Mike Batt
detailed Discography
1966 - 1969 // 1970 - 1974 //
1975 - 1979 // 1980 - 1984 //
1985 - 1989
1990 - 1994 // 1995 - 1999 //
2000 - 2004 // 2005 - 2009
// 2010 - 2029
2010 - 2011 - 2012 -
2013 - 2014 - 2015 -
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
2020 - 2021
Musicians & Orchestras since 1970
'Short-Discography' 1970 - ...
Mike Batt Biographie (German) -
Mike Batt biography (English) -
Mike Batt Lyrics
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> #CD# Katie Melua // The house // produced by William Orbit / [Dramatico - DRAMCD0061] I'd love to kill you (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers) - The flood -(Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy) - A happy place (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers)- A moment of madness (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers) - Red balloons (Katie Melua, Polly Scattergood) - Tiny alien (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers) - No fear of heights (Katie Melua) - The one I love is gone (Bill Monroe) - Plague of love (Katie Melua, Rick Nowels) - God on the drums, devil on the bass (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - Twisted (Katie Melua, Rick Nowels) - The house (Katie Melua) Musicians: vocals and acoustic Guitar: Katie Melua; guitars: Luke Potashnick and Steve Donnelly; bass: Tim Harries; keyboards: Arden Hart; drums: Henry Spinetti; |
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#mCD# Katie Melua // Autographed Tour 2011 / [Dramatico DRAMCDSxxxx] Personally signed by Katie and featuring four tracks recorded exclusively for this CD during rehearsals for the tour. Previously only available to 'golden ticket' holders during 'The House' tour. 1. Thank you, stars (Mike Batt) 2. The flood (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy) 3. God on the drums, devil on the bass (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) 4. I'd love to kill you (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers) |
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#mCD & Sg# Katie Melua // The flood // [Dramatico - mCD ... DRAMCDS0058; Sg Vinyl ... DRAMSVN002] The flood (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy) - radio edit The flood (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy) - album version The one I love is gone (Bill Monroe) |
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Mike Batt performing with "The Secret Symphony Orchestra". Live at Cadogan Hall, London, May 2010. Narrated by Simon Bates. Links to Dramatico videos on YouTube Imagine Something Yesterday - A Winter's Tale - The Hunting Of The Snark - Soldier's Song - Please Don't Fall In Love - On Watership Down - Military Theme - Love Makes You Crazy - I Feel Like Buddy Holly - The Closest Thing To Crazy - Caravan Theme |
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#CD# OST - Jane's Journey - Die Lebensreise der Jane Goodall / [Dramatico - DRAMCD00..] starring Jane Goodall, Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, ... / Soundtrack composed by Wolfgang Netzer and Chris Heine, except as noted Jane's Journey - Breakup - Gombe - Robert Wolf / Nocturne - Beach - Lugufu - Love - Katie Melua / Thank you, stars (Mike Batt) - Derek's Death - Pine Ridge - Jeep - Sarah Blasko / Night & Day - Gombe Home - Chicken - Forest - Anna Ternheim / Such a Lonely Soul - Time Out - Skyline - Channel Light Vessel / Little luminaries - Map - It is Time - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Wiyathul - Greybeard - Title End Track Bonus: Katie Melua / Walk Lightly On This World (Katie Melua) |
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+#CD# David Essex // Imperial wizard // 1979 // produced by David Essex; * arranged & produced by Mike Batt / [7Ts / Glam CD 115] ** specially re-recorded versions from the hit show „Evita“ Let it flow (David Essex) - Call on me (David Essex) - Are you still my true love (David Essex) - * Oh what a circus (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice)** - Imperial wizard (David Essex) // I forgot to forget you (David Essex & Steve Colyer) - Oh what a feeling (David Essex & Steve Colyer) - Won't change me now (David Essex) - * Goodbye first love (David Essex, Steve Drewett & Dymond) - * 20 flights up (David Essex) - Ships that pass in the night (David Essex) Bonus: * High flying, adored (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice)** Midnight Train (David Essex) ... B-side of the „Imperial Wizard“ Single (1979), arranged & produced by David Essex & Christopher Neil Musicians: vocals: David Essex; guitars: Chris Spedding & Phil Palmer; bass: Herbie Flowers; drums: Barry de Souza & Kenny Jones; percussion: Ray Cooper; synthesizer: Ken Freeman; ... info from Gareth Bramley (UK), thank you! |
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+#CD# The Wombles // Wombling Songs //
