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A Time for Heroes

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Released
  
1987

Recorded
  
1987

Length
  
4:13

Format
  
7"

Genre
  
Rock

B-side
  
A Time for Heroes (Instrumental)

A Time For Heroes was the theme of the 1987 International Summer Special Olympics World Games. The theme was composed by Jon Lyons; the instrumental versions were performed by Tangerine Dream and the vocal version was performed by Meat Loaf and Brian May.

Contents

Personnel

  • Jon Lyons – composer
  • Christopher Franke
  • Edgar Froese
  • Paul Haslinger
  • John Van Tongeren

    • Credits vocal version

  • Written by M. Scott Sotebeer, Jon Lyons and Rik Emmett
  • Produced and arranged by Jon Lyons
  • Executive Producer: M. Scott Sotebeer
  • Associate Producer: John Van Tongeren
  • Mixed by Jay Rifkin and Jon Lyons at the Hit Factory, New York City
  • Recorded at the Hit Factory, The Record Plant, West Lake Audio, and Sine Wave Studios
  • Meat Loaf – lead vocals
  • Brian May – lead guitar solo
  • Bob Kulick – rhythm guitar
  • Jon Lyons — bass, acoustic guitar, additional keyboards and synthesizers
  • John Van Tongeren — piano, synthesizers
  • Bill Boydstun – additional synthesizer programming
  • Chuck Bürgi – drums
  • Gina Ricci, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff – backing vocals

    • References

    A Time for Heroes Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA