Berlin – Count Three & Pray (VG+/VG+) – LP, Australasia 1986

Count Three & Pray is an LP by Berlin from 1986 released on the Mercury label.

About this album

Count Three & Pray sharpened Berlin’s sleek synth-pop into a more polished pop-rock statement, with ‘Take My Breath Away’ becoming the album’s defining moment. Released in 1986, it arrived after the band’s early new-wave success and showed a stronger commercial focus without losing their cool electronic edge. The single’s huge international profile, boosted by its association with Top Gun, made the album Berlin’s best-known release and a major mid-80s crossover title. Built around glossy production, dramatic melodies and Terri Nunn’s distinctive vocal presence, the record helped cement Berlin’s place in the era’s pop landscape.