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'''Mother''' is a soundtrack album of versions of songs from {{vg|Mother}}, several of them including lyrics in English, first released in 1989. The album was re-released in 2004, with an extended 11th track and an added 12th track from [[EarthBound]]. (Changes exclusive to the 2004 release are marked with an asterisk.)
'''''Mother''''' is a 1989 soundtrack album with arrangements of songs from the ''[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]'' video game. The songs were recorded across various studios in Japan and England, and all but three of them ("Magicant", "Snow Man", and "Fallin' Love, And") feature English-language lyrics sung by guest vocalists. The album was re-released in 2004, with an extended 11th track and an added 12th track from ''[[EarthBound]]''.


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In 2015, the album received its first American release via a double-LP edition from Ship to Shore Phonograph Co., a reissue label specializing in rarities and video game soundtracks; this was followed up by a CD release in 2016. Both US editions use the original 1989 trackist.
! Track Number
 
! Title
== Track listing ==
! Duration
{{Track listing
|-
| headline      = Original 1989 issue
| 1 || [[Pollyanna|Pollyanna (I Believe in You)]] || 3:42
| total_length  = 63:24
|-
 
| 2 || [[Bein' Friends]] || 5:13
| title1        = [[Pollyanna|Pollyanna (I Believe In You)]]
|-
| length1      = 3:43
| 3 || [[The Paradise Line]] || 3:44
 
|-
| title2        = [[Bein' Friends]]
| 4 || Magicant || 4:21
| length2      = 5:13
|-
 
| 5 || [[Wisdom of the World]] || 4:42
| title3        = [[The Paradise Line]]
|-
| length3      = 3:44
| 6 || [[Flying Man (song)|Flying Man]] || 4:49
 
|-
| title4        = Magicant
| 7 || [[Snowman|Snow Man]] || 3:51
| length4      = 4:21
|-
 
| 8 || [[All That I Needed (Was You)]] || 4:43
| title5        = [[Wisdom of the World]]
|-
| length5      = 4:42
| 9 || And Fallin' Love || 6:18
 
|-
| title6        = [[Flying Man (song)|Flying Man]]
| 10 || [[Eight Melodies]] || 5:46
| length6      = 4:50
|-
 
| 11 || The World of MOTHER || 16:32<br>23:53*
| title7        = Snow Man
|-
| length7      = 3:52
| 12 || [[Smiles and Tears]]* || 4:47
 
|}
| title8        = [[All That I Needed (Was You)]]
| length8      = 4:43
 
| title9        = Fallin' Love, And
| length9      = 6:10
 
| title10      = [[Eight Melodies]]
| length10      = 5:45
 
| title11      = The World of MOTHER
| length11      = 16:32
}}
 
{{Track listing
| headline      = 2004 remaster bonus tracks
| total_length  = 75:32
 
| title11        = The World of MOTHER (Extended Version)
| length11      = 23:53
 
| title12        = [[Smiles and Tears]]
| length12      = 4:47
}}
== Personnel ==
Adapted from 2004 liner notes and Discogs.
* [[Keiichi Suzuki]] – arrangements <small>(tracks 1-5, 6-8, 11-12)</small>, backing vocals <small>(tracks 1, 6, 8)</small>
* David Bedford – arrangements <small>(track 5)</small>
* Neko Saito (credited as Takeshi Saitoh) – arrangements, piano <small>(track 9)</small>
* Michael Nyman – arrangements <small>(track 10)</small>
* [[Catherine Warwick]] – lead vocals <small>(tracks 1-2, 5)</small>
* Jeremy Holland-Smith – lead vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* Jeremy Budd – lead vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
* Louis Philippe – lead vocals, guitar <small>(track 6)</small>
* Jeb Million – lead vocals <small>(track 3)</small>
* King Edward School Choir Boys – backing vocals <small>(track 3)</small>
* St. Paul's Cathedral Choir – choir <small>(track 10)</small>
* Hitoshi Watanabe – acoustic bass, <small>(track 6)</small>; [[wikipedia:bouzouki|bouzoki]], ukulele <small>(tracks 6-7)</small>
* Graham Edwards – bass <small>(tracks 1-2)</small>
* Steve Barnacle – bass <small>(track 8)</small>
* Masafushi Yokoyama (credited as Masashi Yokoyama) – electric bass, electric guitar <small>(track 9)</small>
* Geoff Dugmore – drums <small>(tracks 1-3, 8)</small>
* Jun Aoyama – drums <small>(track 9)</small>
* Ma-To (credited as Mato) – percussion <small>(track 9)</small>
* Tetsuaki Hoashi – percussion <small>(track 9)</small>
* Masami Shinoda – saxophone <small>(track 9)</small>
* Yoichi Murata – trombone <small>(track 9)</small>
* Chester Kamen – guitar <small>(tracks 1-3, 8)</small>
* Keith Beauvais – guitar <small>(tracks 1-2)</small>
* Bun Itakura – mandolin <small>(track 9)</small>
* Joe Kato Group (credited as Joe Group Strings) – strings <small>(track 9)</small>
* Saito Neko Strings Quartet – strings <small>(track 9)</small>
* Linda Hennrick – lyrics <small>(tracks 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10)</small>
* Tazakumi Kunitomo – programming <small>(tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7)</small>
* Tatsuhiko Mori – programming <small>(tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7)</small>
* Yukio Doki – programming <small>(track 1)</small>
* Don Camer – programming <small>(track 5)</small>
* Jun Thoyama – programming <small>(track 7)</small>
* David Motion — keyboards <small>(tracks 2-3, 8)</small>, programming <small>(tracks 2-3, 8)</small>
* Glenn Tommey –  mastering, mixing, production, recording; backing vocals <small>(tracks 1, 6, 8)</small>
* Engineers: Ken Ohshiro, Kentaro Kitagawa, Shinichi Akagawa, Yuji Chinone
* Producers: Akio Ohmori, Ritsuo Kamimura, Takashi Kawaguchi, Toshio Ishii
* Coordinators: Paul Hirsh, Hisashi Mizukami, Motohiro Ishii, Junk Yamazaki


