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Philharmania

Philharmania

This album was only released in Germany. It contained some interesting combinations of artists and repertoire- for example Motorhead's LEMMY singing "Eve Of Destruction"-!!! (Originally a hit for Barry McGuire in the late sixties)...label copy follows:

MIDGE URE
Vienna (Ure/Currie/Allen/Cann)
Polygram Music

BONNIE TYLER
I Put A Spell On You (Hawkins)
EMI Music Publishing

ROGER DALTREY
Boys Of Summer (Henley/Campbell)
Warner/Chappell Music

JOEY TEMPEST
Born To Run (Springsteen)
Bruce Springsteen Music

STATUS QUO
Not Fade Away (Hardin/Petty)
Melody Lane Publishers/MPL Communications

MARC ALMOND
Paint It Black (Jagger/Richards)
Westminster Music / ABKCO Music

PAUL CARRACK
No Face, No Name, No Number (Winwood/Capaldi)
Warner Chappell / Island Music

JOHN FARNHAM
Whiter Shade Of Pale (Reid/Brooker)
Onward Music

JUSTIN HAYWARD
Nights In White Satin (Hayward)
Tyler Music

LEMMY
Eve Of Destruction (P.F. Sloane)
MCA Music Publishing

KIM WILDE
Because The Night (P. Smith / Springsteen)
Zomba Music Publishing

COLIN BLUNSTONE
Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Anderson / Rabin / Squire / Horn)
Warner/Chappell / Unforgettable Songs / Carling Music

MIKE BATT
Bright Eyes (Batt)
EMI Music Publishing

HUEY LEWIS
Power Of Love (Lewis / Hayes / Colla)
MCA Music Publishing


Abbey Road Studios

Drums: Ray Cooper, Henry Spinetti
Guitars: Chris Spedding, Mitch Dalton .
Bass Guitar: Tim Harries
Lead Saxophone: Phil Todd
Piano: Mike Batt
Backing vocals: Carol Kenyon, Tessa Niles, Miriam Stockley, David Bevan, Michael George, Mike Batt.

Engineers: Austin Ince, Haydn Bendall
Assistant engineer: Paul Smith

Produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt

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Philharmania

A single of Mike Batt's version of BRIGHT EYES
coupled with Midge Ure's VIENNA was released.



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