written, arranged, conducted & produced by Mike Batt, 1973 / [DRAMCD0065] The Wombling song (TV-Version) – Wombles everywhere – Exercise is good for you (laziness is not) – The Wombles' warning – Tobermory – Dreaming in the sun (Orinoco's song) - Madame Cholet – Great uncle Bulgaria's march – Wellington Womble incl. Wombling along (link piece) - Bungo's birthday – Wombling along (link piece) - The Wombling song (full version) |
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+#CD# The Wombles // Remember you're a Womble //
written*, arranged, conducted & produced by
Mike Batt, 1974 / [DRAMCD0066] * except „Minuetto allegretto“, from the „Jupiter-Symphony“ No 41, C-major, KV 551 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, adapted by Mike Batt Remember you're a Womble – Minuetto allegretto – Non-Stop Wombling summer party – Wombling in the rain – Womble burrow boogie - Wellington goes to Waterloo – The retourn of cousin Yellowstone – The Womble square dance – Wimbledon sunset – Banana rock |
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+#CD# The Wombles // Keep on Wombling // written*, arranged, conducted & produced by Mike Batt, 1974 / [DRAMCD0067] * except „The hall of the Mountain Womble“, from the „Peer Gynt Suite Nr. 1“ Op. 46 'In the hall of the mountain king' by Edvard Grieg, adapted by Mike Batt Womble of the universe – The Orinoco kid – The jungle is jumping – Underground overture – The hall of the Mountain Womble* – Look out for the giant - The Wombling twist – Tobermory's music machine – Wipe those Womble tears from your eyes – Invitation to the Ping-Pong-Ball – Wombling merry Christmas |
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+#CD# The Wombles // Superwombling //
written, arranged, conducted & produced by
Mike Batt, 1975 / [DRAMCD0068] The Womble shuffle – The myths and legends of King Merton Womble and his journey to the centre of the earth – Down at the barber shop (singing in harmony) – The empty tidy-bag-blues – Wombling white tie and tails - Superwomble – Miss Adelaide (she's got a lot of knowledge) – Wombles on parade – To Wimbledon with love – Nashville Wombles |
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+#CD# The Wombles // Wombling free // Soundtrack written, arranged, conducted & produced by Mike Batt, 1977 / [DRAMCD0069] The Wombling song (film version from end titles) – The creation of the world (instr.) – Edinburgh rock (instr.) – Introduction of Minuetto Allegretto (instr. - W.A.Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony) – Introduction to the Womble burrow (instr.) – Wombling white tie and tails (film version) - Under the hill and not far away (folksy instr.) – Madame Cholet (film version) – Mr. Roland Frogmorton's music (instr.) – Miss Felicity Kim Frogmorton's music (instr.) – Frogmorton's theme (instr.) – The march of the machines (instr.) – Exercise is good for you (film version) – The underground garden (instr.) – Count down and lift-off (instr.) – Womble of the universe (remixed! - not in movie) - The Queen (instr.) |
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Womble-CD infos from Gareth Bramley (UK). Many thanks to you! |
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The Wombles Live on the Avalon Stage, from 2-3 pm, at Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2011. Playlist: Remember You're A Womble - / Banana Rock * - Womble Of The Universe - Superwomble - Nashville Wombles - The Empty Tidy Bag Blues - The Orinoco Kid - Minuetto Allegretto - The Wombling Twist - Invitation To The Ping-Pong Ball * - A Wombling Merry Christmas - The Wombling Song 
The Wombles Official - DRAMATICO releases the full 1 hour set,
by the Ubiqitous Wombles from Glastonbury Festival 2011 on
YouTube 29.06.2013.Except with * noted, there's no longer a video available. The Wombles (part 1), Remember you're a Womble (and remember the lyrics) - Private Video by "popcorntommy" on YouTube The Wombles (part 2) with Chris Spedding, The Wombling Twist - Private Video by "popcorntommy" on YouTube |
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#CD# The Popettes // Norah Jones / Katie Melua - Back to Back // [Vanilla OMP] 1. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) - 2. Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) - 3. Not Too Late (Norah Jones, Lee Alexander) - 4. Rosie's Lullaby (Norah Jones, Daru Oda) - 5. Turn Me On (John D. Loudermilk) - 6. Nine million bicycles (Mike Batt) - 7. The closest thing to crazy (Mike Batt) - 8. If the lights go out (Mike Batt) - 9. Mary Pickford (used to eat roses) (Mike Batt) - 10. What I miss about you (Katie Melua & Andrea McEwan) |
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#CD# The Wombles // The W Factor - 20 Wombling Greats // re-mastered, arranged, conducted & produced by Mike Batt / [DRAMCD0070] Remember you're a Womble – The Wombling song (full version) - Superwomble – Invitation to the Ping-Pong-Ball – Wipe those Womble tears from your eyes – Wombling white tie and tails - Wombling in the rain – The Orinoco kid – Exercise is good for you (laziness is not) – Wellington goes to Waterloo – To Wimbledon with love – The Womble shuffle – Minuetto allegretto* – Down at the barber shop (singing in harmony) – Nashville Wombles - Tobermory – Banana rock - Madame Cholet – Bungo's birthday – Wombling merry Christmas all songs written by Mike Batt - * except "Minuetto allegretto", from the "Jupiter-Symphony" No 41, C-major, KV 551 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, adapted by Mike Batt |
