Hits of... 85+86, Volume 11

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Something About You
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
music videos:
Something About You by Level 42
recording of:
Something About You
writer:
Wally Badarou, Boon Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King and Mike Lindup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Music of Windswept, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Level 422.53:39
2Breakout
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishers, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister3.83:46
3Word Up
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo4:02
4Goin' to the Bank
recording of:
Goin’ to the Bank
writer:
Franne Golde, Andy Goldmark and Dennis Lambert
Commodores4:21
5Cherish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delite Recorded Sound (not for release) (in 1984) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1984)
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang4.54:45
6Rock Me Baby
Johnny Nash4:26
7Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the Rent
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie3:33
8Don't Leave Me This Way
performer:
Sarah Jane Morris and The Communards (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song) (in 1986)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Communards34:49
9Venus
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
drums (drum set):
Linn 9000 (Linn 9000)
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2)
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3.953:37
10Nikita
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
assistant mixer:
Tom Pearce
mixer:
Graham Dickson (UK engineer aka "Overdubs") and Gus Dudgeon
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
electric guitar:
Nik Kershaw
grand piano and voice synthesizer and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
background vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Davey Johnstone and George Michael
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
William A. Bong Ltd. (in 1985)
additionally recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
The Sol Studio (The Sol) in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nikita
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.75:41
11The Lady in Red
producer:
Paul Hardiman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at:
RDS Arena in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1988-12-07) and Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 2004-11-06)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 54)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 1988-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 2004-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
Chris de Burgh3.354:09
12Cry
producer:
Godley & Creme and Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1985) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme43:55
13In the Army Now
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1986), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1986), Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986) and Quo Entertainment (in 1986)
produced for:
Handle Artists
cover recording of:
In the Army Now
writer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Beadle Music Ltd., Bolland Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dayglow Music NV, Dayglow Muziekuitgeverij N.V., Island Music Ltd., Nada Music (Dutch publisher), Nada Music International, Nada Music International CV and The International Music Network
Status Quo2.53:38
14You Give Love a Bad Name
assistant engineer:
Tim Crich
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [IVL Guitar Synths] and talkbox:
Richie Sambora
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric bass guitar [Bass] and background vocals:
Alec John Such
keyboard [Keyboards, Noises]:
Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 20) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
You Give Love a Bad Name
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music (A) 301, CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1986), Desmobile Inc. (in 1986) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1986)
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.), 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) 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)
Bon Jovi4.33:41
15St. Elmo's Fire
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
brass [horns] arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (in 1985) and John Parr Music Ltd. (in 2016)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 28) and TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 85)
recording of:
St. Elmo’s Fire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and John Parr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Foster Frees Music, Gold Horizon Music Corp., SBK Songs (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Parr3.84:08
16Vicious Games
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:36
17Live Is Life
drums (drum set):
Günter Grasmuck (on 1984-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Niki Gruber (on 1984-09-02)
guitar:
Ewald Pfleger (on 1984-09-02)
keyboard:
Kurt René Plisnier (on 1984-09-02)
lead vocals:
Herwig Rüdisser (on 1984-09-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deshima Music GmbH (in 2000)
recorded at:
Informstadion in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (on 1984-09-02)
music videos:
Live Is Life by Opus (Austrian band; track: “Live Is Life”)
live recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (on 1984-09-02)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Garden of Music Publishing and Opus Music (Publisher for Opus)
Opus3.54:08

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part of:Hits Of..... (Europe - Series of compilation albums called: Hits of..... ##+##) (number: 11) (order: 4)