Drum Machine: Denny Fongheiser (track 1), George Merrill (track 5), Michael Jochum (track 5)
- Sequencing (Other): George Merrill (tracks 3, 6, and 8)
- Bass: Leon Gaer (tracks 1, 4, and 10), Kerry Hatch (tracks 5 and 7-9), George Merrill (track 2), Kevin McCormick (track 6)
- Synth Bass: Kerry Hatch (track 3)
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Denny Fongheiser (track 1), George Merrill (tracks 1-3, 5, and 7), Richard Gibbs (tracks 4, 5, and 9), Joe Mardin (tracks 1 and 4), Michael Jochum (track 5)
- Piano: George Merrill (tracks 1, 2, and 10)
- Electric Piano: George Merrill (tracks 6 and 9)
- Programming: Joe Mardin (track 3), Thomas Hart (track 10)
- "Crowning Touch": Joe Mardin (track 2)
- Sampling: George Merrill (track 5), Richard Gibbs (track 5)
- Emax: George Merrill (tracks 1, 7, and 8)
- Emax voices: George Merrill (track 4)
- Emulator: George Merrill (track 10)
- Voice Box and Sound Effects (Chocolate Chips): Richard Gibbs (track 6)
- Guitars: John Goux (tracks 1-5, 7, and 8), John Morton (tracks 6 and 9)
- Dulcimer, E-bow: John Goux
- Mandolin: Eric Williams (track 9)
- Whistle: Richard Gibbs (track 9)
- Oboe: Gary Herbig (track 8)
- Alto Sax: Andy Snitzer (track 2), Larry Williams (track 8)
- Vocals: Susan Boyd (tracks 2 and 3), Joe Turano (track 6)
- Bunman: Bunman (track 10)
- Primary vocalists [uncredited]: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
References
- ↑ Reel Life at AllMusic
- ↑ Boy Meets Girl- Reel Life cassette @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-31-2013.
- ↑ Boy Meets Girl- Reel Life LP @Discogs.com Retrieved 7-11-2014.
- Boy Meets Girl, "Reel Life" CD Liner Notes. RCA, 1988
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