A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack
A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack is a 1995 television soundtrack album by Joe Walsh with various artists, which was released on January 24, 1995, on both CD and cassette by Pyramid. It was the soundtrack for Stephen Downing' short-lived series RoboCop: The Series, based on the RoboCop film series. The series stars Richard Eden as the title character. Made to appeal primarily to children and young teenagers, it lacks the graphic violence that was the hallmark of RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990).
| A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Soundtrack album by Joe Walsh with various artists | ||||
| Released | January 24, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:38 | |||
| Label | Pyramid | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Joe Walsh chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Aside from the show's theme writers, Joe Walsh and Lita Ford, it features classic rock songs from The Band, The Flamingos, Iron Butterfly, and KC & the Sunshine Band. It also marked the final contribution for pianist and organist Nicky Hopkins, who died the year before its release.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Future to This Life" | Joe Walsh & Lita Ford | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Guilty of the Crime" | Joe Walsh | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "Fire and Brimstone" | Link Wray | Joe Walsh | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Chutes & Ladders" | John David | Dave Edmunds | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Flannel Jacket" | Kevin Sepe | E.J. Waters | 3:50 |
| 6. | "We Gotta Get You a Woman" | Todd Rundgren | Todd Rundgren | 2:52 |
| 7. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | The Flamingos | 3:15 | |
| 8. | "Stuff You Gotta Watch" | Muddy Waters | The Band | 2:48 |
| 9. | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" | Doug Ingle | Iron Butterfly | 2:50 |
| 10. | "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" | KC and the Sunshine Band | 3:04 | |
| 11. | "Robocop Overture" | Kevin Gillis | Delta City Orchestra | 1:57 |
| Total length: | 36:38 | |||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
- Joe Walsh – lead vocals, guitar, percussion, sound effects, backing vocals
- Lita Ford – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Levon Helm – lead vocals, drums
- Dave Edmunds – lead vocals
- E.J. Waters – lead vocals
- Frankie Miller – lead vocals
- Andy Goldman – guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Weider – guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Vitale – keyboards, drums, percussion
- Garth Hudson – keyboards
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
- Randy Ciarlante – drums, backing vocals
- Jack Ciano – drums
- Ian Wallace – drums
- Bobby Strickland – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Dave Douglas – trumpet
- Richard Bell – organ
- Vassar Clements – fiddle
- Kevin Sepe – backing vocals
- Rick Danko – backing vocals
References
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-future-to-this-life-mw0000627560
- A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack liner notes. Pyramid. 1995.
External links
- A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)