The Very Best of 1980s

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Annotation

3x standard jewel cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2017-04-04 08:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wham (rap)
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
producer:
Bob Carter (Production music composer), Bob Carter (keyboardist for Linx) and George Michael
mixer:
François Kevorkian
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!56:48
2Its Raining Men
mixer:
Randy Tominaga
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
The Weather Girls3.63:32
3Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michelle Steele
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
The Bangles4.13:04
4Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer)
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer) and Matthew Wilder
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta
guitar:
Dennis Herring
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) and Matthew Wilder
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Pasha Studios in Hollywood, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Break My Stride (in 1983)
writer:
Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
publisher:
Big Ears Music (publisher) (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (US publisher) (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3.43:01
5Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
KC and the Sunshine Band4.354:09
6Back to Life
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul3:48
7Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times)
recording of:
Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Laurence
Freddie Jackson4:05
8When Will I Be Famous
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (Sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London)
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel
recording of:
When Will I Be Famous?
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US and Maximum Music Limited
Bros33:59
9You Got It (The Right Stuff)
producer:
Maurice Starr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1988)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 499)
recording of:
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block34:10
10Through the Barricades
recording of:
Through the Barricades
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
Spandau Ballet5:46
11Our Lips Are Sealed
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
remixer:
Fun Boy Three and Jeremy Green
cover recording of:
Our Lips Are Sealed
writer:
The Go‐Go’s (all-female American rock band formed in 1978), Terence Edward Hall and Jane Wiedlin
publisher:
Gotown Music and Plangent Visions Music
Fun Boy Three3.22:52
12Ghost Town
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!)
The Specials3:40
13Sexy Eyes
recording of:
Sexy Eyes
writer:
R.J. Mather, Keith Stegall (American country singer / songwriter and record producer) and Chris Waters
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Dr. Hook3:27
14See the Day
recording of:
See the Day
lyricist and composer:
Dee C. Lee
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dee C. Lee4:37
15Dignity
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
recording of:
Dignity
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
Deacon Blue44:01
16Army Dreamers
additional assistant engineer:
Danny Dawson
additional engineer:
John Barratt (British audio engineer)
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Army Dreamers
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush3:13
17What’s Another Year
vocals:
Johnny Logan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1987)
part of:
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1980) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1980)
recording of:
What's Another Year (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Shay Healy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967-2001) and MdW, J. Michel KG
recording of:
What's Another Year (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Shay Healy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967-2001) and MdW, J. Michel KG
Johnny Logan3:09
18Theme From M*A*S*H
vocals:
John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn‐Smith and Ron Hicklin
recording of:
Suicide Is Painless
lyricist:
Mike Altman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
The Mash32:52

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