Nipper’s Greatest Hits: The 80’s

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19 to 5
producer:
Gregg Perry (American producer, arranger, songwriter and keyboardist)
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1980) 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 1980)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 191)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music Canada Ltd. (Canadian publisher), Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dolly Parton4.052:49
2Guitar Man
cover recording of:
Guitar Man
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated) and The International Music Network
Elvis Presley2:49
3Jessie’s Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1981), 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 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 55)
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
Rick Springfield4.453:15
4Love in the First Degree
Alabama3:21
5Hooked on Classics I & II
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1981)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1869-04-03)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 13) and Works of Edvard Grieg by opus number (number: op. 16)
medley including a recording of:
Flight of the Bumble Bee (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
medley including a recording of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
medley including a recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 11)
is based on:
Karelia Music, JS 115
medley including a recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull’aria)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
medley including a recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
medley including a recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
arrangement of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
medley including a recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral” (catch‐all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
lyricist:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
medley including a recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
medley including a recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E‐flat major (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
arrangement of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
medley including a recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5:06
6Just to Satisfy You
performer:
Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings feat. Willie Nelson2:52
7Nobody
recording of:
Nobody (Sylvia song)
writer:
Kye Fleming (American singer-songwriter) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
Sylvia3:19
8Maneater
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1982), BMG Music (in 1982), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (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:
Maneater (in 1981-12)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fust Buzza Inc., Hot Cha Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Primary Wave Brian, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Hall & Oates4.44:32
9Puttin’ on the Ritz
tap dance:
Taco (Dutch singer)
music videos:
Puttin’ On the Ritz by Taco (Dutch singer)
cover recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Taco44:39
10Dare Me
recording of:
Dare Me
writer:
David Innis and Sam Lorber
The Pointer Sisters24:19
11We Built This City
assistant engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer)
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Bill Bottrell
other vocals [DJ voice]:
Les Garland (American entertainment executive) (in 1985)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
remixed at:
The Soundcastle (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Built This City (in 1985)
writer:
Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Concord Copyrights London Limited, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Little Mole Music, Petwolf Music, Tuneworks Music Co., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Zomba Enterprises (ASCAP-affiliated) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Starship3.94:50
12Broken Wings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1985) and BMG Music International (in 1985)
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Entente Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Mr. Mister45:26
13The Way It Is
engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Bruce Hornsby and Elliot Scheiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Molo
piano and synthesizer:
Bruce Hornsby
vocals:
Bruce Hornsby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead), BMG Entertainment (in 1986), RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1986) 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 1986)
produced for:
Trackman, Inc.
recording of:
The Way It Is
lyricist and composer:
B.R. Hornsby
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., Bob‐a‐Lew Songs (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zappo Music (from 1986 to present)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Bruce Hornsby4.054:57
1480’s Ladies
K.T. Oslin4:13
15Funkytown
producer:
Mark Berry (producer, mixer, engineer and remixer from Brooklyn, New York)
mixer:
Mark Berry (producer, mixer, engineer and remixer from Brooklyn, New York) and Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo)
bass:
Pierre Gigliotti
drums (drum set):
Anthony Argiro
guitar:
Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo)
keyboard:
James Leigh (Pseudo Echo)
vocals:
Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1986), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1986), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Pseudo Echo54:55
16You Snap Your Fingers (and I’m Back in Your Hands)
Ronnie Milsap3:27
17Waiting for a Star to Fall
drum machine programming:
George Merrill
producer:
Arif Mardin
assistant mixer:
Jim Dineen
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
alto saxophone:
Andy Snitzer
bass guitar, piano and synthesizer:
George Merrill
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser and Michael Jochum
guitar:
John Goux
synthesizer [Crowning touch]:
Joe Mardin
additional vocals:
Susan Boyd
vocals:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1988) 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 1988)
mixed at:
The Grey Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Star to Fall
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Boy Meets Girl Music (from 1987 to present) and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1987 to present)
Boy Meets Girl3.254:27

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part of:Nipper's Greatest Hits (order: 10)