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Reel Life (Boy Meets Girl album)

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Reel Life
June 1, 1988
Studio album by
Recorded1987−88
GenrePop
Length45:05
LabelRCA/BMG
Producer
Boy Meets Girl chronology
Boy Meets Girl
(1985)
Reel Life
(1988)
New Dream
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reel Life is the second album by American pop singer-songwriting duo Boy Meets Girl, released in 1988 by RCA Records/BMG. The album features the duo's sole top ten hit as a recording act, "Waiting for a Star to Fall," as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Bring Down the Moon."

Like the duo's previous album, all of the tracks were written entirely by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam.

Track listing

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  • All titles by Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill, except where noted; published by Irving Music, Inc./Boy Meets Girl Music.
  1. "Bring Down the Moon" − 5:02
  2. "Waiting for a Star to Fall" − 4:32
  3. "Stormy Love" − 4:36
  4. "Is Anybody Out There in Love?" − 4:55 (Merrill)
  5. "Stay Forever" − 4:08
  6. "If You Run" − 4:33
  7. "One Sweet Dream" − 5:47
  8. "No Apologies" − 4:25
  9. "Restless Dreamer" − 4:56
  10. "Someone's Got to Send Out Love" − 1:56

Production

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  • Arif Mardin – producer (1–4)
  • George Merrill – producer (5–10)
  • Paul Atkinson – A&R
  • Joey Wolpert – recording, mixing (5, 7, 10)
  • Rod Hui – additional recording
  • Jim Bredouw – assistant engineer
  • Don Tittle – assistant engineer
  • Matt Tritto – assistant engineer
  • Eric Westfall – assistant engineer
  • David Leonard – mixing (1–4, 6, 8, 9)
  • Jim Dineen – mix assistant (1–4, 6, 8, 9)
  • Kristen Connelly – mix assistant (5, 7, 10)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ria Lewerke – creative director
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Michael Tighe – photography
  • Direct Managerment Group – management

Personnel

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Boy Meets Girl

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Additional musicians

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  • Joe Mardin – synthesizers (1, 2, 4), additional programming (3)
  • Richard Gibbs – synthesizers (4, 5, 9), sampler (5), voice box solo (6), sound effects (6), rear whistle (9)
  • Thomas Hart – programming (10)
  • John Goux – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Ebow (1), electric guitar (3), dulcimer (7)
  • John Morton – guitars (6, 9)
  • Eric Williams – mandolin (9)
  • Leon Gaer – bass (1, 4, 10)
  • Kerry Hatch – synth bass (3), bass (5, 7, 8, 9)
  • Kevin McCormick – bass (6)
  • Michael Jochum – drums (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9), Linn 9000 drum machine (5), bongos (7), brushes (7), cymbal (7)
  • Denny Fongheiser – Linn 9000 drum machine (1), drums (2, 3, 4)
  • Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone (2), oboe (8)
  • Larry Williams – alto saxophone (8)
  • Susan Boyd – additional vocals (2, 3, 5)
  • Joe Turano – additional vocals (6)
  • Bunman – Bunman (10)

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[4] 74
US Billboard 200[5] 50

References

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  1. ^ Reel Life at AllMusic
  2. ^ Boy Meets Girl- Reel Life cassette @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-31-2013.
  3. ^ Boy Meets Girl- Reel Life LP @Discogs.com Retrieved 7-11-2014.
  4. ^ "BOY MEETS GIRL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Boy Meets Girl Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2018.