Mike Post
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Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedSmoketree Ranch, Chatsworth, CA
GenreEasy Listening
Length38:00
LanguageEnglish
LabelRCA
ProducerMike Post
Mike Post chronology
Television Theme Songs
(1981)
Mike Post
(1984)
Music from LA Law and Otherwise
(1988)
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Mike Post is a 1984 self-titled instrumental music album released on LP, cassette, and CD.

The album features his theme, with Pete Carpenter from the TV series The A-Team. It also includes instrumental covers of the hit songs I Love Chopin, Beat It, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club, Cast Your Fate To The Wind, Think of Laura; and film and TV themes by other composers from St. Elsewhere, Footloose, Against All Odds and Terms of Endearment.

The cover of the album is created in the style of a cover from The Saturday Evening Post magazine.

Track listing

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  1. Theme from The A-Team (Mike Post/Pete Carpenter) – 2:40
  2. I Like Chopin (Pierluigi Giombini/Gazebo) – 4:01
  3. Beat It (Michael Jackson) – 4:21
  4. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (George O'Dowd/Michael Craig/Ron Hay/Jon Moss) – 5:19
  5. Footloose (Kenny Loggins) – 3:55
  6. Theme from St. Elsewhere (Dave Grusin) – 3:54
  7. Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Vince Guaraldi) – 3:10
  8. Think of Laura (Christopher Cross) – 3:23
  9. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Phil Collins) – 3:31
  10. Theme from Tearms of Endearment (Michael Gore) – 3:53

Personnel

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  • Keyboards - Mike Post, Larry Muhoberac
  • Synthesizers - Pete Robinson, Ian Underwood
  • Guitar - Steve Watson, John Goux
  • Bass - Leland Sklar, Dennis Belfield
  • Drums - Mike Baird

Production

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  • Producer - Mike Post
  • Recording/Mixing - Doug Parry at Smoketree Ranch, Chatsworth, CA
  • Second Engineers - Ray Sheibley, Rick Romano
  • Mastering - Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA
  • Cover Illustration - David M. Gaadt
  • Art Direction - Ron Kellum

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