| Title
of Work: |
A Million Miles Away
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Words
By:
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John Woloschuk
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Music
By:
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John Woloschuk |
Lead
Vocal:
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John Woloschuk |
Backup
Vocals:
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John Woloschuk |
Instrumentation:
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John:
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Keyboards, bass guitar,
vibraphone
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Dee:
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Electric Guitar
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Terry:
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Drums
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Recorded
At:
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ESP Studios, Buttonville, Canada
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Recording
Period:
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May through July 1981 (mixed in
August 1981)
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Initial
Release Date:
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October 1981 ("Magentalane"
album) Canada only
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Remarks:
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This was one of the earliest
songs written specifically for Klaatu's fifth and final album
("Magentalane") which went into production in early March 1981.
The basic rhythm section for this track consisted of a Polymoog
synthesizer keyboard accompanied by an electronic drum simulator. Real
drums, bass and electric guitars were overdubbed during subsequent
recording sessions.
The orchestral strings featured on this track were perfomed by the
sibling trio of Adele, Paul and Dick Armin under the direction of
arranger-conductor, Jack Lenz.
To facilitate the recording of the numerous vocal parts, a stereo
reference mix of the band tracks was recorded onto 1/4" tape and then
dubbed back onto virgin 2" tape on the multi-track deck. Next, the
various vocal parts were recorded onto this second multi-track tape and
then mixed down to 2 tracks on 1/4" tape. The final step in the process
was to "fly in" these two composite vocal tracks onto the original
multi-track master tape in sync with the existing band tracks.
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