Prince: Batman 1989 LP

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Batman is the eleventh studio album by American musician and songwriter Prince.
It is a Soundtrack to the movie BATMAN™

Not to be confused with the Original Motion Picture Score by Danny Elfman

The credited 'special guest presence' by: Jack Nicholson (The Joker), Michael Keaton (Batman) and Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale) are samples from the movie 'Batman™' directed by Tim Burton. Further 'special guest presence' by Sheena Easton, Anna Fantastic & Femi Jiya are credits for vocal performances. And the (uncredited) voice of Robert Wuhl (Alexander Knox) can be heard on 'Trust'.

Prince – Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Prince - Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover
Label:
Warner Bros. Records – 925 936-1, Warner Bros. Records – WX 281
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
UK & Europe
Released:
1989
Genre:
Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style:
Funk, Minneapolis Sound, Pop Rock, Soundtrack
Tracklist


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A1 The Future
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Batman] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Batman] – Prince
4:08
A2 Electric Chair
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
4:13
A3 The Arms Of Orion
Composed By, Performer [Duet By Vicki Vale & Bruce Wayne] – Prince, Sheena Easton
Composed By, Performer [Duet By Vicki Vale & Bruce Wayne] – Prince, Sheena Easton
5:03
A4 Partyman
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
3:11
A5 Vicki Waiting
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Bruce Wayne] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Bruce Wayne] – Prince
4:47
B1 Trust
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By The Joker] – Prince
4:24
B2 Lemon Crush
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Vicki Vale] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Vicki Vale] – Prince
4:15
B3 Scandalous
Composed By – John L. Nelson, Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Batman] – Prince
Composed By – John L. Nelson, Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal By Batman] – Prince
6:15
B4 Batdance
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocals By The Joker, Gemini, Vicki Vale, Bruce Wayne & Batman] – Prince
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocals By The Joker, Gemini, Vicki Vale, Bruce Wayne & Batman] – Prince
6:13
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Warner Bros.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Phonographic Copyright ? – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ? – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – DC Comics Inc.
Copyright © – Controversy Music
Copyright © – Wb Music Corp.
Copyright © – Skye Heart Music
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Skye Heart Music
Published By – Controversy Music
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
Mixed At – Paisley Park Studios
Mixed At – The Grey Room
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
Credits
Design – Tom Recchion
Executive-Producer [Album] – Jon Peters (2), Peter Guber
Guest [Special Guest Presence] – Anna Fantastic (tracks: A4), Femi Jiya (tracks: A4), Jack Nicholson (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4), Kim Basinger (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4), Matthew Larson (tracks: B4), Michael Keaton (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4), Sheena Easton (tracks: A3)
Illustration [Logo Illustration] – Anton Furst
Instruments [All Other], Voice [Voices], Arranged By [All Other Instruments And Voices] – Prince
Lacquer Cut By – HW*
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By [Mixed At The Grey Room] – Chris Lord-Alge (tracks: A2)
Performer [All Choir Parts Performed By], Choir – Sounds Of Blackness Choir*
Performer [All Horn Parts Performed By], Horns – Atlanta Bliss, Eric Leeds
Performer [All Orchestra Parts Performed By], Orchestra – The Clare Fischer Orchestra
Photography By [Prince] – Jeff Katz (2)
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Instruments [All Other], Voice [Voices], Arranged By [All Other Instruments And Voices], Performer [Samples Re-Arranged & Performed], Sampler [Samples Re-Arranged & Performed] – Prince
Production Manager [Executive In Charge Of Album Production] – Gary LeMel
Recorded By [Assisted By], Mixed By [Assisted By] – Chuck Zwicky, David Friedlander*, Eddie Miller, Heidi Hanschu
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Femi Jiya
Supervised By [Music Supervisor] – Michael Dilbeck
Notes
- Issued in a cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish
- Includes poly-lined black inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos
- The spinal text is duplicated on the top seam.
- The back cover has the Warner 'W' logo debossed in the lower right-hand corner.
- Some copies have a triple folded merchandise sheet, called "The Batman Shop" - [see images].
- Runouts are etched except 'R/S Alsdorf 925936-1-A & R/S Alsdorf 925936-1-B' which is stamped [DMM = Direct Metal Mastering]

Title sticker:
TM & © 1989 DC Comics Inc.
925 936-1
WX 281

Spine:
UK: WX 281 925 936-1 BATMAN™ Motion Picture Soundtrack

Cover:
UK: WX 281
925 936-1 ?

Labels:
925 936-1
WX 281

Inner sleeve:
[lyrics b/w photos & credits]
UK: WX 281
925 936-1

All choir, horn and orchestra parts are performed by [...]. Samples of the parts are re-arranged and performed by Prince

Special guest presence by: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger on THE FUTURE, VICKI WAITING, PARTYMAN & BATDANCE; Sheena Easton on THE ARMS OF ORION, Femi Jiya with Anna Fantastic on PARTYMAN and Matthew Larsson on BATDANCE

Mastered at Masterdisk, New York
Sheena Easton appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
TM & © 1989 DC Comics Inc. "BATMAN", "VICKI VALE", "BRUCE WAYNE" and the "JOKER" are trademarks of DC Comics Inc.

? 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
TM & © 1989 DC Comics Inc.
Manufactured in Germany

[Lyrics track A1] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track A2] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track A3] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp./Skye Heart Music BMI
[Lyrics track A4] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track A5] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track B1] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track B2] © Controversy Music/ASCAP
[Lyrics track B3] © Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
[Lyrics track B4] © Controversy Music/ASCAP

Similar to:
Batman™ (labels without 'G.B. only' publisher credits)
Batman™ (labels with 'G.B. only' publisher credits) [this release]
Batman™ (labels with 'G.B. only' publisher credits & slightly different font and layout)