Merano

~ Recording by Murray Head & The Ambrosian Singers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Merano6:59Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChessBjörn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
PolarPOLYXL 2-600
1.1Merano7:00Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD70500(2)
1.1Merano6:59Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE1984-11-19
RCA InternationalPL70500(2)
1.1Merano7:00Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1984-12-03
Three Knights, Ltd.CPL2-5340
1.1Merano7:00Murray Head & The Ambrosia SingersChessBenny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn UlvaeusAlbum + Soundtrack
Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)42284 7445-2
1.1Merano7:00Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
PolarPOLYCD 2-600
1.1Merano6:59Benny Andersson, Tim Rice & Björn UlvaeusChess (1984 concept cast)Benny Andersson, Tim Rice & Björn UlvaeusAlbum + Soundtrack
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD2-5340
1.2Merano7:08London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers featuring Murray HeadOne Night in Bangkok (Monarch pressing)Murray HeadSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PB-13988
1.2Merano7:08London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers featuring Murray HeadOne Night in Bangkok (Indianapolis pressing)Murray HeadSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PB-13988
1.2Merano7:08London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers featuring Murray HeadOne Night in BangkokMurray HeadSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PB-68240
1.2Merano7:08London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers feat. Murray HeadOne Night in BangkokMurray HeadSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD-13959
1.2Merano7:08London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers featuring Murray HeadOne Night in BangkokMurray HeadSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)CHESS 1
1.1Merano7:01Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess: The Original Recording (remastered deluxe edition)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2014-11-24
Polar
1.1Merano7:01Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess: The Original Recording (remastered deluxe edition)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2014-11-24
Polar00602547018335
1.1Merano6:59Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
Polar, Polydor (British label, see annotation)847 445-2
1.1Merano6:59Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonChess (1984 concept cast)Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonAlbum + Soundtrack
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD2-5340

Relationships

engineer and mixer:Michael B. Tretow
choir vocals:Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
vocals:Murray Head
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Anders Eljas
chorus master:John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
orchestrator:Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:Merano (Chess)

Related works

Merano (Chess)

lyricist:Tim Rice
composer:Benny Andersson (ABBA)
Björn Ulvaeus
part of:Chess (full musical)