Count Three & Pray
Count Three & Pray is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Berlin. It was released on October 13, 1986, by Geffen Records. The album spawned four singles, including "Take My Breath Away", which was featured in the film Top Gun. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986.Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Count Three & Pray.Berlin
- John Crawford – bass, background vocals
- Terri Nunn – vocals
- Rob Brill – drums, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Gene Black, Kane Roberts, David Gilmour, Ted Nugent, Alan Murphy, Elliot Easton, Steve Dougherty, Gregg Wright – guitars
- Bob Ezrin, Peter Robinson, Greg Kuehn, Jun Sato – keyboards
- Gary Barlough – Synclavier programming
- Andy Richards – keyboards programming, keyboards
- John Batdorf, William Batstone, Lance Ellington, George Merrill, Tessa Niles, The Art Damage Choir – background vocals
- Richard Niles – orchestration
- Luís Jardim – percussion
- Patrick O'Hearn – fretless bass
- Masakazu Yoshizawa – shakuhachi
- Osamu Kitajima – koto, biwa
Technical
- Bob Ezrin – production ; recording ; mixing
- Berlin – production
- Andy Richards – production
- Giorgio Moroder – production, mixing
- David Tickle – recording ; mixing
- Ted Hayton – recording
- Brian Reeves – mixing
- Mike Shipley – mixing
- Russ Castillo, Steve Strassman, Peter Lewis, Bob Mithoff, Dave Concors, Michael Rosen, Tom Whitlock – additional recording
- Jeff Bennett, Tom Nist, Charlie Brocco, Robin Laine, Paul Gomersall, Steve Lyon – recording assistance
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Artwork
- Dean Chamberlain – front cover photo
- PWR, Matthew Rolston, Middelkoop, Rob Nunn – other photos
- Janet Levinson – design
Charts
Certifications