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#mCD# The Wombles // Wombling Merry Christmas // written, arranged, conducted & produced by Mike Batt / [DRAMCDS ??] Wombling merry Christmas - The Wombles' warning – Miss Adelaide (she's got a lot of knowledge) – The jungle is jumping |
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The Wombles appeared at HMV Oxford Circus in London to promote
their new single "Wombling Merry Christmas". Dramatico Video One on YouTube - Video Two on YouTube |
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#DoCD# Barbara Dickson // The Barbara Dickson Album & You know it's me // [Collector's Edition - Edsel] Disc 1 - The Barbara Dickson Album, 1980 1. January February (Alan Tarney) - 2. In The Night (Barbara Dickson) - 3. It s Really You (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer, Tom Snow) - 4. Day And Night (Barabra Dickson, Ian Lynn) - 5. Can t Get By Without You (Alan Tarney) - 6. Anytime You're Down And Out (Barbara Dickson) - 7. I'll Say It Again (Alan Tarney) - 8. Hello Stranger, Goodbye My Heart (Barbara Dickson) - 9. Plane Song (Barbara Dickson) - 10. Now I Don t Know (Alan Tarney) Bonus: 11. Come Back With The Same Look In Your Eyes (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - 12. Caravan song (Mike Batt) - 13. Island In The Snow (Barbara Dickson) Disc 2 - You know it's me, 1981 1. Think It Over (Alan Tarney) - 2. Little By Little In Love (Alan Tarney) - 3. You Know It's Me (Barbara Dickson) - 4. Hold On (Alan Tarney) - 5. We'll Believe In Lovin (Alan Tarney) - 6. Only Seventeen (Alan Tarney) - 7. You Got Me (Barbara Dickson, Jeff Seopardie) - 8. I Know You, You Know Me (Barbara Dickson) - 9. I Believe In You (Barbara Dickson) - 10. My Heart Lies (Alan Tarney) Bonus: 11. Run like the wind (written, arranged & produced by Mike Batt / recorded at Wessex Studios in late 1976) - 12. Forgotten Time (Barbara Dickson) ... info from Gareth Bramley (UK). Many thanks to you! |
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+#CD# Katie Melua (with "The Secret Symphony Orchestra") // Secret Symphony // produced and arranged by Mike Batt / [DRAMCD0078] Gold in them hills (Ronald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith*) - Better than a dream (Mike Batt) - The bit that I don't get (Mike Batt) - Moonshine (Fran Healy) - Forgetting all my troubles (Katie Melua) - All over the world (Francois Hardy) - Nobody knows You when You're down and out (Jimmie Cox) - The cry of the lone wolf (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - Heartstrings (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - The walls of the world (Mike Batt) - Secret Symphony (Mike Batt) The Secret Sessions (available on i-tunes) Feels like home (Randy Newman) 4:47 Too long at the fair (Joel Zoss) 3:04 Love me tender (George R. Poulton / William Whiteman Fosdick / Kenneth Lorin Darby) 3:12 Musicians: Drums - Henry Spinetti; Bass - Tim Harries; Guitar - John Parricelli, Steve Donnelly & Luke Potashnick; The Secret Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mike Batt; * Original performed by Ron Sexsmith and Chris Martin from "Coldplay" |
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YouTube – Mike Batt - A Songwriters Tale (Doco) – DRAMATICO – time 18:27 A documentary style piece about Songwriter/Producer Mike Batt's solo album 'A Songwriter's Tale'. |
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#DoCD# Art Garfunkel // The Singer: The Very Best Of // [Sony Music TV Projects] CD 1 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 2. All I Know - Art Garfunkel with Jimmy Webb (Jimmy Webb) / 3. Perfect Moment - Art Garfunkel with Buddy Mondlock and Maia Sharp (Art Garfunkel, Buddy Mondlock) / 4. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 5. Crying In The Rain – duet with James Taylor (Carole King, Howard Greenfield) / 6. I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) / 7. 