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, released by

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on 22 March 1985 to accompany the film '' Scream for Help''. Following the ''

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'' album project, guitarist

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was asked by his

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neighbour, movie director

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, to record a soundtrack for the film '' Scream for Help'' in August 1984. Due to other commitments by Page, he instead suggested to Winner that Jones, who had just completed upgrading his 24-track digital recording studio at

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, was best placed to write and record the soundtrack. In return, Jones asked Page to help record two tracks "Crackback" and "Spaghetti Junction". The musical score differs in style from the '' Death Wish'' pentalogy of films, with Winner requesting that a minimum 70 piece orchestra backing be used for the soundtrack in addition to Jones'

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arrangements. Besides Page,

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guitarist

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assists on guitar, and

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singer

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sessioned on vocals as well as Madeline Bell, for whom Jones had previous produced, composed, recorded, and played all the instruments for her solo album '' Comin' Atcha'' in December 1973. Jones sings lead vocals on "When You Fall in Love". Jacinda Baldwin (aka Jacinda Jones), Jones' daughter is co-writer on two tracks. It was his first full-length album release since the break-up of

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. The vinyl soundtrack had been unavailable in the US and UK for many years and was only obtainable on special import from Japan. The album has since been released on CD format in 2000 by WEA International.

Track listing

2000 Compact disc edition
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.

Personnel

– keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals, producer, lead vocals on "When You Fall In Love" and "Bad Child" *

– electric guitar (tracks 1 & 4) *

– vocals (tracks 3 & 7) * Madeline Bell – vocals (tracks 6 & 9) *

– acoustic guitar * Graham Ward – drums, percussion * Colin Green – backing vocals *

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– orchestra * The Johnny Pearson Studio Orchestra – orchestra * Howard Blake – conductor *

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– conductor * Robin Clarke – mixing

Additional notes

Catalogue:

7 80190 1 Co-writer on "Here I Am" is Simon Bell, then backing singer for Madeline Bell before his more famous association with

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Singles

"Here I Am" was recorded but left off the first-release vinyl soundtrack album. It features as the A-side of the promo single, backed with "Christie". Released as a promotional single in the UK only.

References

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