The Sound of Summer

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Here Comes the Sun
cover recording of:
Here Comes the Sun
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Reprise
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel3.652:59
2The Tide Is High
assistant engineer:
Gary Boatner (engineer) and Doug Schwartz (mastering engineer)
engineer:
Lenise Bent
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (in 1980)
guest percussion:
Alex Acuña (in 1980), Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) (in 1980) and Emil Richards (in 1980)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
timpani:
Chris Stein (in 1980)
background vocals [girl-group backup vocals]:
The ‘B’ Girls and Deborah Harry
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (in 1980)
instruments arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1980, in 2001), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2001), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
cover recording of:
The Tide Is High (in 1980)
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Blondie4.154:40
3The Joker (Playing in the Sun mix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Akropolis Musik & Film GmbH (in 1993)
Enforce feat. Michael Gralla5:17
4Gimme Hope Jo'Anna
Eddy Grant3:48
5Music Is for Everyone
Inner Circle3:57
6Dancing in the City
Marshall Hain3:45
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 (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Peter Tosh44:03
8Sunshine Reggae
recording of:
Sunshine Reggae
lyricist and composer:
John Guldberg and Tim Stahl
Laid Back3.354:16
9The King of Wishful Thinking
recording of:
King of Wishful Thinking
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Go West4:02
10Take My Heart Away
additional engineer:
Christina Paakkari, Peter Thwaites and Larry Walsh
engineer and mixer:
Bobby Summerfield
producer:
Hilton Rosenthal
recording of:
Take My Heart Away
composer:
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg and Savuka4:14
11Barcardi Feeling
ABM Project3:35
12Soca Dance
Soca Dance Band3:39
13Surfin'
producer:
G. Kasper (German sound engineer & producer, "Mr. Cool")
recording of:
Surfin' (radio version)
composer:
Alan Barton (British singer and songwriter, "Smokie"), Mick Dash and Dave Dunhill
Smokie3:18
14Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.653:44
15Spanish Stroll
recording of:
Spanish Stroll
lyricist and composer:
Willy DeVille
Mink DeVille3:34
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