Sounds of the Eighties: The Mid ’80s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smuggler’s Blues
producer:
Allan Blazek and Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar:
Bryan Garofalo
congas:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
electric guitar:
Duncan Cameron (guitarist for Sawyer Brown), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Josh Leo (songwriter, guitarist and producer, multi-instrumentalist, mixing engineer)
membranophone:
Michael Huey
synthesizer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Smuggler’s Blues
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Jack Tempchin
Glenn Frey43:51
2Are We Ourselves?
recording of:
Are We Ourselves?
lyricist:
Cy Curnin
writer:
Dan K. Brown (bassist for The Fixx), Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West‐Oram and Adam Woods (drummer)
The Fixx2:31
3If You Leave
engineer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
producer:
Tom Lord‐Alge and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
publisher:
A&M Records and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1986)
recording of:
If You Leave
writer:
Martin Cooper (OMD and The Listening Pool), Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.94:29
4Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (lead vocals) and Hayward Parrott (canadian engineer)
engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer) (task: Sounds Interchange)
producer:
Jim Vallance
assistant mixer:
Randy Staub
mixer:
Ed Thacker
guest background vocals:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1985-11-04)
recorded at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (background vocals), Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (lead vocals), McClear Place Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (horn [horns], background vocals), Sounds Interchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1985-11-04: background vocals [Bryan Adams' backing vocals])
mixed at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1985-05)
writer:
Alan Frew, Sam Reid (Canadian keyboardist for Glass Tiger) and Jim Vallance (in 1985-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Glass Tiger4.54:08
5Sister Christian
engineer:
John Van Nest
producer:
Pat Glasser
mixer:
Mills Logan
bass:
Jack Blades (of Night Ranger)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Keagy
guitar:
Brad Gillis
instruments:
Francis Alan Fitzgerald
synthesizer:
Jeff Watson
recording of:
Sister Christian
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Keagy
publisher:
Figs D Music, Kid Bird Music, Inc. and Rough Play Music
Night Ranger54:18
6King for a Day
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
King for a Day
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins4:12
7Who’s Zoomin’ Who
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass synthesizer:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and piano:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Preston Glass
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge), Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin34:46
8I Can Dream About You
additional recording engineer:
Shelly Yakus
recording engineer:
Dan Hartman
additional engineer:
Gabe Veltri
assistant mixer:
Steve Krause (Steven A Krause)
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
additional drums (drum set):
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
additional guitar:
Richie Zito
electric bass guitar:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr.
percussion:
Bobbye Hall
piano:
Bill Payne
background vocals:
Winston Ford, Dan Hartman and Joe Pizzullo
lead vocals:
Dan Hartman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1984), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1984) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1984)
recording of:
I Can Dream About You
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Multi-Level Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Dan Hartman4.24:11
9All I Need
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 71)
recording of:
All I Need
writer:
Glen Ballard, Clif Magness and David Pack
Jack Wagner3:31
10Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG Chrysalis”), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes4.653:51
11Self Control
executive producer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Harold Faltermeier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
music videos:
Self Control by Laura Branigan
cover recording of:
Self Control (in 1984)
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
additional writer:
Harro Steffen
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Edition Sunrise Publishing Inc., Sugar Musik Verlags GmbH (publisher) and Sugarmusic Spa (publisher, do NOT use as label)
version of:
Self Control
Laura Branigan4.554:03
12Neutron Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters) (in 1983)
drum machine programming:
Reek Havoc (in 1983), Bob Mithoff (in 1983) and Howie Rice (in 1983)
synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
Minimoog, drum machine, guitar, organ, piano and synthesizer:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
tambourine:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records (holding company, parent of the Planet imprint - file NO releases here!) (in 1983) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
recording of:
Neutron Dance (in 1983)
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
The Pointer Sisters34:15
13Cool It Now
recording of:
Cool It Now
writer:
Vincent Brantley (R&B/soul producer/songwriter) and Rick Timas
New Edition4:12
14If Ever You’re in My Arms Again
recording of:
If Ever You're in My Arms Again
writer:
Michael Masser, Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
Peabo Bryson44:16
15Tonight She Comes
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
The Cars and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tonight She Comes
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars3.353:54
16Crush on You
recording of:
Crush on You
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
publisher:
Rondor Musikverlag
The Jets3:44
17Two of Hearts
associate producer:
Jeff C. Fishman (producer)
producer:
Jon St. James (American guitarist, songwriter, and producer) and William J. Walker (US executive producer William J. Walker)
drums (drum set) [drum system]:
Karl Moet (drummer and songwriter)
keyboard [keyboard system]:
Skip Hahn
keyboard [keyboard systems]:
Jon St. James (American guitarist, songwriter, and producer) and Rich West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 4)
recording of:
Two of Hearts
writer:
Sue Gatlin, Tim Greene and John Dixon Mitchell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), On The Note Publishing (in 1986) and Tim Green Music (publisher) (in 1986)
Stacey Q44:00
18Secret Lovers
associate producer:
Jonathan Lewis (Member of Atlantic Starr)
producer:
David Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr) and Wayne Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr)
recording of:
Secret Lovers
writer:
David Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr) and Wayne Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Jodaway Music (ASCAP)
Atlantic Starr4:06