''Boy Meets Girl'' is the debut album by American pop singer-songwriters George Merrill and

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, also known as Boy Meets Girl. It was released on A&M Records in 1985, and was their only disc for the label. The album included the band's first

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hit on the ''Billboard'' pop chart, when "Oh Girl" peaked at No. 39. The album was written by Rubicam and Merrill, with one outside writer receiving co-credit on one track. The music is much different from their later work as it has a more prominent hard rock influence. Merrill and Rubicam would go on to pen hits for

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and get a contract with

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, which would release their second full-length album, '' Reel Life'', three years later. That record would provide them with their sole top-ten hit as a recording act, " Waiting for a Star to Fall."

Track listing

*All songs written by Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill (Irving Music/Boy Meets Girl Music), except where noted. #"Oh Girl" - 4:18 #"Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing" - 4:01 #"The Touch" (Rubicam, Merrill, T. Bell; Irving Music/Boy Meets Girl Music/BellBoy Music) - 3:55 #"Kissing, Falling, Flying" - 3:34 #"From Now On" - 4:49 #"Be My Baby" - 3:47 #"In Your Eyes" - 4:09 #"I Wish You Were Here" - 3:37 #"Pieces" - 4:09 #"Premonitions" - 4:47

Personnel

Boy Meets Girl

– lead and backing vocals * George Merrill – lead and backing vocals, MIDI piano,

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, Oberheim DMX programming

Additional musicians

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* John Goux – lead guitar (1), guitar (1, 4, 9) * Scott Shelly – guitar (1, 5, 7) * John Morton – guitar (2, 5, 9, 10) *

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– guitar (3, 6, 8) * Eric Williams – guitar (4) * Leon Gaer – bass (1-6, 8, 9, 10) * Kyle Henderson – bass (7), backing vocals (8) *

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– drums * Steve Forman – percussion *

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– percussion * Gary Herbig – tenor saxophone (6) * George Hawkins – backing vocals (2, 10) *

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– backing vocals (3, 6) * Jon Joyce – backing vocals (4, 7) * John Batdorf – backing vocals (7) * Susan Boyd – backing vocals (9) Boy Meets Girl- self-titled album @Discogs.com
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Production

* Tom Werman – producer * Gary Ladinsky – recording, mixing * Matt Brady – recording assistant *

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– mastering * Richard Frankel – art direction * Michael Hodgson – art direction, design *

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– photography Studios * Recorded at Record Plant and Sounder Studios (Los Angeles, California). * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Notes

{{Authority control 1985 debut albums Boy Meets Girl (band) albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by Tom Werman