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1 Track listing  




2 Personnel  


2.1  Berlin  




2.2  Additional musicians  




2.3  Technical  




2.4  Artwork  






3 Charts  




4 Certifications  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

This article is about the Berlin album. For 1955 Western film, see Count Three and Pray (film).
Count Three & Pray
Studio album by
Berlin
ReleasedOctober 13, 1986 (1986-10-13)
Studio
Genre
Length46:44
LabelGeffen
Producer
Berlin chronology
Love Life
(1984) 		Count Three & Pray
(1986) 		Voyeur
(2002)
Singles from Count Three & Pray

  1. "Take My Breath Away"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "Like Flames"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "You Don't Know"
    Released: 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]
Smash Hits5/10[3]

Count Three & Pray is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Berlin, released on October 13, 1986, by Geffen Records. The album spawned three singles, including "Take My Breath Away", which was featured in the film Top Gun. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by John Crawford, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Bob Ezrin, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Will I Ever Understand You"  4:40
2."You Don't Know" 
  • Ezrin
  • Berlin
    		• 4:22
    3."Like Flames"Rob Brill 5:05
    4."Heartstrings"
    • Crawford
  • Terri Nunn
  • Brill
  • Matt Reid
    		•  4:12
    5."Take My Breath Away"
  • Tom Whitlock
    		• Moroder4:11
    6."Trash" 
    • Berlin
  • Ezrin
    		• 3:38
    7."When Love Goes to War"Brian Fairweather 4:09
    8."Hideaway"
    • Crawford
  • Chas Sanford
    		• Berlin5:08
    9."Sex Me, Talk Me" 
    • Richards
  • Ezrin
  • Berlin
    		• 4:41
    10."Pink and Velvet"
    • Ric Olsen
  • Nunn
    		•  6:38

    Personnel[edit]

    Credits adapted from the liner notes of Count Three & Pray.[4]

    Berlin[edit]

    Additional musicians[edit]

    Technical[edit]

    • Bob Ezrin – production (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10); recording (tracks 1, 3–8, 10); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6–8, 10)
  • Berlin – production (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Andy Richards – production (tracks 2, 9)
  • Giorgio Moroder – production, mixing (track 5)
  • David Tickle – recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10); mixing (tracks 1, 6–8, 10)
  • Ted Hayton – recording (tracks 2, 9)
  • Brian Reeves – mixing (track 5)
  • Mike Shipley – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 9)
  • Russ Castillo, Steve Strassman, Peter Lewis, Bob Mithoff, Dave Concors, Michael Rosen, Tom Whitlock – additional recording
  • Jeff Bennett, Tom Nist, Charlie Brocco, Robin Laine, Paul Gomersall, Steve Lyon – recording assistance
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood)

    • Artwork[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    Chart performance for Count Three & Pray
    Chart (1986–1987) Peak
    position
    Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 38
    Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 85
    Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 29
    European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 44
    Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 26
    German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 61
    New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 20
    Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 40
    UK Albums (OCC)[13] 32
    USBillboard 200[14] 61

    Certifications[edit]

    Certifications for Count Three & Pray
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b "You Don't Know" and "Sex Me, Talk Me"

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Count Three & Pray – Berlin". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  • ^ Linfield, Carole (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804.
  • ^ Sippitts, Deborah (December 3, 1986). "Berlin: Count Three & Pray". Smash Hits. p. 76. ISSN 0260-3004.
  • ^ Count Three & Pray (liner notes). Berlin. Geffen Records. 1986. GHS 24121.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0863". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  • ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 4. January 31, 1987. p. 23. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  • ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  • ^ "Berlin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Berlin – Count 3 and Pray". British Phonographic Industry. March 9, 1987. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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