Forever! Best Of 40 Years

~ Release by Alphaville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Orlando and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
produced for:
Budde Music (aka Budde Music)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
57:45
2Dance With Me
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio (in 1986-01)
engineer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1986-01) and Steve Thompson (producer) (in 1986-01)
guitar and piano:
Ricky Echolette
guitar family:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Ricky Echolette and David LeBolt
membranophone:
Roger Linn
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
synthesizer:
Bernhard Lloyd
background vocals:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
8:14
3Wishful Thinking (Radiomix Turbobeat)
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
4:01
4The Jet Set
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
The Claudias (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
The Jet Set (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:53
5Heartbreak City
recording of:
Heartbreak City
lyricist:
Marian Gold and Martin Lister
composer:
Marian Gold and Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski
3:46
6Monkey In The Moon
recording of:
Monkey in the Moon
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
43:53
7The Impossible Dream (Single Version)
recording of:
The Impossible Dream
lyricist:
Marian Gold and Eric Sooter
composer:
Rainer Bloss and Marian Gold
3:43
8She Fades Away
recording of:
She Fades Away
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
4:59
9Summer In Berlin
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Summer in Berlin (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
54:46
10Welcome To The Sun
recording of:
Welcome to the Sun
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
3:12
11Lassie Come Home
recording of:
Lassie Come Home
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Echolette, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
7:02
12Eternally Yours (Symphonic Version)
recording of:
Eternally Yours
lyricist:
Marian Gold and William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Marian Gold, Sebastian Komor and Martin Lister
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 17: Who will believe my verse in time to come
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 20: A woman's face, with Nature's own hand painted
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 22: My glass shall not persuade me I am old
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 23: As an unperfect actor on the stage
arrangement of:
Sonnet nº 27: Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed
6:59
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