The Best of Berlin 1979-1988

by Berlin

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Geffen
UPC:	0720642418727
Rank:	42123

Tracks

1. Blowin' Sky High
2. No More Words
3. Like Flames
4. Take My Breath Away
5. Sex (I'm A...)
6. Now It's My Turn
7. Masquerade
8. You Don't Know
9. Matter of Time
10. The Metro
11. Will I Ever Understand You
12. For All Tomorrow's Lies

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Berlin   Primary Artist
Gene Black   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Alan Murphy   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Kane Roberts   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Richard Olsen   Guitar
David Diamond   Keyboards,Vocals,Guitar
John Crawford   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Bass
Richie Zito   Guitar
Masakazu Yoshizawa   Shakuhachi
Osamu Kitajima   Biwa,Koto
Terri Nunn   Vocals
Andy Richards   Keyboards
Bob Ezrin   Organ,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
George Merrill   Vocals (Background)
Chas Sandford   Guitar
Daniel VanPatten   Drums
Chris Ruiz-Velasco   Guitar
Rick Olsen   Guitar
William Batstone   Vocals (Background)
Mark Christian   Guitar
Marietta Waters   Vocals
Z. Jimmy   Harmonica,Saxophone
Bob Brill   Drums,Vocals
Matt Reid   Keyboards
Rob Brill   Drums,Vocals
Gregg Wright   Guitar

Technical Credits

Jill Wisoff   Composer
Richie Zito   Producer
John Buckner Crawford   Composer
Mike Howlett   Producer
Terri Nunn   Composer,Group Member
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Andy Richards   Producer,Programming
Bob Ezrin   Producer
John Crawford   Composer,Group Member
Phillip Dixon   Photography
David Diamond   Composer,Composer
Tom Whitlock   Composer
Jo Julian   Producer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer,Producer
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey   Composer
Chas Sandford   Producer
Richard Finch   Composer
Arthur Barrow   Keyboard Programming
Daniel VanPatten   Producer
Gary McGachan   Engineer
Chris Ruiz-Velasco   Composer
Rick Olsen   Photography,Group Member
Martin Mann   Photography
Margo Chase   Design
Daren Chadwick   Engineer
Janet Levinson   Art Direction
Ed Colver   Photography
Bob Brill   Group Member
Matt Reid   Photography,Group Member
Charlie Judge   Keyboard Programming
Robert P. Brill   Composer
Rob Brill   Composer
John Purdell   Mixing,Engineer
Julian Joseph   Arranger,Producer,Keyboard Programming