Reel Life (Boy Meets Girl album)
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Reel Life is the second album released by the duo Boy Meets Girl. Released in 1988
by RCA Records
/BMG
, the album featured the band's sole top ten hit, "Waiting For a Star to Fall
," as well as the minor follow-up, "Bring Down the Moon."
Like the band's previous album, all of the tracks were written entirely by Merrill and Rubicam.
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
by RCA Records
RCA Records
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/BMG
BMG
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, the album featured the band's sole top ten hit, "Waiting For a Star to Fall
Waiting for a Star to Fall
Waiting For a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. A worldwide hit, it became the duo's signature song.-Background:...
," as well as the minor follow-up, "Bring Down the Moon."
Like the band's previous album, all of the tracks were written entirely by Merrill and Rubicam.
Track listing
- All Titles Published By Irving Music, Inc./Boy Meets Girl Music.
- "Bring Down the Moon" 5:02 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Waiting For a Star to FallWaiting for a Star to FallWaiting For a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. A worldwide hit, it became the duo's signature song.-Background:...
" 4:32 (Merrill, Rubicam) - "Stormy Love" 4:36 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Is Anybody Out There in Love?" 4:55 (Merrill)
- "Stay Forever" 4:08 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "If You Run" 4:33 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "One Sweet Dream" 5:47 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "No Apologies" 4:25 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Restless Dreamer" 4:56 (Merrill, Rubicam)
- "Someone's Got to Send Out Love" 1:56 (Merrill, Rubicam)
Production
- Produced By Thomas Hart, Arif Mardin & George Merrill
- Engineers: Rod Hui, Joey Wolpert
- Assistant Engineers: Jim Bredouw, Don Tittle, Matt Tritto, Eric Westfall
- Mixing: David Leonard, Joey Wolpert
- Mix Assistants: Jim Dineen
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Personnel
- Drums: Denny Fongheiser, John Goux, Michael Jochum
- Percussion: Michael Jochum
- Drum Programming: George Merrill
- Bass: Leon Gaer, Kerry Hatch, George Merrill
- Synth Bass: Kerry Hatch
- Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizers: Denny Fongheiser, Richard Gibbs, Thomas Hart, Joe Mardin, George Merrill
- Programming: Thomas Hart, Joe Mardin
- Sampling: George Merrill
- Sound Effects: Richard Gibbs
- Guitars: John Goux, John Morton
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: John Goux - Mandolin: Eric Williams
- Oboe: Gary Herbig
- Alto Sax: Larry Williams
- Backing Vocals: Susan Boyd, Joe Turano