The Best of 1980–1990

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Road to Nowhere
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer) (task: second engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest accordion:
Jimmy MacDonell
guest saxophone:
Lenny Pickett
guest washboard:
Andrew Cader
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
guest background vocals:
Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves and Kurt Yahijian
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
arranger:
Byrne (Talking Heads), Frantz, Harrison (Talking Heads) and Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, United States
recording of:
Road to Nowhere
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. and Index Music, Inc.
Talking Heads4.24:21
2I Don’t Wanna Dance
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Dance
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant33:40
3Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
recording of:
Too Shy
lyricist:
Nick Beggs and Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
Kajagoogoo43:45
4Bette 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 Carnes3.93:48
5We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West33:42
6Down 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
7Johnny B. Goode
producer:
Chris Kimsey and Peter Tosh
bass:
Leebert "Gibby" Morrison
clavinet:
Peter Tosh
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Santa” Davis
guitar:
Donald Kinsey and Stevie Golding
keyboard:
Byron Allred and Peter Couch
organ:
Robbie Lyn
percussion:
Scully Sims and Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
piano:
Keith Sterling
background vocals:
Audrey Hall (Jamaican reggae singer), Pam Hall, Raymond Hall (Jamaican singer), Donald Kinsey, Dorrett Myers, Peter Tosh and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
remixer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
produced for:
Intel-Diplo Enterprises Inc and Wonderknob Ltd
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Peter Tosh44:02
8Rosanna
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
Toto45:32
9A Good Heart
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
arranger:
Feargal Sharkey and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (from 1985 to present)
recording of:
A Good Heart
lyricist and composer:
Maria McKee
Feargal Sharkey3.64:38
10If I Was
guest performer:
Mark King
recording of:
If I Was
writer:
Danny Mitchell (Scottish songwriter and member of Messengers) and Midge Ure
Midge Ure3.54:51
11The Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Statik Records (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 39) and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
The Safety Dance
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats42:45
12Smooth Operator
producer:
Robin Millar
bass guitar:
Paul S. Denman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
guitar and saxophone:
Stuart Matthewman (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
keyboard:
Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
vocals:
Sade Adu (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Power Plant in London (Greater London) (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
recording of:
Smooth Operator (from 1983-10 until 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.44:59
13Hey Little Girl
recording of:
Hey Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Iva Davies
Icehouse2.54:22
14Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners33:28
15Nineteen
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
music videos:
19 (music video) by Paul Hardcastle
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle3.63:39
16Étienne
mixer:
Jeremy Green
recording of:
Étienne
lyricist:
Guesch Patti
composer:
Vincent Bruley
Guesch Patti4:08

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part of:The Best of 1980–1990 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/108726 [info]