This Los Angeles-based synth pop group, founded by bassist John Crawford,
singer Terri Nunn, and keyboard player David Diamond, made its first national
impression with the provocative single "Sex (I'm A...)" from the gold-selling
debut EP Pleasure Victim in 1982. Berlin was filled out by guitarist Rick
Olsen, keyboard player Matt Reid, and drummer Rob Brill. Berlin's first
full-length LP was the gold Love Life in 1984. In 1985, the group was pared down
to a trio of Crawford, Nunn, and Brill. Berlin topped the charts in 1986 with
the single "Take My Breath Away," the love theme from the Tom Cruise movie Top
Gun.
Nunn left for a solo career in 1987, and Crawford and Brill teamed up in the
Big F. In 1999, Berlin reunited to record some new studio material and also
performed a concert, which, along with the new songs, was released as 2000's
Berlin Live: Sacred and Profane. This was followed a year later by a flurry of
recording sessions that included co-writing tracks with Billy Corgan, among
others. The end result, Voyeur, was Berlin's first full-length studio release in
over 15 years. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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