An Officer and a Gentleman: Original Soundtrack From the Paramount Motion Picture

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Main Title From “An Officer and a Gentleman”
recording of:
An Officer and a Gentleman (Main Theme)
writer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Jack Nitzsche1:41
A2Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 winner)
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes3.553:55
A3Hungry for Your Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
assistant engineer:
David Latman (engineer)
co-engineer:
Richard Ash (engineer) and Alan Douglas (American record producer)
engineer:
Richard Ash (engineer), Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer) and Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
assistant producer:
Paul Wexler
producer:
Van Morrison
acoustic guitar:
Herbie Armstrong (Van Morrison, Fox and Yellow Dog)
bass:
Mickey Féat
drums (drum set):
Peter Van Hooke
electric guitar and background vocals:
Bobby Tench (Bob Tench, classic rock vocalist, guitarist)
electric piano, guitar and lead vocals:
Van Morrison
instruments:
Herbie Armstrong (Van Morrison, Fox and Yellow Dog)
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Peter Bardens (founding member of the British progressive rock group Camel)
additional remixer:
Peter Granet
remixer:
Brooks Arthur
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1978)
recording of:
Hungry for Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Essential Music (logo subtitled "The music of your life"), Exile Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Van Morrison3:40
A4Tush
recording engineer and mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 67)
recording of:
Tush
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.652:15
A5Treat Me Right
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
Pat Benatar3:15
A6Be Real
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Be Real
writer:
Doug Sahm
The Sir Douglas Quintet2:35
B1Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 winner)
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes3.553:55
B2Love Theme From “An Officer and a Gentleman”
producer:
Lee Ritenour
recording of:
Love Theme (An Officer and a Gentleman)
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Lee Ritenour5:19
B3Tunnel of Love
assistant engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer) and Jon Mathias (engineer)
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
John Illsley and Pick Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1980, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-06-20 until 1980-08-25)
recording of:
Tunnel of Love
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
quotes music from:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
Dire Straits4.558:13
B4The Morning After Love Theme
recording of:
The Morning After Love Theme
writer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Jack Nitzsche3:09