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{{Infobox album
| name       = Scream for Help
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]
| cover      = ScreamForHelpcover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1985|3|22|df=yes}}
| recorded   = September 1984
| venue      =
| studio     = Sunday School Studio, Devon
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[blues rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=39|s=31}}
| label      = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer   = John Paul Jones
| prev_title = [[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]
| prev_year  = 1982
| next_title = [[The Sporting Life (album)|The Sporting Life]]
| next_year  = 1994
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r202366}}</ref>
|noprose=yes
}}
'''''Scream for Help''''' is a soundtrack album by [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], released by [[Atlantic Records]] on 22 March 1985 to accompany the film ''[[Scream for Help]]''. Following the ''[[Death Wish II (album)|Death Wish II]]'' album project, guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] was asked by his neighbour, movie director [[Michael Winner]], to record a soundtrack for the film ''[[Scream for Help]]'' in August 1984. Due to other commitments by Page, he instead suggested to Winner that Jones, who had just completed upgrading his 24-track digital recording studio at [[Devon]], was best placed to write and record the soundtrack. In return, Jones asked Page to help record two tracks "Crackback" and "Spaghetti Junction".

The musical score differs in style from the ''[[Death Wish (film series)|Death Wish]]'' [[pentalogy]] of films, with Winner requesting that a minimum 70 piece orchestra backing be used for the soundtrack in addition to Jones' [[Rock music|rock]] arrangements. Besides Page, [[Folk music|folk]] guitarist [[John Renbourn]] assists on guitar, and [[Yes (band)|Yes]] singer [[Jon Anderson]] sessioned on vocals as well as [[Madeline Bell]], for whom Jones had previous produced, composed, recorded, and played all the instruments for her solo album ''[[Comin' Atcha (album)|Comin' Atcha]]'' in December 1973. Jones sings lead vocals on "When You Fall in Love". Jacinda Baldwin (aka Jacinda Jones), Jones' daughter is co-writer on two tracks. It was his first full-length album release since the break-up of [[Led Zeppelin]].

The vinyl soundtrack had been unavailable in the US and UK for many years and was only obtainable on special import from Japan. The album has since been released on [[Compact disc manufacturing|CD format]] in 2000 by [[Warner Music Group|WEA International]].

== Track listing ==
{{tracklist
| headline        = 1985 vinyl & cassette editions<br /> Side one
| title1          = Spaghetti Junction
| writer1         = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]
| length1         = 5:01
| title2          = Bad Child
| writer2         = Jones, Jacinda Baldwin
| length2         = 5:46
| title3          = Silver Train
| writer3         = Jones, [[Jon Anderson]]
| length3         = 3:48
| title4          = Crackback
| writer4         = Jones, [[Jimmy Page]]
| length4         = 4:16
}}

{{tracklist
| headline      = Side two
| title1        = Chilli Sauce
| writer1       = Jones
| length1       = 4:59
| title2        = Take It or Leave It
| writer2       = Jones, [[Madeline Bell]]
| length2       = 4:28
| title3        = Christie
| writer3       = Jones
| length3       = 3:08
| title4        = When You Fall in Love
| writer4       = Jones, Jacinda Baldwin
| length4       = 3:36
| title5        = Here I Am
| writer5       = Jones, Simon Bell
| length5       = 4:43
}}

{{tracklist
| headline      = 1985 German pressed vinyl<br /> Side one
| title1        = Spaghetti Junction
| writer1       = Jones
| length1       = 5:01
| title2        = Bad Child
| writer2       = Jones, Baldwin
| length2       = 5:46
| title3        = Take It or Leave It
| writer3       = Jones, M. Bell
| length3       = 4:28
| title4        = Chilli Sauce
| writer4       = Jones
| length4       = 4:59
}}

{{tracklist
| headline      = Side two
| title1        = Silver Train
| writer1       = Jones, Anderson
| length1       = 3:48
| title2        = Christie
| writer2       = Jones
| length2       = 3:08
| title3        = Here I Am
| writer3       = Jones, S. Bell
| length3       = 4:43
| title4        = When You Fall in Love
| writer4       = Jones, Baldwin
| length4       = 3:36
| title5        = Crackback
| writer5       = Jones, Page
| length5       = 4:16
}}

'''2000 Compact disc edition'''<br />
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.

== Personnel ==
* [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] – keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals, producer, lead vocals on "When You Fall In Love" and "Bad Child"
* [[Jimmy Page]] – electric guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
* [[Jon Anderson]] – vocals (tracks 3 & 7)
* [[Madeline Bell]] – vocals (tracks 6 & 9)
* [[John Renbourn]] – acoustic guitar
* [[Graham Ward (musician)|Graham Ward]] – drums, percussion
* Colin Green – backing vocals
* [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] – orchestra
* The Johnny Pearson Studio Orchestra – orchestra
* [[Howard Blake]] – conductor
* [[Johnny Pearson]] – conductor
* Robin Clarke – mixing

== Additional notes ==
Catalogue: [[Atlantic Records]] 7 80190 1

Co-writer on "Here I Am" is Simon Bell, then backing singer for Madeline Bell before his more famous association with [[Dusty Springfield]]

== Singles ==
"Here I Am" was recorded but left off the first-release vinyl soundtrack album. It features as the A-side of the promo single, backed with "Christie". Released as a promotional single in the UK only.

== References ==
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{{John Paul Jones}}


[[Category:1985 debut albums]]
[[Category:1985 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records soundtracks]]
[[Category:John Paul Jones (musician) albums]]
[[Category:Horror film soundtracks]]

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