99 Miles From L.A. (Hal David, Albert Hammond) / 8. (What A) Wonderful World – with James Taylor and Paul Simon (Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler) / 9. Bright eyes (Mike Batt) / 10. Two Sleepy People - Art Garfunkel (Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser) / 11. Skywriter - Art Garfunkel with Nicky Hopkins on piano (Jimmy Webb, arr. Dick Hyman) / 12. Scarborough Fair/Canticle – Simon & Garfunkel (Trad. - arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) / 13. Some Enchanted Evening - Art Garfunkel (from the musical 'South Pacific' by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers) / 14. The Promise - Art Garfunkel (Nick Holmes, prod. Steve Gadd (drums) and Geoff Emerick, 1988) / 15. The Thread - Art Garfunkel with Buddy Mondlock and Maia Sharp (Art Garfunkel, Buddy Mondlock and Maia Sharp, 2002) / 16. Lena - Art Garfunkel with Dean Parks on guitar (Randy Sharp (Maia Sharp's father), prod. by Maia Sharp) 17. Barbara Allen - Art Garfunkel (Trad., 1973) CD 2 1. Kathy’s Song – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, first 1966 on 'Sounds Of Silence') / 2. Long Way Home - Art Garfunkel with Maia Sharp (written and prod. by Maia Sharp, previously unreleased / 3. Scissors Cut - Art Garfunkel with Leah Kunkel (Jimmy Webb) / 4. The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 5. Breakaway - Art Garfunkel with Graham Nash and David Crosby (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle, 1975) / 6. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 7. Waters Of March - Art Garfunkel with Billy Paine on keyboards (Aguas de Março, Antonio Carlos Jobim) / 8. The Decree - Art Garfunkel (Jimmy Webb) / 9. I Wonder Why - Art Garfunkel with Kenny Rankin (Bill Lovelady, Marita Phillips and Peter Skellern) / 10. Disney Girls - Art Garfunkel with Bruce Johnston on piano (Bruce Johnston) / 11. My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 12. O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles) - Art Garfunkel with Eric Weissberg (John Wade, John Reading) / 13. A Heart In New York - Art Garfunkel with Michael Brecker on tenor sax (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) / 14. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Art Garfunkel (from the musical 'My Fair Lady' by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe) / 15. April Come She Will – Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon) / 16. When A Man Loves A Woman - Art Garfunkel with Jeremy Steig on flute and Michael Brecker on tenor sax (Percy Sledge) / 17. In Cars - Art Garfunkel (Jimmy Webb) from the Art Garfunkel albums... 1973 - Angel Clare (1.17), 1975 - Breakaway (1.06, 1.07, 2.05, 2.07, 2.10, 2.11), 1978 - Watermark (1.08), 1979 - Fate for Breakfast (1.09), 1981 - Scissors Cut (2.03, 2.13, 2.17), 1988 - Lefty (1.14, 2.09, 2.16), 1993 - up 'til now (1.02, 1.05, 1.10, 1.11), 2002 - everything waits to be noticed (1.03, 1.15), 2007 - Some Enchanted Evening (1.13, 2.14); previously unreleased (1.16, 2.02) 1986 - Art Garfunkel and Amy Grant - The Animals' Christmas (2.08), 1990 - Various Artists, Acoustic Christmas (2.12) from the Simon & Garfunkel albums... 1964 - Wednesday Morning, 3 AM (2.04), 1966 - Sounds Of Silence (2.15), 1966 - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1.12), 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1.01, 2.06), 1972 - Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1.04), 2004 - Old Friends: Live On Stage (2.01) |
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DoCD# Katie Melua (with "The Secret Symphony Orchestra") // Secret Symphony/Special Bonus Edition // produced and arranged by Mike Batt / [DRAMCD0084] CD 1 Gold in them hills (Ronald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith*) - Better than a dream (Mike Batt) - The bit that I don't get (Mike Batt) - Moonshine (Fran Healy) - Forgetting all my troubles (Katie Melua) - All over the world (Francois Hardy) - Nobody knows You when You're down and out (Jimmie Cox) - The cry of the lone wolf (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - Heartstrings (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - The walls of the world (Mike Batt) - Secret Symphony (Mike Batt) Bonus - The Secret Sessions: Feels like home (Randy Newman) 4:47 - Too long at the fair (Joel Zoss) 3:04 - Love me tender (George R. Poulton / William Whiteman Fosdick / Kenneth Lorin Darby) 3:12 - It's over (?) CD 2 - Live in Berlin ... UK Edition:  1. Secret Symphony (Mike Batt) - 2. The flood (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy) - 3. A moment of madness (Katie Melua, Guy Chambers) - 4. If you were a sailboat (Mike Batt) - 5. Better than a dream (Mike Batt) - 6. My aphrodisiac is you (Mike Batt) - 7. Gold in them hills (Ronald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith - 8. Nobody knows You when You're down and out (Jimmie Cox) - 9. Crawling up a hill (John Mayall) - 10. If the lights go out (Mike Batt) - 11. Moonshine (Fran Healy) - 12. Call off the search (Mike Batt) - 13. The bit that I don't get (Mike Batt) - 14. Tiger in the night (Mike Batt) - 15. The walls of the world (Mike Batt) - 16. The cry of the lone wolf (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - 17. Nine million bicycles (Mike Batt) - 18. All over the world (Francois Hardy) - 19. Heartstrings (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) - 20. Mockingbird song (Trad./arr. Mike Batt) - 21. Two bare feet (Katie Melua / Mike Batt) - 22. The closest thing to crazy (Mike Batt) - 23. Kozmic Blues (Gabriel Mekler and Janis Joplin) - 24. I cried for you (Katie Melua) CD 2 - Live in Berlin ... German Edition without the songs...
