Berlin: Sacred and Profrane
© Michele Morabito
Berlin burst onto the scene with the ultimate movie ballad from Top Gun entitled Take My Breath Away. The song was also on 1986's Count Three and Pray. Led by (mostly) Terri Nunn with interchangeable musicians that had numerous incarnations that seems also incomprehensible.
The starting point of founding members began with John Crawford, bass and Rob Brill, drums. The band did have earlier success with their sophomore effort, Pleasure Victim, from 1982 that spawned "Sex (I'm A..)" and "The Metro". They have a total of six albums commercially available.
Berlin in its first incarnation did not feature Terri Nunn on vocals, so hence their first album, Information, is without her. Their third album, Lovelife, from 1984 , didn't seem to produce any hit singles. It was their fourth, Count Three and Pray in 1986 that caught worldwide attention, especially after Top Gun was released.
A remix album via Japan was next as well as a Greatest Hits which ended the '80s for them. A Best Of version as well as Berlin Greatest Hits Remixed (from the infamous Cleopatra label) both have come out in 2000.
As time went on, John and Rob left and started another band The Big F. As per their website, "...it was probably this frustration with Berlin that fuelled the anger and aggression that seems to dominate the first album."
Berlin reunited to perform a concert and returned with another CD in 2000 called Sacred & Profrane Live. Terri has been featured in VH1's "Where Are They Now?"
Ed note: Some of the information about the line-ups was incorrect at the time of writing.
The starting point of founding members began with John Crawford, bass and Rob Brill, drums. The band did have earlier success with their sophomore effort, Pleasure Victim, from 1982 that spawned "Sex (I'm A..)" and "The Metro". They have a total of six albums commercially available.
Berlin in its first incarnation did not feature Terri Nunn on vocals, so hence their first album, Information, is without her. Their third album, Lovelife, from 1984 , didn't seem to produce any hit singles. It was their fourth, Count Three and Pray in 1986 that caught worldwide attention, especially after Top Gun was released.
A remix album via Japan was next as well as a Greatest Hits which ended the '80s for them. A Best Of version as well as Berlin Greatest Hits Remixed (from the infamous Cleopatra label) both have come out in 2000.
As time went on, John and Rob left and started another band The Big F. As per their website, "...it was probably this frustration with Berlin that fuelled the anger and aggression that seems to dominate the first album."
Berlin reunited to perform a concert and returned with another CD in 2000 called Sacred & Profrane Live. Terri has been featured in VH1's "Where Are They Now?"
Ed note: Some of the information about the line-ups was incorrect at the time of writing.
- The article suggests that Berlin only consisted of Terri, John Crawford, and Rob Brill in 1982. This is incorrect. The band was Terri, John Crawford, David Diamond, Ric Olsen, Matt Reid, and Rod Learned. This lineup existed prior to the recording of Love Life at which time Rob Brill replaced Rod Learned (this actually occurred during the Pleasure Victim tour). That lineup remained until the recording of Count Three and Pray."
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