The Best of the 80s

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Tracklist

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1She Makes My Day
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Remlap Co. Inc. (in 1988)
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Robert Palmer34:23
2Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
assistant engineer:
Pearse Dunne
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), James Guthrie, Paul Hardiman, Del Palmer, Brian Tench and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Kate Bush
mixer:
Brian Tench
balalaika:
Paddy Bush
bass:
Del Palmer
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1985), EMI Korea (in 1985), EMI Records (not for release label use!) (in 1985), EMI Records Group N.A. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Noble & Brite Ltd. (in 1985), Novercia Ltd. (in 1985), Oasis (in 1985), CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) (in 1993), Universal Domestic Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH) (in 2006), Noble and Brite (in 2011) and Noble & Brite Ltd (in 2018)
recorded at:
Wickham Farm Home Studio in Welling
engineered at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin
music videos:
Running Up That Hill (music video) by Kate Bush
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 7), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 60) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 279)
recording of:
Running Up That Hill
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kate Bush Ltd., Noble & Brite Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works)
Kate Bush44:59
3Bette Davis Eyes
recording engineer and producer:
Val Garay
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1981) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, United States
cover recording of:
Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
publisher:
Donna Weiss Music Inc., Plain and Simple Music, Warner Brothers Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Kim Carnes3.93:46
4It Started With a Kiss
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
lead vocals:
Errol Brown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
It Started With a Kiss by Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
recording of:
It Started With a Kiss (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Errol Brown
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Hot Chocolate34:04
5Strange Little Girl
producer:
Steve Churchyard
mixer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Strange Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield and Hans Wärmling
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated) and Incomplete Music Inc.
The Stranglers42:44
6The First Picture of You
recording of:
The First Picture of You
writer:
Jeremy Kelly, Peter Coyle and Ged Quinn (Keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Lotus Eaters33:41
7Could It Be I’m Falling in Love?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
David Grant & Jaki Graham44:18
8Intuition
recording of:
Intuition
writer:
David Grant (pop singer) and Peter Martin (aka Sketch Martin, bass guitarist, songwriter)
publisher:
RSM Music Ltd. and Solid Music Ltd.
Linx43:24
9The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
recording of:
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
lyricist and composer:
Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple
Fun Boy Three43:15
10Too Much Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.42:07
11It Ain’t What You Do, It’s the Way That You Do It
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama42:50
12Japanese Boy
producer:
Neil Ross (UK based Music Engineer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Japanese Boy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Heatlie (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) (in 1981)
Aneka33:57
13Perfect
lead vocals:
Eddi Reader
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:39
14Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3.73:42
15The Model
recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
translated version of:
Das Modell
Kraftwerk4.153:41
16Get It On
cover recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
The Power Station2.653:48
17Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass synthesizer:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and piano:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Preston Glass
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge), Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin34:45
18Maneater
assistant engineer:
Bruce Buckhalter (Engineer), Barry Harris (engineer) and Michael Somer-Abbott
engineer:
Neil Kernon
co-producer:
Neil Kernon
producer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
recording of:
Maneater (in 1981-12)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Hall & Oates4.454:32

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