6. "My aphrodisiac is you", 9. "Crawling up a hill" and 23. "Kozmic Blues"... info from Gareth Bramley (UK). Many thanks to you! |
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#CD# Katie Melua // B-Sides: The Tracks That Got Away // produced and arranged by Mike Batt / [DRAMCD00xx] Downstairs to the sun (Katie Melua - The closest thing to crazy, 2003) - Turn to tell (Justin Sandercoe - Call off the search #2, 2004) - Shirt of a ghost (Katie Melua - Call off the search #1, 2004) - Deep purple (Mitchell Parish / Peter De Rose - Call off the search #1, 2004) - Jack's room (Katie Melua / Mike Batt - Crawling up a hill, 2004) - Anniversary song (Steven M. Digman - Blame it on the moon, 2005) - Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish - Nine million bicycles, 2005) - Market day in Guernica (Mike Batt - Nine Million Bicycles, 2005) - Pictures on a video screen (Mike Batt, Autopilot, 1981 - I Cried for You, 2005) - Cry baby cry (John Lennon / Paul McCartney - Spider's web, 2006) - Lucy in the sky with diamonds (John Lennon / Paul McCartney - It's only pain, 2006) - Sometimes when I'm dreaming (Mike Batt - Piece by piece, Special Bonus Edition, 2006) - Fancy (Bobbie Gentry - live version frrom Shy boy, 2006) - Junk mail (Mike Batt - If you were a sailboat, 2007) - Straight to DVD (Mike Batt / Katie Melua - If you were a sailboat, 2007) - This year's love (David Gray - If you were a sailboat, 2007) - Looking for clues (Robert Palmer - If the lights go out, 2008) - Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Hugh Martin - Ralph Blaine - Shy boy, 2006) ... info from Gareth Bramley (UK). Many thanks to you! |
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#mCD & Sg (7"/white Vinyl)# Katie Melua // I will be there
// written, composed, produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt /
iTunes / [DRAMCDSxxxx] 1. I Will Be There 4:18 2. I Will Be There (Radio Mix) 3:53 3. I Will Be There (Full Concert Version) 6:14 |
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#CD# Katie Melua // Ketevan // produced by Mike & Luke Batt / [DRAMCD0095] Never felt less like dancing (Mike Batt) - Sailing ships from heaven (Mike Batt) - Love is a silent thief (Katie Melua / Toby Jepson) - Shiver and shake (Katie Melua / Luke Batt) - The love I'm frightened of (Luke Batt) - Where does the ocean go? (Katie Melua / Mike & Luke Batt) - Idiot school (Mike Batt) - Mad, mad men (Mike Batt) - Chase me (Katie Melua / Toby Jepson) - I never fall (Katie Melua / Luke Batt) - I will be there (Mike Batt, 4:18) |
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#CD# Various Artists // Mixed Up Minds Part Seven (Obscure Rock & Pop From The British Isles 1969 - 1974) / [Particles – PARTCD4034] Ransome / Head Sing - P. Rufus King / Look At Me Now / Jawbone / Bulldog Goes Wet - Buckley / My, My, My - Vaughan Thomas / I Wanna Be Famous Like My Dad (prod. Mike Batt, 1971) - Gerry Morris Only The Beginning - Eric Elder / Sunflower - A & A North / Rosemary - Harlan County / I Wanna Make Her Love Me - John Leyton / Riversong - Trane / Still Burning Bright - Nimbo / Masie Jones - Trader Horne / Here Comes The Rain - Beckett /My Lady - Matthias / Deep Down Under - Portrait / Sh-Sh-Sheila - Wellington / Superstar - Greenwich Village / In Somebody's Memory - Frame / One More Time - Harlan County / Oh My Head ... information from Gareth Bramley (UK) - Thank you! |
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#CD# Bob Blakeley // Performance / [Dramatico] - debut album! - produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt 1 Cry me a river (Arthur Hamilton) / 2 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington) / 3 It Was A Very Good Year (Ervin Drake) / 4 Life on Mars? (David Bowie) / 5 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) / 6 God On Drums, Devil On The Bass (Katie Melua & Mike Batt) / 7 Abracadabra (Steve Miller) / 8 Just One Smile (Randy Newman) / 9 Kites (Hal Hackady & Lee Pockriss) / 10 Whatever You Believe (Mike Batt) ... information from Gareth Bramley (UK) - Thank you! / with links to YouTube |
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#Do-CD# David Essex // The Whisper (1983) & This One's For You (1984) / [7T's GLAMCDD152] - both albums are making their debuts on CD! • "The Whisper“ reached No. 67 in the UK National Chart and includes the hit singles ‘A Winter’s Tale’ (No.2) and ‘You’re In My Heart’ (No.59) as well as the non-charting ‘Fishing For The Moon’. "The Whisper“, produced by Mike Batt, now comes with five bonus tracks including the UK No. 52 hit single ‘The Smile’ (7“ and 12“ versions) plus three previously non LP / non CD B-sides. • "This One’s For You“ features the UK hit single ‘Falling Angels Riding’ (No.29) plus the non-charting ‘Welcome’. The self-produced "This One’s For You“ now comes with two rare previously non LP non CD tracks as bonus cuts. • CD booklet comes with detailed liner notes by Phil Hendriks and all tracks are mastered from original tapes. CD #1 - The Whisper (1983) The whisper (David Essex) - You're in my heart (David Essex) - Down again (David Essex) - Fishing for the moon (Mike Batt) - Ears of the city (Mike Batt) // Love, oh love (David Essex) - Moonlight dancing (David Essex) - Love is a stranger (David Essex) - A winter's tale (Mike Batt & Tim Rice) - Two runaways (David Essex) Bonus Tracks: The smile (1983 / Mike Batt, produced and arranged by Mike Batt) - Slave - Come on little Darlin' - Zulu warrior - The smile (Extended Version) CD #2 - This One's For You (1984) Secret habit - Look at Your face - Alice (Stay young and free) - Victim - Look at them laughing - Danze music - Don't You go - Welcome - This one's for You - Falling angels riding - Friends Bonus Tracks: War dance - Song for a painter • With 16 Top 40 albums, 19 Top 50 singles and a string of hit films and stage shows not to mention numerous TV roles, David Essex remains a true legend of the British entertainment industry and his regular sold out tours show his appeal shows little sign of diminishing. |
