Out of This World

Standard cover
World Premiere Weekend
Standard cover World Premiere Weekend

Release date
August 9, 1988

Track listing
1. "Superstitious" (Joey Tempest)
2. "Let the Good Times Rock" (Joey Tempest)
3. "Open Your Heart" (Joey Tempest)
4. "More Than Meets the Eye" (lyrics by Joey Tempest; music by Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli, Kee Marcello)
5. "Coast to Coast" (lyrics by Joey Tempest; music by Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli, Kee Marcello)
6. "Ready or Not" (Joey Tempest)
7. "Sign of the Times" (Joey Tempest)
8. "Just the Beginning" (lyrics by Joey Tempest, Kee Marcello; music by Kee Marcello)
9. "Never Say Die" (Joey Tempest)
10. "Lights and Shadows" (Joey Tempest)
11. "Tower's Callin'" (Joey Tempest)
12. "Tomorrow" (Joey Tempest)

Personnel
Band
Joey Tempest – Lead and backing vocals, grand piano on "Tomorrow"
Kee Marcello – Guitars, backing vocals
John Levιn – Bass
Mic Michaeli – Keyboards, backing vocals
Ian Haugland – Drums, backing vocals

Guest appearances
Keith Morell – Additional backing vocals on "Coast to Coast" and "Just the Beginning"

Production
Produced, engineered and mixed by Ron Nevison
Assistant engineering by Heidi Cannavo, Andy Bradfield and Rob Bozas
Drum technician: Paul Jamieson, Studio Drum Rental
Keyboards, guitar, bass and multitechnician: Mats "Multimax" Grahn
Strings arranged and conducted by Mike Moran
Strings engineered by Paul Hume
Recorded at Olympic Studios, Townhouse Studios and Swanyard in London, March-June 1988
World Premiere production and interview by Bob Hamilton

Design
Photography by Lynn Goldsmith
Art direction by Joel Zimmerman
Hand lettering by Bernard Maisner

LP

Year Label Country Catalog number Comments
1988 Epic International EPC 4624491
1988 Epic Netherlands EPC 4624491
1988 Epic Yugoslavia EPC 4624491
1988 Epic Australia EPC 4624491
1988 Epic Australia 462 449 0 Picture-LP
1988 Epic Australia 462 449 1 Includes a poster
1988 Epic Spain 462 449 1 
1988 Epic USA OE 44 185 Promotion; includes promo photo
1988 Epic USA OE 44 185
1988 Epic Canada OE 44 185
1988 Victor Japan VILB-23001
1988 Epic United Kingdom 462 449 0 Silver vinyl
1988 Epic United Kingdom 462 449 1 Red vinyl
1988 Epic USA 462 449 0 Picture-LP
1988 Epic USA AS 1235 2-LP; includes instrumental versions and interviews
1988 Epic USA A2S 1230 Cover 2; 2-LP; promotion; World Premiere Weekend;
includes instrumental edits, interviews, megamix
1988 Epic Venezuela Epic 338
1988 Sony Mexico LNS-462449 Song titles in Spanish
1988 One Music Korea KJPL 0590
19?? Suzy Yugoslavia 462 449 1

CD

Year Label Country Catalog number Comments
1988 Epic International EPC 462 499 2
1988 Epic Netherlands EPC 462 449 2
1988 Epic Japan ESCA 5626
1988 Epic Canada OE 44 185
1988 Epic Austria 4673932
1988 Epic USA EK-44185 Best value
1988 Epic Brazil 700152
1988 Victor Japan VICB 2300 1
1988 Victor Japan VILB 2300 1
1988 Victor Japan VDPB-25001 Picture-CD; includes a card
1990 Columbia USA 44185
1992 Epic Germany EPC 471605 2 Includes The Final Countdown
2004 Sony Music Direct Japan MHCP 434 Remastered
2009 Sony Music Entertainment Japan EICP-1250 Mini LP

MC

Label Country Catalog number Comments
Epic Netherlands 4624494 Red cassette
Epic USA OET 44185 Horizontal cover
Epic Canada OET 44185 Horizontal cover; promotion
Epic Canada OET 44185 Horizontal cover
Soproca Tunisia SPC 337
Epic International 4624494
Brawo Poland K-031 Includes The Final Countdown and Prisoners in Paradise
One Music Korea KJPK 0590
? Taiwan CBC 30069


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