Vision Quest [Original Soundtrack]

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Overview

If you don't have eclectic taste in music, soundtracks can present a problem. Sometimes a soundtrack will focus on one style of music exclusively, but most of the time, a director will use any types of music he/she finds useful -- regardless of genre. The director's job isn't catering to those who limit themselves to one genre of music -- it's selecting any music that enables him/her to tell the story well. So if a director finds that everything from heavy metal to R&B to adult contemporary helps him/her tell a story, you could end up with a very diverse soundtrack. To fully appreciate the soundtrack for the 1985 film Vision Quest, you need to appreciate a variety of music. Fans of arena rock and pop/rock will appreciate Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" (which goes back to 1978, and is the LP's oldest offering), Sammy Hagar's "I'll Fall in Love Again," and Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe," while heavy metal lovers will get into Dio's "Hungry for Heaven." But listeners will need an appreciation of dance-pop and R&B if they're going to get into the Style Council's '70s-minded "Shout to the Top" and Madonna's "Gambler" (an ultra-infectious gem that, unfortunately, isn't on any of the Material Girl's CDs). "Gambler" is one of those songs that should have been a major hit but wasn't, whereas "Crazy for You" (the soundtrack's other Madonna recording) soared to the top of the pop charts. This LP isn't recommended to either pop/rock or R&B/dance snobs, but it's worth picking up if you have eclectic tastes. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Geffen / Dgc
UPC:	0720642406328
Rank:	36394

Tracks

1. Only the Young  - Jonathan Cain  -  Journey  - Steve Perry  - Neal Schon
2. Change  - Holly Knight  - Tony Lovato  - John Waite
3. Shout to the Top  -  Style Council  - Paul Weller
4. Gambler  -  Madonna
5. She's on the Zoom  - Don Henley  - Danny Kortchmar
6. Hungry for Heaven  - Jimmy Bain  -  Dio  - Ronnie James Dio
7. Lunatic Fringe  - Tom Cochrane  -  Red Rider
8. I'll Fall in Love Again  - Sammy Hagar
9. Hot Blooded  -  Foreigner  - Lou Gramm  - Mick Jones
10. Crazy for You  - John Bettis  - Jon Lind  -  Madonna  - Mike Stoller

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Don Henley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Madonna   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dio   Primary Artist
Journey   Primary Artist
The Lennon Sisters   Primary Artist
John Waite   Primary Artist,Vocals
Red Rider   Primary Artist
The Style Council   Primary Artist
Foreigner   Primary Artist
Sammy Hagar   Primary Artist,Vocals
Belinda Carlisle   Vocals (Background)
Vivian Campbell   Guitar
Jimmy Bain   Guitar (Bass)
Vinny Appice   Drums,Percussion
Ronnie James Dio   Vocals
Mick Talbot   Keyboards
Paul Weller   Guitar
Jane Wiedlin   Vocals (Background)
Claude Schnell   Keyboards
Steve White   Drums

Technical Credits

Kim Gannon   Composer
Belinda Carlisle   Special Participation
Graham Parker   Composer
Don Henley   Composer,Producer,Performer
Greg Ladanyi   Producer
Greg Fulginiti   Mastering
Jon Lind   Composer
Jon Peters   Executive Producer
Madonna   Composer,Performer
Jonathan Cain   Composer
Dio   Performer
Rob Mounsey   Arranger
Richard Landis   Producer
Journey   Performer
Jimmy Bain   Composer
Sammy Hagar   Composer,Performer
Peter Afterman   Coordination
Jellybean   Producer
Neal Schon   Composer
Mick Jones   Composer,Producer,Composer,Producer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Milt Rogers   Producer
My Morning Jacket   Arranger
Buck Ram   Composer
Danny Kortchmar   Composer,Producer
John Waite   Performer
Ronnie James Dio   Composer,Producer
Neil Giraldo   Producer
Red Rider   Performer
The Style Council   Performer
Stephen Bray   Arranger
Paul Weller   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Angelo Arcuri   Engineer
Bob Badami   Technical Advisor
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Kevin Elson   Producer
Jane Wiedlin   Special Participation
Lou Gramm   Composer
John Bettis   Composer
Tom Cochrane   Composer
Foreigner   Performer
Gary McGachan   Assistant Engineer
Keith Elsen   Producer
Brian Robson   Mixing
Debbie Reinberg   Coordination
John Kalodner   Executive Producer
Joel Sill   Executive in Charge of Music
John "Jellybean" Benitez   Producer
Mike "Clay" Stone   Producer
Peter Guber   Executive Producer
John Benitez   Producer
Tony Lovato   Composer
Joe Chiccarelli   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Holly Knight   Composer
Walter Kent   Composer
Steve Perry   Composer
Keith Olsen   Producer
Ian McDonald   Producer