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YouTube – Mike Batt BBC Life Story Interview - time 42:00 Alex Belfield at www.celebrityradio.biz - THE VOICE OF REASON Mike is one of the UK's greatest composers! He's written for the Wombles, Katie Melua and even the international mega-hit 'Bright Eyes'. Most famously Mike Batt wrote 'Closest Thing To Crazy' with Katie Melua. Together their hits took over the world. Enjoy a rare and exclusive interview with Mike finding out how he has written some of the biggest hits in the world. |
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#CD# Mike Batt // A Classical Tale // all tracks produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt / [DRAMCD0107] 1. On Watership Down - 2. Military Theme and Development - 3. Winter on Watership Down - 4. Love in Slow Motion - 5. Dublin Overture - 6. Dreamstone Overture No.1 - 7. Dreamstone Overture No.2 - 8. Dreamstone Overture No.3 - 9. Dreamstone Overture No.4 - 10. Dreamstone Overture No.5 - 11. Second Movement from Aspidistra Suite - 12. A Christmas Overture - 13. Caravan On The Move Orchestra Credits: Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 11 ... The Royal Philharmonic Oechestra / Track 4 ... The Planets / Track 5 ... The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 13 ... The London Philharmonic Orchestra / Track 12 ... The London Symphony Orchestra |
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#EP - 7" Vinyl# Jethro Tull // Ring out, solstice bells // [Rhino; Quantity: 2000; Release type: RSD Exclusive Release] Side A 1. Ring out, solstice bells (3.40); (Ian Anderson), produced by Ian Anderson; Remixed by Steven Wilson 2. A Christmas song (3.04); (Ian Anderson), produced by Terry Ellis & Jethro Tull SIDE B 1. Another Christmas song (3.31); (Ian Anderson), produced by Ian Anderson 2. Magic bells (Ring out, solstice bells) (3.16); (Ian Anderson). Produced, arranged and re-titled by Mike Batt, remixed by Steven Wilson Note: The Jethro Tull outtake Magic Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells)'was produced by Mike Batt in 1976. The song was recorded on 23 October 1976 and is basically an alternate arrangement of 'Ring Out, Solstice Bells', with the biggest difference being the time signature (the original version has the verses in 7/4 whereas the alternate version Mike Batt produced stays in 4/4 all the way through). The story behind this recording is that after Jethro Tull had finished the original version of the song, the executives at Chrysalis Records were hesitant about whether it would be a successful single due to the song's time signature so they brought Mike Batt in to produce a more commercial sounding version that could be released as a single (I should point out the original version was always going to be included on the group's 'Songs from the Wood' album - the version Mike Batt produced was just going to be for the single). Based on what the band members have said, the recording session with Mike Batt was quite uncomfortable as the band didn't really want to rerecord the song in the new arrangement, but they decided to just go along with it and record the song that way. Ian Anderson also says the title change from 'Solstice Bells' to 'Magic Bells' was probably Mike Batt's idea. Afterwards, both versions of the song were submitted to the record company, who ultimately decided the original version was the better choice for the single anyway so they ended up releasing the original version as the single. Forty years ago, on November 26, 1976, Jethro Tull released a four song EP. The new 40th anniversary tracklisting on this EP includes two Steven Wilson remixes - „Solstice Bells“, and a mix of the previously unreleased „Magic Bells (Solstice Bells)“ which was produced by Mike Batt for a possible Christmas single, but not used. ... information about this EP from Laineycrusoe, thank You! |
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World premiere of Mike Batt's musical "Men who march away" |
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Mike Batt conducts the world premiere of his musical "Men who march away" at the London Westend with the Docklands Sinfonie at St Anne’s, Limehouse. Act One 01 . Opening March (instrumental) / 02 - Men who march away / 03 - 1913 / 04 - Size isn't Everything / 05 - Savoy Background (instrumental) / 06 - Jolly Good Fun / 07 - Thank God (instrumental) / 08 - I Dine Alone / 09 - Can Can (instrumental) / 10 - Enjoy The View / 11 - I Dine Alone (Reprise) / 12 - Rehearsal To Success / 13 - Sanguinary Adverb / 14 - Closest Thing To Crazy / 15 - George At The Door / 15a - Savoy Dinner 2 (instrumental) / 16 - Dancing At The Savoy / 17 - The Somme / 18 - German Gunner Monologue (instrumental) / 19 - The Phone Call (instrumental) / 20 - I Still Remember You / 21 - The Higher The Fewer / 22 - George Returns From Captivity (instrumental) / 23 - I Watch You Sleeping / 24 - Armistice Day Act Two 00 - En Tracte (instrumental) 25 - The World's Happy / 26 - Katherine - Matthew Argue / 27 - To Die On Your Feet / 28 - Matthew Captured - Sting (instrumental) / 29 - Savoy - The Love That Never Went Away / 30 - Prelude To Guernica (instrumental) / 30a - Guernica (Market Day In Guernica) / 31 - Shepherd's Bush Empire / 32 - Arganda Attack (instrumental) / 33 - The Picnic / 34 - Billy Arrives Arganda (I am just a juggler) / 35 - Arganda Morning (instrumental) / 36 - After Billy's Death / 37 - Men Who March Away (Reprise) / 37a - Armistice Day Reprise (I wait for you, my Darling) / 38 - Closing March ♦ DRAMATICO's Christmas gift is to upload Mike's musical for a free downlad on YouTube, released December 20, 2018. ♦♦ A very special "Thank You" to Mike Batt, who has quickly sent Robert Madsen the Partiture, and also to Robert Madsen from Germany, who has compiled a Playlist from Mike's Partiture and sent it to me ... (July 4, 2019) |