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 4 May 2024

CD and case of the Mother soundtrack.

Mother is a 1989 soundtrack album with arrangements of songs from the Mother video game. The songs were recorded across various studios in Japan and England, and all but three of them ("Magicant", "Snow Man", and "Fallin' Love, And") feature English-language lyrics sung by guest vocalists. The album was re-released in 2004, with an extended 11th track and an added 12th track from EarthBound.

In 2015, the album received its first American release via a double-LP edition from Ship to Shore Phonograph Co., a reissue label specializing in rarities and video game soundtracks; this was followed up by a CD release in 2016. Both US editions use the original 1989 trackist.

Track listing

Original 1989 issue
No. Title Length
1. "Pollyanna (I Believe In You)"   3:43
2. "Bein' Friends"   5:13
3. "The Paradise Line"   3:44
4. "Magicant"   4:21
5. "Wisdom of the World"   4:42
6. "Flying Man"   4:50
7. "Snow Man"   3:52
8. "All That I Needed (Was You)"   4:43
9. "Fallin' Love, And"   6:10
10. "Eight Melodies"   5:45
11. "The World of MOTHER"   16:32
Total length:
 63:24
2004 remaster bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "The World of MOTHER (Extended Version)"   23:53
12. "Smiles and Tears"   4:47
Total length:
 75:32

Personnel

Adapted from 2004 liner notes and Discogs.

  • Keiichi Suzuki – arrangements (tracks 1-5, 6-8, 11-12), backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8)
  • David Bedford – arrangements (track 5)
  • Neko Saito (credited as Takeshi Saitoh) – arrangements, piano (track 9)
  • Michael Nyman – arrangements (track 10)
  • Catherine Warwick – lead vocals (tracks 1-2, 5)
  • Jeremy Holland-Smith – lead vocals (track 2)
  • Jeremy Budd – lead vocals (track 8)
  • Louis Philippe – lead vocals, guitar (track 6)
  • Jeb Million – lead vocals (track 3)
  • King Edward School Choir Boys – backing vocals (track 3)
  • St. Paul's Cathedral Choir – choir (track 10)
  • Hitoshi Watanabe – acoustic bass, (track 6); bouzoki, ukulele (tracks 6-7)
  • Graham Edwards – bass (tracks 1-2)
  • Steve Barnacle – bass (track 8)
  • Masafushi Yokoyama (credited as Masashi Yokoyama) – electric bass, electric guitar (track 9)
  • Geoff Dugmore – drums (tracks 1-3, 8)
  • Jun Aoyama – drums (track 9)
  • Ma-To (credited as Mato) – percussion (track 9)
  • Tetsuaki Hoashi – percussion (track 9)
  • Masami Shinoda – saxophone (track 9)
  • Yoichi Murata – trombone (track 9)
  • Chester Kamen – guitar (tracks 1-3, 8)
  • Keith Beauvais – guitar (tracks 1-2)
  • Bun Itakura – mandolin (track 9)
  • Joe Kato Group (credited as Joe Group Strings) – strings (track 9)
  • Saito Neko Strings Quartet – strings (track 9)
  • Linda Hennrick – lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10)
  • Tazakumi Kunitomo – programming (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7)
  • Tatsuhiko Mori – programming (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7)
  • Yukio Doki – programming (track 1)
  • Don Camer – programming (track 5)
  • Jun Thoyama – programming (track 7)
  • David Motion — keyboards (tracks 2-3, 8), programming (tracks 2-3, 8)
  • Glenn Tommey – mastering, mixing, production, recording; backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8)
  • Engineers: Ken Ohshiro, Kentaro Kitagawa, Shinichi Akagawa, Yuji Chinone
  • Producers: Akio Ohmori, Ritsuo Kamimura, Takashi Kawaguchi, Toshio Ishii
  • Coordinators: Paul Hirsh, Hisashi Mizukami, Motohiro Ishii, Junk Yamazaki


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