100 Hits: 80s Chartbusters

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1Change His Ways
recording of:
Change His Ways
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
Robert Palmer3:00
2Mirror in the Bathroom
producer:
Bob Sargeant
bass:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drums (drum set):
Everett Morton
guitar:
Andy Cox (of The Beat) and Dave Wakeling
saxophone:
Papa Saxa
vocals:
Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 282)
recording of:
Mirror in the Bathroom
writer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Everett Morton, Roger Charlery, David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) and Dave Wakeling
publisher:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!), Beat Brothers Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
The Beat4.753:09
3The Telephone Always Rings
recording of:
The Telephone Always Rings
writer:
Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple
Fun Boy Three3:41
4Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
vocal:
Merran Laginestra (Multi-disciplined musician and sound artist. Born in Sidney, Australia)
recording of:
Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)
writer:
John Campbell (of It's Immaterial & Yachts) and Jarvis Whitehead
It’s Immaterial54:13
5Louise
programming:
The Human League
producer:
The Human League, Hugh Padgham and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
percussion:
The Human League
background vocals:
Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
vocals:
The Human League
music videos:
Louise by The Human League
recording of:
Louise
lyricist and writer:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright (Human League)
The Human League54:57
6Let Me Go
recording of:
Let Me Go!
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Heaven 174:23
7C30 C60 C90 Go
assistant producer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Malcolm McLaren
recording of:
C·30 C·60 C·90 Go
writer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow53:00
8Love Like Blood
producer:
Chris Kimsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1985)
recording of:
Love Like Blood
writer:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven (UK bassist) and Geordie Walker
publisher:
BMG Africa Music Publishing, BMG Songs Ltd. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher)
Killing Joke3.654:25
9Love Song
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Iovine
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Brian McGee (UK drummer)
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeill
vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds), Alan MacNeil and Brian McGee (UK drummer)
Simple Minds3.653:53
10Give It Up
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
additional instruments:
Ian Curnow
bass:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
mellotron and piano:
Mark Hollis
organ:
Tim Friese‐Greene
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Give It Up (Talk Talk)
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk35:13
11Only When You Leave
recording of:
Only When You Leave
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet5:11
12Sixty Eight Guns
recording of:
Sixty Eight Guns
writer:
Eddie MacDonald and Mike Peters
publisher:
Illegal Music Ltd. (publisher; not for release label use!)
The Alarm3:17
13Staring at the Rude Boys
recording of:
Staring at the Rude Boys
writer:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts), John Jennings (The Ruts), Malcolm Owen and Dave Ruffy
The Ruts3:14
14I Am the Beat
engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
producer:
Alan Shacklock
bass guitar:
Gus Goad
drums (drum set), percussion, saxophone and timpani:
Trevor Walter
guitar [lead] and keyboard:
Mick Bass
guitar [rhythm] and lead vocals:
Jonny Whetstone
background vocals:
The Look (UK new wave band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
engineered at:
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Am the Beat
writer:
Mick Bass and Jonny Whetstone
The Look3:07
15Underpass
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Underpass
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
John Foxx53:59
16The Thin Wall
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
co-producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980) and Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (from 1981 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
edit of:
The Thin Wall (album version) by Ultravox
recording of:
The Thin Wall
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox4:26
17Lawnchairs
Our Daughter’s Wedding3:31
18Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond4:22
19Never Take Me Alive
engineer:
Neill King (sound engineer)
producer:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Never Take Me Alive
lyricist and composer:
Kirk Brandon
Spear of Destiny4.54:16
20At the Edge
recording of:
At the Edge (Stiff Little Fingers)
lyricist and composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
Stiff Little Fingers2:59
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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 109) (order: 100)