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#40th anniversary “Country Set”#
Jethro Tull
Songs from the Wood // [Parlophone Records/Chrysalis] Magic bells (Ring out, solstice bells) (3.16); (Ian Anderson). Produced, arranged and re-titled by Mike Batt, Remixed by Steven Wilson; 1976. See also “Ring out, solstice bells” 2016, November 25. ... information about this deluxe box-set from Laineycrusoe, thank You! |
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#CD# Mike Batt and The Royal Philarmonic Orchestra - Gustav Holst: The Planets // [Guild: GMCD7814] recorded August 25, 1993 at Watford Town Hall by the Abbey Road Studios mobile unit. The first recording of „The Planets“ that was made with 24-bit digital technology! Gusatv Holst (1874-1934) - The Planets, Suite for Orchestra H125 (0p. 32) 1. Mars (The Bringer of War) - 2. Venus (The Bringer of Peace) - 3. Mercury (The Winged Messenger) - 4. Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) - 5. Saturn (The Bringer of Old Age) - 6. Uranus (The Magician) - 7. Neptune (The Mystic) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39 |
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#CD# Hawkwind - The Road to Utopia // [Cherry Red (Rough Trade) – CDBRED730] 1st Innings 1. Quark, Strangeness And Charm (Dave Brock, Robert Calvert) 2. The Watcher (Lemmy Kilmister) ... guitar: Eric Clapton; piano: Mike Batt; vocals: Mr. Dibs 3. We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago (Dave Brock) 4. Flying Doctor (Dave Brock, Robert Calvert) ... vocals: Mr. Dibs 2nd Innings 5. Psychic Power (Dave Brock, Robert Calvert) 6. Hymn To The Sun (Magnus Martin) ... viola: Magnus Martin 7. The Age Of The Micro Man (Dave Brock, Robert Calvert) ... saxophone: Jez Huggett 8. Intro The Night (Magnus Martin) ... vocals: Mr. Dibs 9. Down Through The Night (Dave Brock) |
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#DoLP, CD# Various Artists - Tea & Symphony: The English Baroque Sound 1968 - 1974 // [ACE - XXQLP2 064 / CDCHD 1562] Ray Brooks / Pictures - The Honeybus / I Can't Let Maggie Go - Lea Nixon / Off To Find A New Land - Jon Plum / Alice - Bombadil / When The City Sleeps - Mike Batt / Fading Yellow (1968) - Colin Blunstone / Say You Don't Mind - Gordon Waller / The Seventh Hour - Erasmus Chorum / Mary Jane - Tandem / Shapes And Shadows - Nirvana / Please Believe Me - Vigrass & Osborne Forever Autumn - Richard Henry / Oh Girl - Les Payne / Very Well - Sunchariot / You're Lovely - Mike Sedgewick / Pollution Song - Bill Kenwright / Epitaph (When Times Were Good) - Clifford T Ward / Coathanger - Christopher / The Race - David McIvor / Closing My Eyes - The Bliss / Lifetime - Matthew Bones / Two Sugars ... information from Gareth Bramley (UK) - Thank you! |
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EPK (Electronic Press Kit / German: elektron. Pressemappe) of »Hunting of the the Snark«
- time 9:25 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/523567135260679 |
| March 25 | |
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Mike Batt - Live at home - time 55:47 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/212883303139832 |
| April 1 | |
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Mike Batt - Live at home - time 1:00:00 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/559713827985311 |
| April 8 | |
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Mike Batt - Live at home - time 1:02:56 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/240048097117212 |
| April 15 | |
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Mike Batt - Live at home - time 1:03:49 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/620897288768349 |
April 27 |
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Welcome to Wormtown // [published by Demback/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd] Written and performed by Mike Batt following a request for people to send random words in. The words used are featured visually in the video. The resulting single track is now available on itunes for download in aid of NHS* Charities (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/welcome-to-wormtown-single/1509679189) and if you enjoyed the song and video, please do think about making a donation at (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/welcometowormtown). Trumpet - Dominic Glover; Clarinet - Ben Castle; Trombone - Nichol Thomson; Banjo - Chris Spedding; Vocals + Piano - Mike Batt; Artwork + Video - Hayley Jane Batt (Mike's doughter). * The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded system healthcare of the United Kingdom / staatliches Gesundheitssystem in Großbritannien und Nordirland. |
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Batt - Live at home - time 1:11:31 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/d41d8cd9/939803076441943 |
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Batt - Instead of his concert at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush,
