The Best One Hit Wonders… Ever! (South Africa)

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Tracklist

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1Your Woman
producer:
Jyoti Mishra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
samples:
My Woman by Lew Stone & His Monseigneur Band
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 408)
recording of:
Your Woman
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Irving Wallman
composer:
Jyoti Mishra, Irving Wallman and Max Wartell
is based on:
My Woman
White Town4.14:18
2Perfect
producer:
Fairground Attraction and Kevin Moloney
assistant mixer:
Alistair Johnson (engineering)
mixer:
Kevin Moloney
lead vocals:
Eddi Reader
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1988), BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:36
3Sleeping Satellite
vocals:
Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Sleeping Satellite
writer:
Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter), John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and John Hughes (Writer, Producer, Musician)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tasmin Archer4:34
4Mary’s Prayer
producer:
Dave Bascombe
performer:
Danny Wilson (Scottish pop group) (in 1987)
produced at:
Marcus Studios in Bayswater, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mary’s Prayer (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer; ex‐Danny Wilson, ex‐Transister, ex‐King L)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (, in 1988)
Danny Wilson33:45
5Centerfold
engineer:
Dave Thoener
producer:
Seth Justman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
recorded at:
Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Mix Room, Record Plant (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 314)
recording of:
Centerfold (song by The J. Geils Band)
lyricist and composer:
Seth Justman
publisher:
Center City Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The J. Geils Band43:37
6Money
cover recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Flying Lizards2:31
7I Touch Myself
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro (engineer, music editor, producer)
producer:
Divinyls (Australian rock band), Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989, in 1990) and Virgin Records (imprint + company, only for releases with Virgin RECORDS logo) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 326)
recording of:
I Touch Myself
lyricist and composer:
Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William Steinberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16)
Divinyls3.53:45
8Bette Davis Eyes
recording engineer:
Val Garay (in 1981-01)
producer:
Val Garay
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (in 1981-01)
lead vocals:
Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1981), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (holding – file NO releases here!) (in 1981), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981), EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1981) and EMI–Manhattan Records (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1981-01)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 18) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 425)
cover recording of:
Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
publisher:
Donna Weiss Music Inc., Mothfrog Publishing, Plain and Simple Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Kim Carnes3.953:43
9The Politics of Dancing
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re‐Flex5:50
10Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer)
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer) (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta (in 1983)
guitar:
Dennis Herring (in 1983)
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino (in 1983), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (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 1983)
recorded at:
Pasha Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 39)
recording of:
Break My Stride (in 1983)
writer:
Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
publisher:
Buchu Music, Bug Music, Inc., Bughouse, MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Music of Windswept, Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Wilder Kingdom Music, Big Ears Music (publisher) (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (US publisher) (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3.42:59
11Major Tom
recording engineer:
Lars Hidde (from 1982 until 1983), Manfred Lohse (from 1982 until 1983), Geoff Peacey (from 1982 until 1983), Frank Reinke (Germany based Engineer) (from 1982 until 1983), Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (from 1982 until 1983) and Peter Schmidt (recording engineer) (from 1982 until 1983)
assistant producer:
Frank Hieber (in 1982)
producer:
Armin Sabol (from 1982 until 1983) and Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (from 1982 until 1983)
mixer:
Holger J. Magnussen (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Günther Gebauer (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Armin Sabol (in 1982)
keyboard [keyboard solo]:
Gonzo Bishop (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1983)
arranger:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Peer Studio in Hamburg, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
a cappella versions:
Space Oddity / Major Tom (Coming Home) by Tufts Beelzebubs (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 68)
recording of:
Major Tom (Coming Home) (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
translator:
David Lodge
dedicated to:
Peer Musikverlag
translated version of:
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Peter Schilling55:01
12Take My Breath Away
engineer:
Dave Concors, Michael Rosen (US metal producer/engineer) and Tom Whitlock
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Giorgio Moroder and Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor)
mixer:
Giorgio Moroder and Brian Reeves
drums (drum set):
Rob Brill
electric guitar:
Ric Olsen
synthesizer:
Arthur Barrow and John Crawford (Berlin bassist)
lead vocals:
Terri Nunn (Berlin singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) 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 1986)
recorded at:
Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Take My Breath Away by Berlin (US new wave/synthpop)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 28), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 62) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 490)
recording of:
Take My Breath Away (song from the 1986 film Top Gun)
lyricist:
Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Jastian Music Inc. (ended), BMG Ariola Belgium, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Sony/ATV Harmony, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1986), GMPC (in 1986) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), 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 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)
part of:
The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1986 winner)
Berlin3.654:11
13Baby Come Back
producer:
Stoker (production/remixing)
guest performer:
Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist) and Robin Campbell
cover recording of:
Baby, Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Kassner Music Ltd.
Pato Banton2.653:50
14Baby, I Love Your Way
cover recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Big Mountain4:20
15Don’t Worry Be Happy
producer:
Linda Goldstein
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) (in 1988) and EMI–Manhattan Records (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
music videos:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
recording of:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
writer:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Probnoblem Music
Bobby McFerrin3.73:53
16Cantaloop
Us34:30
17Tequila (Mint Royale Shot)
producer:
Edwyn Collins
remixer:
Mint Royale
recording of:
Tequila (Terrorvision cover)
additional writer:
Terrorvision
writer:
Chuck Rio (Daniel Flores)
is based on:
Tequila
Terrorvision3.54:09
18Spaceman
producer:
Jas Mann and Steve Power
vocals:
Jas Mann (in 1995)
recording of:
Spaceman (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Jas Mann
Babylon Zoo55:42
19Turning 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 Vapors3.653:43