1983 Soundtrack – The King of Comedy
The King Of Comedy is a 1982 American satirical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro (in his fifth collaboration with Scorsese), Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. Written by Paul D. Zimmerman, the film focuses on themes such as celebrity worship and American media culture. 20th Century Fox released the film on February 18, 1983, in the United States.
Tracks
1 The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang (Chrissie Hynde) 3:46
2 B.B. King – ‘Taint Nobody’s Bizness (If I Do) (Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger) (*) 4:14
3 Talking Heads – Swamp (David Byrne, Talking Heads) (*) 5:24
4 Bob James – King Of Comedy (Bob James) 4:23
5 Rickie Lee Jones – Rainbow Sleeve (Tom Waits) 3:43
6 Robbie Robertson – Between Trains (Robbie Robertson) 3:24
7 Ric Ocasek – Steal The Night (Ric Ocasek) 3:46
8 Ray Charles – Come Rain Or Come Shine (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) (*) 3:41
9 David Sanborn – The Finer Things (Donald Fagen) 4:31
10 Van Morrison – Wonderful Remark (Van Morrison) 8:02
(*) previously released
Musicians
1 The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
| Bass | Tony Butler |
| Drums | Martin Chambers |
| Guitar | Billy Bremner |
| Guitar | Chrissie Hynde |
| Vocals | Chrissie Hynde |
4 Bob James – King Of Comedy
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Robben Ford |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Vocoder | Bob James |
| Programming | Gary Chang |
| Sax | Jerry Peterson |
5 Rickie Lee Jones – Rainbow Sleeve
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Vocals | Rickie Lee Jones |
6 Robbie Robertson – Between Trains
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Piano | Robbie Robertson |
| Sampler | Gary Chang |
| Synthesizer | Garth Hudson |
| Background Vocals | Richard Manuel |
| Vocals | Robbie Robertson |
7 Ric Ocasek – Steal The Night
| Bass | Darryl Jennifer |
| Drums | Stephen George |
| Guitar | Ric Ocasek |
| Keyboards | Stephen Hague |
| Background Vocals | Antonia De Portago |
| Vocals | Ric Ocasek |
9 David Sanborn – The Finer Things
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Background Vocals | Donald Fagen |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Miller |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
10 Van Morrison – Wonderful Remark
| Bass | David Hayes |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
| Organ | Nicky Hopkins |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Synthesizer | Nicky Hopkins |
| Vocals | Van Morrison |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chris Thomas (Track 1)
Producer – Talking Heads (Track 3)
Producer – Robbie Robertson (Track 4)
Producer – Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman (Track 5)
Producer – Robbie Robertson (Track 2, 6, 10)
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun (Track 8)
Producer – Donald Fagen, Gary Katz (Track 9)
Producer – Ric Ocasek (Track 7)
Arranged By – Bob James (Track 4)
Arranged By – Ralph Burns (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Johnny Mandel (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Donald Fagen, Rob Mounsey
Engineer – Joe Jorgensen (Tracks 2, 4)
Engineer – Alex Sadkin, Butch Jones (Track 3)
Engineer – Lee Herschberg (Track 5)
Engineer – Joel Fein (Track 6)
Engineer – Ian Taylor (Track 7)
Engineer – Bill Schwartau, Tom Dowd (Track 8)
Engineer – Daniel Lazarus (Track 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ginny Pallanten (Tracks 2, 4, 6)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Mark Linett (Track 5)
Mixed By – Joel Fein
Design – Jeri McManu
Photography – Maureen Lambray
Mastered By Bernie Grundman
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Blank Tape Studios
Recorded At Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Recorded At Syncro Sound
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Record Plant, Sausalito
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