#1 Hits

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Special tin container comprised of three CDs: #1 Hits: Best of 80s Hit radio, #1 Hits: Classic 80s Rock, #1 Hits: Retro 80s Rock

Annotation last modified on 2013-11-10 19:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Best of 80s Hit Radio
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.054:31
2Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work4.053:44
3Say It Isn’t So
recording of:
Say It Isn't So
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates4:17
4Africa
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Toto4:19
5Cum On Feel the Noize
cover recording of:
Cum On Feel the Noize
writer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Quiet Riot3:28
6Affair of the Heart
Rick Springfield4:35
7Der Kommissar
producer:
ATF and John Eden (Producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Piercy
drums (drum set):
Peter King (UK drummer for After the Fire/BAP)
guitar:
John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire)
keyboard:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player)
vocals:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player) and John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 250)
recording of:
Der Kommissar
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
publisher:
PS Music Wien
recording of:
Der Kommissar (English version)
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
translator:
Andy Piercy
translated version of:
Der Kommissar
After the Fire54:08
8Hot Girls in Love
recording of:
Hot Girls In Love
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist) and Bruce Fairbairn
Loverboy4:00
9Heart to Heart
Kenny Loggins3:57
10Goody Two Shoes
recording of:
Goody Two Shoes
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1982)
Adam Ant3:30
11On the Loose
recording of:
On the Loose
lyricist:
Michael Sadler
composer:
Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, James Gerrard Gilmour, Steve Negus and Michael Sadler
Saga3:36
12Sexual Healing
producer:
Marvin Gaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye3.83:59
▼ CD 2: Classic 80s Rock
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Maneater
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 & Oates4.454:33
2Rosanna
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Jeff Porcaro
piano:
David Paich
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
trombone:
James Pankow
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals [background vocal]:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
recording of:
Rosanna
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division
Toto45:30
3Keep the Fire Burnin’
assistant engineer:
Bruce Barris and Tom Cummings (engineer)
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], piano and lead vocals:
Kevin
bass guitar:
Bruce (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alan
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Gary
organ:
Neal
percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
recorded at:
Sound City Studio in Van Nuys, United States
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, United States
recording of:
Keep the Fire Burnin'
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
REO Speedwagon53:56
4867-5309/Jenny
assistant engineer:
Catharina "Mix" Masters (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
engineer:
Toby Scott (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
producer:
Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone) and Chuck Plotkin
bass guitar [bass]:
Jon Lyons
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Victor Carberry
guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Tommy Heath
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve LeGassick
percussion and background vocals [harmonies]:
John Cowsill
vocals:
Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone)
recorded at:
Clover Recorders (Chuck Plotkin’s Clover Studios in Hollywood CA, USA) in Hollywood, United States (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 494)
recording of:
867‒5309/Jenny
lyricist and composer:
Alex Call and Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone)
Tommy Tutone4.753:45
5Who Can It Be Now?
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne
recording of:
Who Can It Be Now?
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Men at Work4.43:22
6Think I’m in Love
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Tom Dowd
arranger:
Eddie Money
co-arranger:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
Automatt in San Francisco, United States (from 1981-12 until 1982-04), Criteria Studios in Miami, United States (from 1981-12 until 1982-04) and Wally Heider (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, United States (from 1981-12 until 1982-04)
recording of:
Think I’m in Love (from 1981-12 until 1982-04)
writer:
Eddie Money and Randy Oda
Eddie Money53:09
7Don’t Talk to Strangers
recording of:
Don't Talk to Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield2:57
8Working for the Weekend
recording of:
Working for the Weekend
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist), Matt Frenette and Mike Reno
Loverboy3:41
9Leader of the Band
recording of:
Leader of the Band / Washington Post March
composer:
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg24:19
10Eye in the Sky
additional recording engineer and additional producer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
assistant engineer:
Tony Richards (recording engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
executive producer:
Eric Woolfson
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
keyboard:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
saxophone:
Mel Collins
synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982, in 2007)
recording of:
Eye in the Sky
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
The Alan Parsons Project4.44:33
11Even the Nights Are Better
recorded in:
Sydney
assistant engineer:
Karen Hewitt
engineer and producer:
Harry Maslin
assistant mixer:
John Van Nest
mixer:
Harry Maslin and John Van Nest
bass guitar:
David Green (Australian bassist, formerly of Air Supply)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Cooper (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Rex Goh and David Moyse
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
keyboard:
Frank Esler‐Smith
lead vocals:
Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
conductor:
Frank Esler‐Smith
orchestrator:
Frank Esler‐Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982), Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. (in 1982) and Interscope Records (in 2021)
produced for:
HRM Productions Inc. (Harry Maslin production company)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 291)
recording of:
Even the Nights Are Better
writer:
Ken Bell, Terry Nelson Skinner and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Air Supply53:58
12I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
recording of:
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co. and Primary Wave Brian
Hall & Oates4.53:44
▼ CD 3: Retro 80s Rock
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Out of Touch
recording of:
Out of Touch
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Daryl Hall & John Oates4:10
2Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
saxophone:
David Baptiste (U.K. Saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, vocalist, & backing vocalist)
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
music videos:
Wake Me Up Before You Go by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.853:53
3Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Cyndi Lauper4.44:02
4Jump (for My Love)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, United States (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.)
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
additional synthesizer and Minimoog and electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters) and James C. Tract
recording of:
Jump (for My Love) (in 1983)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
The Pointer Sisters3.354:25
5Ghostbusters
producer:
Ray Parker Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
recording of:
Ghostbusters
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), IQ Music Ltd., Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Raydiola Music (in 1984)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
is based on:
I Want a New Drug
Ray Parker Jr.4.154:05
6Footloose
producer:
Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Neil Larsen and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
percussion:
Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Milk Money Music, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Kenny Loggins4.13:39
7Let’s Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry (engineer), Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deniece Williams3.64:25
8Talking in Your Sleep
engineer:
Hal Hansford and Jim Sessody
producer:
Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Neil Kernon and Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, United States
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep
writer:
Coz Canler, Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
The Romantics4.23:55
9Love Somebody
recording of:
Love Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield3:36
1099 Red Balloons
producer:
Reinhold Heil (from 1982 until 1983) and Manne Praeker (from 1982 until 1983)
lead vocals:
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin (from 1982 until 1983)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 64)
recording of:
99 Red Balloons (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (in 1983)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
translated version of:
99 Luftballons
Nena3.753:54
11Almost Paradise (love theme “Footloose”)
recording of:
Almost Paradise
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Eric Carmen
Mike Reno & Ann Wilson3:53
12On the Dark Side
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band2:42