Broadcast (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Broadcast
Type = Album
Artist = Cutting Crew


Released = July 30 1986
Recorded = December 1985 - May 1986
Genre = Rock
Length = 48:33
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, John Jansen & Terry Brown
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifrxqe5ldte link]
Last album = —
This album = "Broadcast"
(1986)
Next album = "The Scattering"
(1989)

Broadcast is the debut album the English pop/rock band Cutting Crew, released in 1986. It reached #16 on the US Charts & #41 on the UK Charts. The album was released in Europe with different packaging 8 months before it was released in America. For the American version, 4 tracks were re-mixed (Any Colour, One For The Mocking-Bird, I've Been In Love Before & (I Just) Died In Your Arms). All of which were the singles from the album. The current American cd in print is the European version but still with the American packaging

Track listing

# "Any Colour" (Nick Van Eede; Kevin Scott MacMichael) – 4:57
# "One for the Mockingbird" (Nick Van Eede) – 4:23
# "I've Been in Love Before" (Nick Van Eede) – 5:29
# "Life in a Dangerous Time" (Nick Van Eede) – 4:34
# "Fear of Falling" (Nick Van Eede; Kevin Scott MacMichael) – 4:50
# "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Nick Van Eede) – 4:41
# "Don't Look Back" (Nick Van Eede; Kevin Scott MacMichael) – 4:12
# "Sahara" (Steve Boorer; Nick Van Eede) – 4:49
# "It Shouldn't Take Too Long" (Nick Van Eede; Kevin Scott MacMichael; Colin Farley; Martin Beedle; Mac Norman) – 4:05
# "The Broadcast" (Nick Van Eede; Chris Townsend) – 6:33

Production

*Produced By Steve Thompson, Terry Brown, John Jansen & Michael Barbiero
*Mixed By Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Shelly Yakus, Tony Taverner & Terry Brown
*Engineered By Terry Brown

Personnel

*Nick Van Eede: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
*Kevin Scott MacMichael: Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Emulator
*Colin Farley: Bass, Piano, Backing Vocals
*Martin Beadle: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Personnel

*Gary Barnacle: Sax
*David LeBoult, Jimmy Maelen, Peter Vitesse: Keyboards
*Jimmy Maelen: Additional Percussion
*Pete Birch: Backing Vocals

Singles

# "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" #1
# "One for the Mockingbird" #38
# "I've Been in Love Before" #9
# "Any Colour"

Chart positions all Billboard Hot 100.