The Berlin Biographie
A short description about the Berlin
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This US band from Los Angeles was formed in the summer of 1979 as a new wave/electro pop group. The founding members were John Crawford (bass/synthesizer, ex-Videos) with Terri Nunn (born 26 June 1961; vocals), Virginia McCalino (vocals), Jo Julian (synthesizer), Chris Velasco (guitar) and Dan Van Patten (drums, ex-Barbies). |
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signed to IRS in the USA, but managed only one single before they broke
up in 1981. However, Crawford and Nunn formed a new band almost immediately
with David Diamond (guitars), Rick Olsen (guitar), Matt Reid (keyboards)
and Rod Learned (drums).
Their first recording was the 1983 mini-album Pleasure Victim (not released
in the UK) followed by the full long player Love Life the following year.
They gained a US Top 30 hit in April 1984 with 'No More Words', before
dropping down to a three piece of Crawford, Nunn and Rob Brill on drums
the following year. By 1986 they had a number 1 hit on both sides of the
Atlantic with a song they would become almost exclusively associated with,
'Take My Breath Away'.
It was the theme song to the highly lucrative movie Top Gun, and had been
produced and co-written by veteran producer Giorgio
Moroder. Although follow-up singles fared less well, 'Breath...' has
proved to be a perennial favourite re-entering the charts in 1988 and
going into the UK Top 3 on re-issue in 1990 as a result of its use in
television car commercials.
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