Count Three & Pray

Count Three & Pray
Count Three & Pray
Studio album by Berlin
Released	October 13, 1986
Studio	One on One (North Hollywood, California); The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, California); Producers I and II (Hollywood, California); Amigo (North Hollywood, California); The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell, England); AIR (London, England);
Genre	New wave; dance-rock; synth-pop;
Length	46:44
Label	Geffen
Producer	Bob Ezrin; Berlin; Andy Richards; Giorgio Moroder;
Berlin chronology
Singles from Count Three & Pray
	"Take My Breath Away"; Released: June 1986; "Like Flames"; Released: October 1986; "You Don't Know"; Released: December 1986;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]
Smash Hits	5/10^[3]

Count Three & Pray is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Berlin, released on October 13, 1986, by Geffen Records. The album spawned three singles, including "Take My Breath Away", which was featured in the film Top Gun. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Crawford, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Bob Ezrin, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Will I Ever Understand You"			4:40
2.	"You Don't Know"		Andy Richards Ezrin Berlin	4:22
3.	"Like Flames"	Rob Brill		5:05
4.	"Heartstrings"	Crawford Terri Nunn Brill Matt Reid		4:12
5.	"Take My Breath Away"	Giorgio Moroder Tom Whitlock	Moroder	4:11
6.	"Trash"		Berlin Ezrin	3:38
7.	"When Love Goes to War"	Brian Fairweather		4:09
8.	"Hideaway"	Crawford Chas Sanford	Berlin	5:08
9.	"Sex Me, Talk Me"		Richards Ezrin Berlin	4:41
10.	"Pink and Velvet"	Ric Olsen Nunn		6:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Count Three & Pray.^[4]

Berlin

John Crawford – bass, background vocals
Terri Nunn – vocals
Rob Brill – drums, background vocals

Additional musicians

Gene Black, Kane Roberts, David Gilmour, Ted Nugent, Alan Murphy, Elliot Easton, Steve Dougherty, Gregg Wright – guitars
Bob Ezrin, Peter Robinson, Greg Kuehn, Jun Sato – keyboards
Gary Barlough – Synclavier programming
Andy Richards – keyboards programming, keyboards (tracks 2, 9)
John Batdorf, William Batstone, Lance Ellington, George Merrill, Tessa Niles, The Art Damage Choir – background vocals
Richard Niles – orchestration (track 9)
Luís Jardim – percussion (track 9)
Patrick O'Hearn – fretless bass (track 10)
Masakazu Yoshizawa – shakuhachi (track 2)
Osamu Kitajima – koto, biwa (track 2)

Technical

Bob Ezrin – production (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10); recording (tracks 1, 3–8, 10); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6–8, 10)
Berlin – production (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9)
Andy Richards – production (tracks 2, 9)
Giorgio Moroder – production, mixing (track 5)
David Tickle – recording (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10); mixing (tracks 1, 6–8, 10)
Ted Hayton – recording (tracks 2, 9)
Brian Reeves – mixing (track 5)
Mike Shipley – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 9)
Russ Castillo, Steve Strassman, Peter Lewis, Bob Mithoff, Dave Concors, Michael Rosen, Tom Whitlock – additional recording
Jeff Bennett, Tom Nist, Charlie Brocco, Robin Laine, Paul Gomersall, Steve Lyon – recording assistance
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood)

Artwork

Dean Chamberlain – front cover photo
PWR, Matthew Rolston, Middelkoop, Rob Nunn – other photos
Janet Levinson – design

Charts

Chart performance for *Count Three & Pray*
Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	38
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[6]	85
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	29
European Albums (Music & Media)^[8]	44
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	40
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	32
US Billboard 200^[14]	61

Certifications

Certifications for *Count Three & Pray*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "You Don't Know" and "Sex Me, Talk Me"

References

^ Henderson, Alex. "Count Three & Pray – Berlin". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ Linfield, Carole (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Sippitts, Deborah (December 3, 1986). "Berlin: Count Three & Pray". Smash Hits. p. 76. ISSN 0260-3004.
^ Count Three & Pray (liner notes). Berlin. Geffen Records. 1986. GHS 24121.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0863". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 4. January 31, 1987. p. 23. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "Charts.nz – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "Berlin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Berlin – Count 3 and Pray". British Phonographic Industry. March 9, 1987. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[2_and_9-1] "You Don't Know" and "Sex Me, Talk Me"

[2] Henderson, Alex. "Count Three & Pray – Berlin". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[3] Linfield, Carole (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804.

[4] Sippitts, Deborah (December 3, 1986). "Berlin: Count Three & Pray". Smash Hits. p. 76. ISSN 0260-3004.

[5] Count Three & Pray (liner notes). Berlin. Geffen Records. 1986. GHS 24121.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0863". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[ac_Netherlands_Berlin-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[9] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 4. January 31, 1987. p. 23. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[10] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Berlin-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Berlin – Count Three & Pray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[ac_New_Zealand_Berlin-12] "Charts.nz – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[ac_Sweden_Berlin-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Berlin – Count Three & Pray". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Berlin-15] "Berlin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[United_KingdomBerlinCount_3_and_PrayalbumCertRef-16] "British album certifications – Berlin – Count 3 and Pray". British Phonographic Industry. March 9, 1987. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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v t e Berlin
Terri Nunn John Crawford David Diamond Dave Schulz Carlton Bost Chris Olivas
Studio albums	Information Pleasure Victim Love Life Count Three & Pray Voyeur
Live albums	Live: Sacred and Profane
Compilations	Best of Berlin 1979–1988
Singles	"Sex (I'm a ...)" "The Metro" "No More Words" "Dancing in Berlin" "Take My Breath Away" "Like Flames" "You Don't Know"
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