Mike's Murder is the 1983 motion picture soundtrack album from the film Mike's Murder starring Debra Winger and written and directed by James Bridges. The album reached the Top 100 in the United States, and the songs "Memphis" and "Cosmopolitan" were released as singles. "Breakdown", another song from the album, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category. in 2003, and separately released on CD in 2006 on the Lilith label. The album's first five tracks were also included on the 2003 deluxe edition reissue of Jackson's Night and Day album.

In June 2009, Prometheus Records released a CD of John Barry's replacement soundtrack, containing the entire score.

Track listing

Written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

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Year-end charts

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|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)

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Personnel

Musicians

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone, xylophone, percussion, alto saxophone
  • Joy Askew – Prophet-5 synthesizer programming
  • Graham Maby – bass
  • Larry Tolfree – drums
  • Sue Hadjopoulos – congas, bongos, percussion

Production

  • Jeff Gold – executive producer
  • Becky Shargo – executive producer
  • Joe Jackson – producer, arrangements
  • David Kershenbaum – producer (4)
  • Bradshaw Leigh – engineer
  • Larry Franke – assistant engineer
  • Phil Jamtaas – remixing
  • David Bianco – remix assistant
  • John LaSalandra – film music editing
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction
  • Melanie Nissen – design
  • Peter Sorel – front cover photography
  • Greg Gorman – photography of Joe Jackson

References

  • Mike's Murder album information at The Joe Jackson Archive