The Kids from "Fame" (album)
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| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop, MOR | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Barry Fasman | |||
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The Kids from "Fame" is the first album released by the cast of the American TV series Fame. It was released in 1982 and featured the hit singles "Hi Fidelity" and "Starmaker". The album became a big success, notably so in the UK where it reached No.1 in the album charts and remained on top for 12 weeks.[2]
Overview
The US TV series Fame became an instant success all over the world, but most prominently in the UK and Ireland where the first single release "Hi Fidelity" became a No.5 and No.3 hit respectively.[3][4] Simultaneously, this album was released in July 1982 and very quickly topped the albums chart, reaching No.1 for 12 weeks.[3] Soon after, a second single "Starmaker" was released and became even bigger, peaking at No.3 in the UK and No.1 in Ireland. The album ended the year as the second-best selling album of 1982, beaten only by Barbra Streisand's Love Songs album. It went on to remain in the charts for 46 weeks and sold over a million copies - the biggest-selling album ever released by BBC Records (who had licensed the songs from RCA).[5]
The album was also a top 30 hit in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and New Zealand, but only managed a #146 peak in the US.[5] A third single was released in the Netherlands, "Life is a Celebration". In the UK, a follow-up album The Kids from "Fame" Again was released just three months later, which reached No.2.[3]
The album was released on Compact disc in 2000.
Track listing
Side one
- "Starmaker" (Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:07
- "I Can Do Anything Better Than You Can" (David Wolfert, Sandy Linzer) 3:05
- "I Still Believe in Me" (Gary Portnoy, Susan Sheridan) 3:26
- "Life is a Celebration" (Rick Springfield) 3:06
- "Step Up to the Mike" (Alan Gordon) 3.33
Side two
- "Hi-Fidelity" (Enid Levine) 2:46
- "We Got the Power" (Barry Fasman, Steve Sperry) 3:23
- "It's Gonna be a Long Night" (Estelle Levitt, Gary Portnoy) 4:01
- "Desdemona" (Barry Fasman, Steve Sperry) 3:38
- "Be My Music" (Ethan Hurt, Lee Curreri) 3:36
Personnel
- Arranger – Barry Fasman
- Concertmaster– Sid Sharp
- Coordinator [Production]– Linda Gerrity
- Engineer– Joe Robb, John Arrias, John Mills, Mike Lietz, Stuart Graham, Tony D'Amico
- Executive-Producer– Charles Koppelman, Martin Bandier
- Producer – Barry Fasman
- Guitar– Dean Parks, Greg Poree, Michael Landau, Mitch Holder
- Keyboards, Synthesizer– David Garfield, Jai Winding, John Hobbs, Lee Curreri, Michael Boddicker, Robbie Buchanan
- Bass– Andy Muson, Dennis Belfield, Nathan East
- Drums– David Kemper, Rick Shlosser
- Percussion– Gary Coleman, Steve Forman
- Backing Vocals– Carl Graves, Clydene Jackson, Denise DeCaro, Gail Heideman, Joseph Williams, Julia Waters, Kathy Burch, Luther Waters, Mark Creamer, Marti McCall, Maxine Waters, Mendy Lee, Nick Uhrig, Oren Waters, Steve Sperry
- Mastering– Chris Bellman
- Art Direction, Design– Glenn Parsons, Tim Bryant
- Photography – Ron Slenzak
- A&R (Coordinator)– Marge Meoli
References
- ^ Bush, John. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ 'Fame' means success for BBC record label. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 November 1982. pp. 8–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Official UK album charts, The Kids from Fame
- ^ Irish Charts - search Kids from Fame
- ^ a b Flashback 80s - The Kids from "Fame"