The Hits Album: 80’s Pop

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Tracklist

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1Footloose (from “Footloose” soundtrack)
producer:
Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Neil Larsen and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
percussion:
Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) 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 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Kenny Loggins4.13:46
2I Think We’re Alone Now
additional recording engineer:
John Kerns (US engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
John Duarte
engineer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
producer:
George E. Tobin
guitar:
Chuck Yamek
synthesizer:
John Duarte
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tiffany (US 1980s pop star, "I Think We’re Alone Now")
remixer:
George E. Tobin and Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
arranger:
John Duarte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1987)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 7) (number: 7)
cover recording of:
I Think We’re Alone Now
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Cordell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Tiffany3.83:44
3Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), 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 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:41
4Live It Up
engineer:
Thom Panunzio
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Syray Pty. Limited (Australian record company copyright holder and distributor) (in 1984), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Festival Records (Australian) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Live It Up
lyricist and composer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
publisher:
Syray Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mental as Anything3.253:47
5I Am the Beat (album version)
recording of:
I Am the Beat
writer:
Mick Bass and Jonny Whetstone
The Look3:03
6The Heat Is On
cover recording of:
The Heat Is On
writer:
Tony Ashton (British pianist, singer, composer and producer) and Florrie Palmer
Agnetha Fältskog3:48
7Moonlight Shadow (remastered 2013)
engineer:
Nigel Luby
producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (rock drummer) (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
vocals:
Maggie Reilly (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Shadow (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Oldfield Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1983)
Mike Oldfield3.93:37
8Love All Day (And Night) (edit)
Nick Heyward3:52
9My Favourite Waste of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (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)
music videos:
My Favourite Waste of Time by Owen Paul
cover recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Owen Paul3.353:24
10Landslide of Love
recording of:
Landslide of Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Christian Sayer
publisher:
Cinepop Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1989)
Transvision Vamp3:47
11Walk Like an Egyptian
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1985) 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 1985)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 14)
recording of:
Walk Like an Egyptian
lyricist and composer:
Liam Sternberg (until 1984-01)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part3 スターダストクルセイダース (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders, 2014 anime soundtrack)
The Bangles4.23:23
12I Get Weak (7” mix)
producer:
Rick Nowels
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1988)
recording of:
I Get Weak
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Realsongs (in 1987)
Belinda Carlisle4:15
13A Little Peace
recording of:
A Little Peace
lyricist:
Bernd Meinunger
composer:
Ralph Siegel
translator:
Paul Greedus
translated version of:
Ein bißchen Frieden
Nicole3:02
14More Than in Love
recording of:
More Than in Love
writer:
Barry Leng and Simon May
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Barry Leng Productions Ltd., Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Kate Robbins & Beyond3:29
15Take That Look Off Your Face
recorded in:
United Kingdom
recording engineer:
David Hamilton Smith (engineer), Nigel Green (engineer), Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London) and Martyn Webster (engineer)
engineer:
Gary Moore (mastering engineer) (task: digital engineering)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Marti Webb (actress and singer)
arranger:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited) (in 1980)
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited)
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Marti Webb2:59
16Star
recording of:
Star
lyricist and composer:
Doreen Chanter
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited
Kiki Dee53:14
17Hi‐Fidelity
vocals:
Valerie Landsburg (US actor, director, and television writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
recording of:
Hi-Fidelity
writer:
Enid Gloria Levine
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Koppelman–Bandier Music Corp.
The Kids From Fame2:46
18Attention to Me
recording of:
Attention to Me
writer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Bob Puzey
The Nolans3:06
19Snot Rap
Kenny Everett3:32
20Star Trekkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bark (in 1987) and Bark Music Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Star Trekkin’
composer:
Rory Martin Kehoe, Graham Lister and John O’Connor (electronic)
publisher:
Bark Music Ltd.
The Firm3.653:31
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