SOUNDTRACK
SOUNDTRACK 1986
THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
VIRGIN RECORDS, VD 2514(LP)
(P)(C)1986 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD., INC., UK
**(P)1986 DAVID BOWIE
RELEASED: 1986, UK
CREDITS (productions) :
All titles produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, except
"Absolute Beginners" and "That's Motivation"
produced by David Bowie, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley,
"Volare" produced by David Bowie, Erdal Kizilcay,
"Landlords and Tenants" produced by Laurel Aitken,
"Santa Lucia" produced by Ekow Abban and
mixed by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.
additional production work on "Killer Blow" by Robin Millar and
on "Riot City" by Jerry Dammers.
Brass arrangements on "Killer Blow" "Have You Ever Had It Blue", "That's Motivation", "Riot City", "So What" by Gil Evans, Assistant to Gil Evans: Robert Porter.
additional arrangements on "Have You Ever Had It Blue", "Little Cat" by David Bedford
Engineered by Mark Saunders, Richard Sullivan and Julian Eheatley
Music co-ordinators Don Macpherson, Cynthia Lole, Daniel Secunda
Executive music supervisor Ray Williams
Illustration: David Scott / Design & Art Direction: Tracy Drew
Sade and Eight Wnder appears courtesy of CBS Records
Paul Weller appears courtesy of Polydor Ltd.
Jerry Dammers appears courtesy of Chrysalis Records Ltd.
TRACKS :
DISC 1:
1. David Bowie: Absolute Beginners** [David Bowie]
2. Sade: Killer Blow [Adu, Booth, Stabbins]
3. The Style Council: Have You Ever Had It Blue? [Paul Weller]
4. Ray Davies: Quiet Life [Ray Davies]
5. Gil Evans: Va Va Voom [Gil Evans]
6. David Bowie: That's Motivation** [David Bowie]
7. Eight Wonder featuring Patsy Kensit: Having It All [Kensit, Godson, Beauchamp]
8. Working Week: Rodrigo Bay [Booth, Stabbins]
9. Slim Gaillard: Selling Out [Taylor, Temple, Gaillard]
10. Jerry Dammers: Riot City [Jerry Dammers]
DISC 2:
1. Gil Evans: Boogie Stop Shuffle (Rough and the Smooth) [Mingus]
2. Tenpole Tudor: Ted Ain't Ded [Tudorpole, Temple]
3. David Bowie: Volare (Nel Blu Dipinito Di Blu) [Modugno, Migliacci]
4. Clive Langer: Napoli [Langer, Temple]
5. Jonas: Little Cat (You've Never Had It So Good) [Nick Lowe]
6. Gil Evans: Absolute Beginners (sliight refrain) [David Bowie]
7. Gil Evans: Better Git It In Your Soul (The Hot and the Cool) [Mingus]
8. Laurel Aitken: Landlords and Tenants [Laurel Aitken]
9. Ekow Abban: Santa Lucia [Ekow Abban]
10. Gil Evans: Cool Napoli [Langer, Temple]
11. Smiley Culture: So What? (lyric version) [music M.Davis, lyrics Smiley Culture]
12. Gil Evans: Absolute Beginners (refrain) [David Bowie]