Counting the Beat: Australian Pop of the 80s

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Tracklist

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1Singing in the Eighties
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1980)
recording of:
Singin' in the Eighties
writer:
Terry McCarthy and Mark Moffatt
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Monitors3:19
2One Perfect Day
bass:
Peter Leslie (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Alan "Clutch" Robertson
keyboard:
Martin Fisher (keyboards, in Dear Enemy)
vocals:
Roger Hart (Australian guitarist, vocalist, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1982) and EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
One Perfect Day (Little Heroes song)
writer:
Roger Wells (Roger Garfield Ferrier)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd.
The Little Heroes3:42
3Hold On
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1987)
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
James Freud and Sean Kelly (Australian, member of Models)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
The Models4:25
4Lady What's Your Name
recording of:
Lady, What's Your Name
writer:
Jon Kennett (Singer, songwriter and producer) and David Skinner (Twice As Much)
Swanee3:44
5Same Old Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Same Old Girl
writer:
Chris Christian (American songwriter, record producer) and Darryl Cotton
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Darryl Cotton3:52
6Cool World
bass:
Paul Christie
drums (drum set):
Gil Matthews
guitar:
James Black (Australian guitarist and keyboard), Eric McCusker and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
keyboard:
James Black (Australian guitarist and keyboard)
vocals:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fable Records (in 1980, in 1981) and Avenue Records (Australian record label) (in 1981)
recording of:
Cool World
composer:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mushroom Music Publishing
Mondo Rock3:33
7Computer One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984)
recording of:
Computer One
writer:
Martin Fisher (keyboards, in Dear Enemy) and Chris Langford
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Dear Enemy4:40
8House of Cards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gajang Productions (in 1985)
recording of:
House of Cards
writer:
Mark Callaghan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
GANGgajang2:47
9Overkill
engineer and producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1982), CBS Productions Pty. Limited (in 1983), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Overkill (Men at Work song)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Men at Work4.753:48
10Sweet and Sour
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
Sweet and Sour
writer:
Sharon O’Neill
publisher:
CBS Songs
The Takeaways3:11
11Alone With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981)
recording of:
Alone With You
writer:
Jeremy Oxley (Australian singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing
Sunnyboys4:01
12He's Just No Good for You
associate producer:
Jeffrey Lesser
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
He's Just No Good for You
writer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
Mental as Anything3:27
13Sooner or Later
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Innocentsongs Pty Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
Sooner or Later
writer:
Charles Touber
The Innocents3:48
14Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 1984)
recording of:
Rain (Dragon song)
writer:
Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Johanna Pigott
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Dragon3:32
15I Am
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1986)
recording of:
I Am
writer:
Brian Mannix (Australian singer)
publisher:
Sound Counsel
Uncanny X‐Men3:30
16What About Me
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
bass:
Ian Lees (Australian bassist)
brass and keyboard:
Charlie Cole (Australian keyboards)
drums (drum set):
Paul Freeland
guitar:
Garry Frost
vocals:
Alex Smith (Australian artist ex. Moving Pictures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WBE Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1981)
recording of:
What About Me (Moving Pictures song)
writer:
Garry Frost and Frances Swan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Warner Chapell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Moving Pictures3:38
17Strangers on a Train
recording of:
Strangers on a Train
composer:
Martin Armiger
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
The Sports2:42
18Soldier of Fortune
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
John Paul Young (Australian pop singer) (in 1982)
recording of:
Soldier of Fortune
lyricist:
Marc Jordan (US‐born Canadian singer‐songwriter)
composer:
John Capek
publisher:
Bibo Music, Jamm Music, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
John Paul Young4:32
19According to My Heart
recording of:
According to My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Gary Walker (1960s–70s country producer/songwriter)
The Reels3:15
20I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1983)
recording of:
I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)
lyricist and composer:
John Schumann
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Redgum4:18

Credits

Release

compiler:Brent James (radio music director)
design:Jenny Sullivan (designer)
distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 2007)
licensed to:Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009)
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3838215 [info]

Release group

part of:Australian Pop of the 80s (number: 1) (order: 1)