Frankie's House (soundtrack album)

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Frankie's House
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Soundtrack album by
Jeff Beck/Jed Leiber
Released1992
Genre Instrumental Rock
Label Epic Soundtrax
Producer Jeff Beck, Jed Leiber, Leif Mases
Jeff Beck chronology
Beckology
(1991)
Frankie's House
(1992)
Crazy Legs
(1993)
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber; except where indicated

  1. "The Jungle"
  2. "Requiem for the Bao-Chi"
  3. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham)
  4. "Thailand"
  5. "Love and Death"
  6. "Cathouse"
  7. "In the Dark"
  8. "Sniper Patrol"
  9. "Peace Island"
  10. "White Mice"
  11. "Tunnel Rat"
  12. "Vihn's Funeral"
  13. "Apocalypse"
  14. "Innocent Victim"
  15. "Jungle Reprise"

Original score produced by Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber

Album co-produced by Leif Mases

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Frankie's House at AllMusic