"Mountains" is a 1986 song by American musician

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and The Revolution, from his eight album, ''

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'' (1986), and the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. It was written by The Revolution members

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together with Prince. The extended 12" single version of the song runs nearly ten minutes. It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK. The

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was the instrumental "Alexa de Paris", one of the few tracks from this project featuring a

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solo. Both songs appear in the film ''Under the Cherry Moon'', with the video for "Mountains" playing as the credits roll. The version shown on

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to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's

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version. "Mountains" was often performed in his live concerts. A

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, directed by Prince was released in April 1986.

Track listings

* 7-inch single # "Mountains" – 3:58 # "Alexa de Paris" – 3:20 * 12-inch single # "Mountains" (Extended Version) – 10:03 # "Alexa de Paris" (Extended Version) – 4:54

Personnel

– lead vocals and various instruments * Lisa Coleman – keyboards and vocals *

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– guitar and vocals *

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– keyboards *

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– bass *

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– drums and percussion *

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– saxophone *

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– trumpet *

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– rhythm guitar *

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– orchestral arrangements

Charts

References

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