Performed by Meat Loaf (with Brian May from Queen)
5:13
M. Scott Sotebeer / Jon Lyons / Rik Emmett
2a
Instrumental Theme: “A Time for Heroes” (single)
4:15
Jon Lyons
2b
Instrumental Theme: “A Time for Heroes” (extended version)
Adapted and Performed by Tangerine Dream
6:04
Jon Lyons
Instrumental Theme: “A Time for Heroes”
Adapted and Performed by Tangerine Dream
Theme composed and produced by: Jon Lyons
Recorded at Tadream Productions, Berlin, West Germany
Mixed by Tangerine Dream and Jon Lyons at Hansa Studios, Berlin, W.G.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York City
Theme Song: “A Time for Heroes”
Performed by Meat Loaf (with Brian May from Queen)
Music & Lyrics by: M. Scott Sotebeer, Jon Lyons and Rik Emmett
Produced and Arranged by: Jon Lyons
Executive Producer: M. Scott Sotebeer
Associate Producer: John Van Tongeren
Mixed by Jay Rifkin and Jon Lyons at the Hit Factory, N.Y.C.
Recorded at the Hit Factory, New York; The Record Plant, Los Angeles; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Sine Wave Studios, Birmingham, England
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York City
Musicians
Drums: Chuck Bürgi
Lead Guitar Solo: Brian May
Rhythm Guitars: Bob Kulick
Piano and Synthesizers: John van Tongeren
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Keyboards and Synthesizers: Jon Lyons
Background Vocals: Gina Ricci, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff
Additional Synthesizer Programming: Bill Boydstun
Engineering
Basic Tracks: Tom Edmonds
Additional Engineering: Ernie Sheesley, Joel Moss, Pete Schwier, Bill Boydstun
Assistant Engineers: Brad Sundberg, Tim Leitner, Nick Basich, John Boghosian, John Hurst
Meat Loaf appears courtesy of Arista Records, U.K.
Brian May appears courtesy of Capitol Records
Premiere Sponsor: The Holiday Rambler Corporation
Official Sponsors: Otari Corporation; Amek Consoles; The Hit Factory, New York; The Record Plant, Los Angeles; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Pro-Co; Yahama International; Lexicon; Akai Musical Instruments; Korg, USA; Sequential Circuits; The Plaza Hotel, New York; AKG Acoustics, Inc.; AGFA-Gevaert, Inc.; Valley People, Inc.; Ensoniq; Tannoy North America; Crest Audio; Scholz Research; Nakamichi; Modern Imaging, Inc.; Petersen Printing Corp.; Mead Paper, Inc.; AGI Inc.; A&S Case Co.
Special Thanks: Tim Pearce; George Gilbert; Steve Buslowe; The Hotel Schwitzerhoff, Berlin; General Booking Corporation, London; Chris Stone, The Record Plant, Los Angeles; Troy Germano, The Hit Factory, New York; Debra Jenkins, Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Mark Levinson, Esquire; Jill Dix, Masterdisk; Midnight Express Couriers; Network Couriers; Barry Gross; Joel Moss and Nancy Boykiss, The Record Planyt, Los Angeles; Gary Rice, Future Disc, Los Angeles; and especially, Tangerine Dream, Meat Loaf and Brian May.
And … R. Steve Gay, Paul G. Decker, Leslie Aday, Ron Sobel, Joe Mansfield, Chrissie Harwood, Barry Siegel, Sherry, Richard Klingler, Don Walter, Al Spahn, Phil Lewallen, Issoc Inc., Howard, Max, “BC” and Megan.
Label
Cat.No.
F.
Y.
C.
Notes
1
Orpheum Records
ORP-030187
12″
1987
USA
Tracks 1 and 2a only.
2
Orpheum Records
ORP-060187-D
CDM
1987
USA
A Time for Heroes
We search for an answer
And when it appears
We can challenge the world with our sweat and our tears
Through winning and losing
Oh, the brave never bend
And the hero keeps fighting, standing tall in the end
And time can heal anything … and mend any fall
It’s the moment of truth that’s facing us all
And it’s time for the hero to stand tall
It’s a time for heroes, time to answer the call
It’s a time for the heroes… in us all
We carry the flame
For all to see
And the fire and the passion of what we can be
And sometimes we must fight
Oh, but we’ll never, never bend
And the hero keeps fighting, standing tall in the end
And love can change anything … it’s inside of us all
To reach out a hand now, oh, whenever we fall
It’s time for the hero to stand tall
It’s a time for heroes, time to answer the call
It’s a time for heroes to stand tall
It’s a time for heroes, when our back’s to the wall
It’s a time for heroes… in us all....
[ guitar solo: Brian May ]
It’s a time for heroes, deep inside of us all
It’s a time for heroes
It’s a time for heroes, time to answer the call
It’s a time for heroes… to stand tall
It’s a time for heroes, when our back’s to the wall
It’s a time for heroes....
(it’s a time for heroes)
(it’s a time for heroes)
(it’s a time for heroes)
(it’s a time for heroes)
(it’s a time for heroes)....
Music & Lyrics by: M. Scott Sotebeer, Jon Lyons and Rik Emmett Copyright 1987 Small Horn Music (BMI) Little Horn Music (ASCAP)