1981 Soundtrack – Arthur

Andrew Gold, Bob Glaub, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Chuck Findley, David Hungate, David Pack, Ernie Watts, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jim Horn, Larry Williams, Lee Ritenour, Marty Walsh, Michael Boddicker, Paulinho Da Costa, Richard Page, Rick Shlosser, Steve George, Steve Lukather

Arthur is a 1981 American comedy film written and directed by Steve Gordon. The film stars Dudley Moore as the eponymous Arthur Bach, a drunken New York City millionaire who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, but ends up falling for a common working-class girl from Queens. It was the first and only film directed by Gordon, who died in 1982 of a heart attack at age 44.

Arthur earned nearly $96 million domestically, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1981^. Its title song, “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”, won the Best Original Song. Co-written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen, it was performed by Christopher Cross. Sir John Gielgud also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for two other Academy Awards.

Tracks

1 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:56
2 Fool Me Again (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:06
3 Poor Rich Boy (Burt Bacharach) 3:22
4 It’s Only Love (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 2:55
5 Touch (Burt Bacharach) 3:21
6 It’s Only Love (Burt Bacharach) 2:47
7 Money (Burt Bacharach) 2:22
8 Moving Pictures (Burt Bacharach, John Phillips) 3:25
9 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:31

Media

Musicians

1 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Guitar	Christopher Cross
Keyboards	Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Sax	Ernie Watts
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals	Christopher Cross

2 Fool Me Again

Bass	Bob Glaub
Drums	Rick Shlosser
Guitar	Andrew Gold
Piano	Tom Salsbury
Piano	Andrew Gold
Sax	Jim Horn
Percussion	Andrew Gold
Background Vocals	Andrew Gold
Vocals	Nicolette Larson

3 Poor Rich Boy

Bass	Joe Puerta
Drums	Burleigh Drummond
Guitar	David Pack
Keyboards	Christopher North
Keyboards	David Lewis
Percussion	Royce Jones
Background Vocals	Royce Jones
Vocals	David Pack

4 It’s Only Love

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar (solo)	Andrew Gold
Guitar	Lee Ritenour
Keyboards	Burt Bacharach
Keyboards	Mike Lang

Other Musicians

Flute	Larry Williams
Flute	John Phillips
Oboe	John Phillips
Sax	John Phillips
Sax	Larry Williams
Trumpet	Chuck Findley
Trumpet	Warren Luening
Tuba	Tommy Johnson
Harmonica	Tommy Morgan
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Steve George

Liner Notes

Producer – Andrew Gold (Track 2)
Producer – Burt Bacharach (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Carole Bayer Sager (Track 4)
Producer – Michael Omartian (Track 1)
Producer – Stephen Bishop (Track 4)
Producer – Val Garay (Track 3)
Executive Producer – Stephen Paley
Arranged By (Strings) – Michael Omartian (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Nick DeCaro (Track A2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Burt Bacharach (Track A4)
Arranged By Burt Bacharach (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer – Henry Lewy (Track 4), Pat McDonald (Track 4), Val Garay (Track 3)
Mastered By – Bobby Hata
Recorded By – Chet Himes (Track A1)
Recorded By – Jim Isaacson (Track A2)
Recorded By – Lee Herschberg (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Stuart Gitlin (Track 1)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Stephen McManus (Track 2)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Niko Bolas (Track 3)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Ken Deane (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studio