| Escape from Television | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jan Hammer | |||
| Jan Hammer chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Escape from Television is a compilation album by Czech-American musician Jan Hammer, released in 1987 by MCA Records.
The album contains selected instrumental pieces composed and performed by Hammer that had been used as film score in the American television series Miami Vice prior to the album's release, along with the main theme to the series, plus two of Hammer's tracks that were not used in the series.
"Miami Vice Theme" had been released as a single in 1985, becoming a worldwide hit, including reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Three other tracks were released as singles: "Crockett's Theme", which also became a worldwide hit in 1987, "Tubbs and Valerie", which reached number 84 in the UK Singles Chart [2] and number 34 in Germany that year, [3] and "Forever Tonight", which reached number 62 in Germany [4] and number 74 in the Netherlands. [4]
In a review for AllMusic, the album was given four out of five stars, being described as containing "a very strong style of [then] current instrumental music [...] with the edge of rock music and the smooth, spacey appeal of some of the more progressive New Age musicians." [1]
All tracks written by Jan Hammer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crockett's Theme" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Theresa" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Colombia" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Rum Cay" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "The Trial and the Search" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Tubbs and Valerie" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Forever Tonight" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Last Flight" | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Rico's Blues" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Before the Storm" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Night Talk" | 2:45 |
| 12. | "Miami Vice Theme" | 2:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Forever Tonight" (Extended CD Mix) | 6:08 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] | 22 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [8] | 34 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [9] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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