London West ==> Live at home - time 2:35:22 https://www.facebook.com/mikebattmusic/videos/d41d8cd9/1143286819353468 |
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#DoCD# Mike Batt - The Penultimate Collection // [Dramatico - DRAMCD0110 LC13350] 34 Classic Mike Batt tracks plus 2 brand new recordings (first with 30 Classic Mike Batt tracks plus 2 brand new recordings, then 33 plus 2 brand new recordings, at last 34 plus 2 brand new recordings. Disc 1: Children Of The Sky / Bright Eyes / The Winds Of Change / Lady Of the Dawn / Railway Hotel / Imbecile (feat. Roger Chapman) / Please Don't Fall In Love / Love Makes You Crazy / A Winter's Tale / Soldier's Song / Better Than A Dream / Into The Sunset (Duet with Bonnie Tyler) / The Closest Thing To Crazy / Voices In The Dark / Nine Million Bicycles (new recording) / Caravan Song / Caravan Theme / I Feel Like Buddy Holly / The Ride To Agadir. Disc 2: Waiting For A Wave / Six Days In Berlin, Part 1 / Warsaw / Tarota / On Watership Down (folk theme) / The Fires Of Rabat / Summertime City / Your Mother Should Know / It's Only Pain (new recording) / Tiger In The Night (feat. Colin Blunstone) / Run Like The Wind (feat. Roger Chapman) / The Wombling Song (feat. The Wombles) / Minuetto Allegretto (feat. The Wombles) / The Orinico Kid (feat. The Wombles) / The Aspidistra Suite (2nd Movement) / The Walls Of The World / The Vanishing (feat. Julian Lennon, John Gielgud, John Hurt & Maggie Reilly) |
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#4 LP's, 4 CD's# Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know - The Complete Recordings // [Cherry Red Records] DISC 1: Pocket Money - Hit Records - Kung Fu - Tennessee - Chocs Away - Speedway - Brakeman - Now I'm Back - Yellow Sox - Silver Wings - Cross Country - Ugly Guys - The Great Artiste - Fall Like The Rain - Cruisin' For Love* - Back To The Book - Palais De Danse - Pain And Misery - Hypochondriac - Television - Drinking Alone DISC 2: from the LP "Golden Mile" ... Little Does She Know - One Arm Bandit - Drinking Socially - Two Left Feet - Modern Lovers - Street Of The Music - Radio Romance - When The Band's On The Stand - Detroit Tin - Third Finger Left Hand - Ready To Go ** Little Does She Know (Edit) - Girl Talk* - The Questionnaire - The Sky's Falling In On Our Love - Revolver DISC 3: Original Model - Yellow Sox - Pocket Money - Cruisin' For Love - The Sky's Falling In On Our Love - Little Does She Know - Street Of The Music - Tv Dinners - Speedway - Revolver - On My Mind - Anna (Go To Him) - Friday On My Mind - Television Generation - Girlfriend Kinda Girl - Everything But A Heartbeat - Girls That Don't Exist DISC 4: If You Would Only Talk To Me (Like You Talk To The Dog) - Pre-Madonna - Tonight Before Tonight - Man In Mohair - A Former Tour De Force Is Forced To Tour - Luxury Lane - My Sugar Turns To Alcohol - Paranoid Weekend - Old Men Need Some Lovin' Too - Monster-In-Law - Cruisin' For Love (Remake) - Slimmin' (For The Women)* - Walking To School - Route 66 (Live) - Tennessee (Radio Session) - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Radio Session) - Yellow Sox (Radio Session) - Route 66 (Radio Session) * Singles ... produced by Mike Batt (1976) ** LP ... strings and brass arranged & produced by Mike Batt (1976) ... information from Gareth Bramley (UK) - Thank you! |
June 24 |
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The Showbiz Lion.com war live. Exciting news! Join host Beverley Lyons and music giant Mike Batt this Wednesday at 7pm UK time to talk about lockdown, Showbiz goss and Mikes’s hit creations Bright Eyes, The Wombles, The Snark, Closest Thing To Crazy, and much more. - time 1:37:39 https://de-de.facebook.com/showbizlion/videos/728827081196494 |
July 2, 2020 |
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Baked
Potato - starring Mike Batt, Matt Lucas and Great Uncle Bulgaria - time 1:10 Baked Potato written by Matt Lucas to raise funds for his Feed-NHS campaign during lockdown in 2020 in the UK. https://de-de.facebook.com/MikeBattFansOfficial/videos/3401182573249577 |
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November 4 |
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YouTube ... BATT - CHAT. Mike Batt,
casual chats -
Episode 1: String Arranging and Music tech
– time 27:14 I decided to record occasional - maybe even regular - chats to camera, about whatever comes into my head. Often it will be about my "craft". composition, lyric writing, arranging, etc. But it could be anything! Cold be impromptu performances. Please gimme your feedback! Mike :) |
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YouTube ... BATT - CHAT.
Episode 2 -
Getting an orchestra to "feel" rock 'n' roll
– time 28:58 A rambly, solo chat "to camera", like I usually do - this time I "landed" on a problem ERIC CLAPTON mentioned to me about strings on rock records. How do you write that "feel" into them? This is obvious to top arrangers I know but not necessarily all rock players. |
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YouTube ... BATT - CHAT. Episode 3 - Writing LYRICS for film songs – time 32:04 Episode 3: Writing LYRICS for film songs Episode 3 of my casual "Mike Batt unchained" chats about whatever comes into my head. If you're bored- or would like to be, you've come to the right place! I ended up talking about "Caravans" and "Bright Eyes" lyrics. |
December 2 |
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YouTube ... Talking pints ... with Mike Batt, singer, producer and Womblescreator – GBNEWS.UK – time 2:17 Wombles singer Mike Batt: I loved all those songs. |
2005 - 2009
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