Broadcast is the debut album the English pop/rock band Cutting Crew

Cutting Crew

The Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, " Died in Your Arms".-Career:Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin...

, released in 1986. It reached #16 on the US charts and #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 remixed ("Any Colour", "One for the Mockingbird", "I've Been in Love Before" and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms

(I Just) Died in Your Arms

" Died in Your Arms" is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band, Cutting Crew, in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.-Background of the music and...

"), all of which were the singles from the album. The current American CD in print is the European version but with the American packaging. Broadcast was re-released by Cherry Red Records on May 24, 2010, with bonus tracks including for the 1st time ever on CD "For The Longest Time", the b-side of "(I Just) Died In Your Arms".

Track listing

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1. "Any Colour" (Nick Van Eede
   Nick Van Eede
   Nick Van Eede is an English musician, producer and songwriter. He is best remembered for singing and writing the 1987 U.S...
   
   ; Kevin Scott MacMichael
   Kevin MacMichael
   Kevin Scott MacMichael was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for being a member of the 1980s English based pop-rock band, Cutting Crew, who had a number-one hit in 1987 with " Died in Your Arms"...
   
   ) – 4:57
2. "One for the Mockingbird" (Van Eede) – 4:23
3. "I've Been in Love Before" (Van Eede) – 5:29
4. "Life in a Dangerous Time" (Van Eede) – 4:34
5. "Fear of Falling" (Van Eede; MacMichael) – 4:50
6. "(I Just) Died in Your Arms
   (I Just) Died in Your Arms
   " Died in Your Arms" is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band, Cutting Crew, in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.-Background of the music and...
   
   " (Van Eede) – 4:41
7. "Don't Look Back" (Van Eede; MacMichael) – 4:12
8. "Sahara" (Steve Boorer; Van Eede) – 4:49
9. "It Shouldn't Take Too Long" (Van Eede; MacMichael; Colin Farley; Martin Beedle; Mac Norman) – 4:05
10. "The Broadcast" (Van Eede; Chris Townsend
    Chris Townsend
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    ) – 6:33

Cutting Crew

• 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, Peter Vitesse: keyboards
• Jimmy Maelen: keyboards & additional percussion
• Pete Birch: backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Steve Thompson, Terry Brown
  Terry Brown (record producer)
  Terry Brown is a record producer involved in a variety of work, but most noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush and the British/Canadian band Cutting Crew. Brown is currently working with emerging Ottawa roots-rockers Ken Workman & The Union. He is referred to fondly by the band...
  
  , John Jansen
  John Jansen
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   and Michael Barbiero
• Mixed by Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Shelly Yakus, Tony Taverner and Terry Brown
• Engineered by Terry Brown

Singles

1. "(I Just) Died in Your Arms
   (I Just) Died in Your Arms
   " Died in Your Arms" is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band, Cutting Crew, in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.-Background of the music and...
   
   " #1
2. "One for the Mockingbird" #38
3. "I've Been in Love Before" #9, #2 Adult Contemporary .
4. "Any Colour"

• Note: Chart positions are all Billboard Hot 100
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External links

• "Broadcast" at discogs