The Warriors Soundtrack LP 1979 Joe Walsh Desmond Child Mandrill Canadian press

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The Warriors

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

A&M Records SP-4761  LP 33RPM 12" 1979 (Canada)

Shot on location in and around New York City's grimy nighttime subways and flaunting a virile cast of unknowns, The Warriors remains a '70s cult favorite, featuring violent gang warfare and a perfectly matched movie score. Barry de Vorzon's bone-chilling compositions envelop hard rock and sub-disco funk with a gritty apocalyptic urge. Conjuring strange film images, "Theme from The Warriors," "The Fight," and "Baseball Furies Chase" are testosterone-laden instrumentals, combining sinister guitars and plodding drum work peppered with creepy-sounding keyboards. Adding laid-back soul texture is a smooth Mandrill rarity, "Echoes in My Mind," highlighting solid basslines popping over funky horns and catchy vocals. "In Havana," performed by Kenny Vance with Ismael Miranda, boasts deep-cut ethnic spicing and seamy horn work dressed in easy rhythms. Memorable audio clips from the mysterious female DJ informing rival gang factions of brutal clashes are placed between tracks, as well as the infamous battle cry "Warriors...come out to play-aay!" -- complete with clacking beer bottles. The film's exhausting conclusion is forever cemented to Joe Walsh's desperate survival anthem "In the City," as our heroes walk triumphantly into a dreary Coney Island sunrise. This dark slice of pop culture was available only on vinyl sources until 1995, when Polygram International released an import version on compact disc.

Tracklist
A1 –Barry De Vorzon Theme From "The Warriors"
Arranged By – Barry De Vorzon
Bass – Reinie Press
Drums – Ed Greene
Guitar – Ben Benay, Tim May
Keyboards – Rocky Davis
Producer – Barry De Vorzon
Synthesizer – Barry De Vorzon, Ian Underwood
Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
A2 –Arnold McCuller Nowhere To Run
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Malone
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Bass – Neil Jason
Drums – Christopher Parker
Drums [Syndrum] – Alan Schwartzberg
Electric Piano – Paul Griffin
Guitar – Cliff Morris, Elliott Randall
Percussion – Crusher Bennett
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Synthesizer – Paul Griffin
Tenor Saxophone – Randy Brecker
Trombone – Tom Malone
Trumpet – Michael Brecker
Vocals [Background] – Arnold McCuller, Luther Vandross, Phillip Ballou, Ula Hedwig
Written-By – Holland, Dozier & Holland
A3 –Kenny Vance with Ismael Miranda In Havana
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Neftali Santiago
Arranged By [Strings] – Carlos Wilson
Bass – Robert Mack
Clavinet – Jordan Kaplan
Co-producer – Artie Ripp, Steve Nathanson
Drums – Neftali Santiago
Flute – Carlos Wilson
Percussion – Neftali Santiago
Piano – Claude Cave II
Strings – Doug Cameron
Trombone – David Stout, Douglas Wintz
Trumpet – Curtis Sletten, Harry Kim
Vocals [Background] – Artie Ripp, Chevy Chase, Chris Santiago, Gary Roberts, Indira Danks, Kenny Vance, Steve Nathanson, Tom Schiller
Written-By – Artie Ripp, Steve Nathanson
A4 –Mandrill Echoes In My Mind
Alto Saxophone – Dave Tofani
Arranged By – Barry De Vorzon
Arranged By [Additional Arrangements] – Carlos Wilson
Bass – Neil Jason
Clavinet – Paul Griffin
Drums – Christopher Parker
Electric Piano – Rob Mounsey
Guitar – Carlos Wilson, Cliff Morris, Elliott Randall
Percussion – Crusher Bennett, Claude Cave II, Dr. Richard Wilson, Louis Wilson, Wilfredo Wilson
Producer – Barry De Vorzon
Synthesizer – Clark Spangler, Ian Underwood
Tenor Saxophone – Dr. Richard Wilson
Trombone – Tom Malone
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Kenny Mason
Vocals [Additional Background] – Arnold McCuller, Kenny Vance, Luther Vandross, Paul Griffin, Susan Collins
Vocals [Background] – Mandrill
Vocals [Lead] – Carlos Wilson
Written-By – Carlos Wilson, Claude Cave II, Dr. Richard Wilson, Louis Wilson, Wilfredo Wilson
A5 –Barry De Vorzon The Fight
Bass – Mike Porcaro
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Ben Benay, Mitch Holder
Keyboards – Rocky Davis
Synthesizer – Clark Spangler, Ian Underwood
Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
B1 –Joe Walsh In The City
Bass – Mike Porcaro
Drums – Joe Vitale, Russ Hummel
Keyboards – Bill Cuomo, Greg Mathieson
Percussion – Victor Feldman
Producer – Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh
Vocals [Background] – Billie Barnum, Clydie King, Venetta Fields
Written-By – Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh
B2 –Genya Ravan with Rouge Love Is A Fire
Bass – Neil Jason
Drums – Christopher Parker
Guitar – Elliott Randall
Organ – Paul Griffin
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Vocals [Background] – Arnold McCuller, Kenny Vance, Ula Hedwig
Written-By – Johnny Vastano, Vinnie Poncia
B3 –Barry De Vorzon Baseball Furies Chase
Arranged By – Barry De Vorzon
Bass – Mike Porcaro
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Ben Benay, Mitch Holder
Keyboards – Rocky Davis
Percussion – Gary Coleman
Producer – Barry De Vorzon
Synthesizer – Barry De Vorzon, Clark Spangler, Ian Underwood
Written-By – Barry De Vorzon
B4 –Johnny Vastano You're Movin' Too Slow
Bass – Neil Jason
Drums – Christopher Parker
Guitar – Elliott Randall, Jeff Layton
Harmonica – Hugh McCracken
Organ – Paul Griffin
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Written-By – Eric Mercury, William Smith
B5 –Desmond Child And Rouge Last Of An Ancient Breed
Bass – Bob Babbitt
Drums – Christopher Parker
Guitar – David Landau, Jeff Layton
Organ – Paul Griffin
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Vocals [Harmony] – Kenny Vance
Written-By – Desmond Child

Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited

Arranged By [Except Where Noted] – Paul Griffin, Rob Mounsey
Engineer – Boris Menart, Howie Lindman, Jeff Hendrickson, Jim Crotty, Joe Lopes
Engineer, Engineer [Additional Remix Engineer] – Pat Martin
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Jack Adelman
Producer [Associate], Engineer [Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer] – Joe Ferla
Producer [Except Where Noted] – Kenny Vance

Comes with a printed inner.
Recorded at The Power Station, RCA Recording Studios, New York, New York and Fidelity Recording Studios.

Vinyl is NEAR MINT in a paper inner sleeve in a hard card picture sleeve in GOOD condition

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