Classic Rock: 1985–1989

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

Tracklist

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1Nothin' but a Good Time
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Bobby Dall
drums (drum set):
Rikki Rockett
guitar:
C.C. DeVille
lead vocals:
Bret Michaels
recording of:
Nothin’ but a Good Time
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing
Poison4.353:47
2Don't Need a Gun
drums (drum set) programming:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986)
keyboard:
Harold Faltermeyer (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Don’t Need a Gun (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music
Billy Idol24:30
3Sex as a Weapon
engineer and mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Neil Giraldo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Sex as a Weapon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music (in 1985) and Denise Barry Music (in 1985)
Pat Benatar4:21
4Say You Will
edit of:
Say You Will by Foreigner (British/American rock band)
recording of:
Say You Will
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Somerset Songs Publishing Inc.
Foreigner3:59
5When the Children Cry
assistant engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
guitar:
Vito Bratta
lead vocals:
Mike Tramp
recording of:
When the Children Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vito Bratta
writer:
Mike Tramp
White Lion3.54:20
6Incommunicado
assistant recording engineer:
Richard Sullivan
recording engineer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Chris Kimsey
assistant mixer:
Avril Macintosh
mixer:
David Jacob
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ian Mosley
electric bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
guitar:
Steve Rothery
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist)
background vocals:
Chris Kimsey
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman)
recorded at:
Westside Studios in London (Greater London)
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia
recording of:
Incommunicado
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
Marillion33:59
7Calling America
programming:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra)
engineer:
Bill Bottrell and Tom Thiel (German electronic producer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
mixer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
keyboard and piano:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), 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 1986) 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 1986)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau (from 1985-02 until 1986-01) and Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
mixed at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München
recording of:
Calling America (from 1985-02 until 1986-01)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra3:29
8Always the Sun
engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer) and The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
music videos:
Always the Sun by The Stranglers
recording of:
Always the Sun
writer:
Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Complete Music Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers44:07
9The Teacher
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Robin Millar
mixer:
Walter Turbitt
vocals:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
music videos:
The Teacher by Big Country
recording of:
The Teacher
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
Big Country4:09
10Superstitious
assistant engineer:
Rob Bozas (engineer), Andy Bradfield and Heidi Cannavo (engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Ron Nevison
bass guitar:
John Levén
drums (drum set):
Ian Haugland
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kee Marcello
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Kee Marcello and Mic Michaeli
conductor:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
instruments arranger:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes (from 1988-03 until 1988-06) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
recording of:
Superstitious
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
Europe44:36
11My Baby
recording of:
My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
The Pretenders4:10
12Just Between You and Me
assistant engineer:
Carlos Golliher (engineer)
engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer) and Bino Espinoza
producer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Bino Espinoza and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
bass guitar:
Bruce Turgon
drums (drum set):
Benny Gramm (drummer)
electric guitar:
Nils Lofgren and Peter Maunu
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
arranger:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
mixed at:
41B Studios in Westlake Village, United States
recording of:
Just Between You and Me
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Holly Knight
Lou Gramm54:56
13Hip to Be Square
engineer:
Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
producer:
Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
mixer:
Robert Missbach
baritone saxophone:
Stephen Kupka
background vocals:
Ralph Arista, Riki Ellison (American football player), Jerome Fletcher, Ronnie Lott (American football player), Joe Montana (American football player) and Jim Moran
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
Hip to Be Square
writer:
Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News), Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Hulex Music (publisher) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
American Psycho
Huey Lewis & the News4.44:05
14Fergus Sings the Blues
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist) and Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Pete Beachill and Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Guy Barker and Simon Gardener
brass arranger:
Warne Livesey and James Prime
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Fergus Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
composer:
James Prime
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue44:01
15Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
assistant recording engineer:
Thom Cadley and Ryan Dorn
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Eric Brittingham, Andy Johns and Tom Keifer
assistant mixer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
acoustic guitar, harmonica, steel guitar [national steel guitar] and lead vocals:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988)
additional drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi (from 1987 until 1988) and Cozy Powell (from 1987 until 1988)
additional guest Hammond organ [B3], additional guest piano and additional guest synthesizer:
Rick Criniti (from 1987 until 1988)
additional keyboard:
Kurt Shore (from 1987 until 1988) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1987 until 1988)
additional pedal steel guitar:
Jay Levine (from 1987 until 1988)
additional percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (from 1987 until 1988)
bass guitar [12 string bass], electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Eric Brittingham (from 1987 until 1988)
drums (drum set):
Fred Coury (from 1987 until 1988)
electric guitar:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988) and Jeff LaBar (from 1987 until 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, United States (from 1987 until 1988) and Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, United States (from 1987 until 1988)
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, United States
recording of:
Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) (from 1987 until 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella55:52

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part of:Classic Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: TL559/24) (order: 52)