Platinum: The Best Hits Selection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gold
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
bass:
Martin Kemp (UK actor, musician, bassist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
John Keeble (in 1982)
guitar:
Gary Kemp (in 1982)
keyboard:
Jess Bailey (in 1982)
percussion and saxophone:
Steve Norman (UK saxophonist/percussionist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Tony Hadley (in 1982)
performer:
Spandau Ballet (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1983)
recording of:
Gold (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:54
2Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order4:09
3Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a-ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (2019 4K remaster of 1985 mix with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha4.53:48
4Stars
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Stars
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
Simply Red2.84:10
5Sweet Dreams
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1982, in 1991), BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987–1996) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
arranger:
Miriama Young
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
translated version of:
Світ мрій
Eurythmics4.554:54
6Torn
producer:
Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Nigel Godrich (English record producer)
lead vocals:
Natalie Imbruglia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (from 1997 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1997)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 60) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Torn
lyricist:
Anne Preven
composer:
Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Phil Thornalley
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Natalie Imbruglia4.14:07
7Big in Japan
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-06 until 1984-08)
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Wednesday (German‐English rock band active from 1975–1980) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
music videos:
Big In Japan by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
recording of:
Big in Japan (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4.154:43
8Notorious
engineer and mixer:
Daniel Abraham (French engineer)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Notorious
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Skintrade Music Ltd.
Duran Duran44:19
9Walk Out to Winter
engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
producer:
John Brand (engineer) and Bernie Clarke (keyboard / producer)
bass guitar:
Campbell Owens
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Ruffy
guitar:
Roddy Frame
vocals:
Roddy Frame
arranger:
Roddy Frame
recording of:
Walk Out to Winter
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera33:25
10Venus
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
drums (drum set):
Linn 9000 (Linn 9000)
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2)
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3.953:40
11Missing
additional producer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
producer:
John Coxon and Everything but the Girl
editor:
Ben Watt
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
remixer:
Todd Terry (US house DJ, producer and remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994, in 1995)
edit of:
Missing (Todd Terry club mix) by Everything but the Girl
recording of:
Missing
lyricist:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl) and Ben Watt
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Everything but the Girl3.553:56
12Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Joy Division3.653:12
13To Be With You
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
To Be With You by Mr. Big (American hard rock band)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.43:28
14Veronica
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello3:11
15Good Stuff
additional engineer:
Patrick Dillett and Rik Pekkonen
assistant engineer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer), Mike Reiter and Brian Pollack (engineer)
engineer:
Ed Cherney and Tom Durack
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Zachary Alford (session drummer)
guest keyboard:
Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) and Jamie Muhoberac
guest percussion:
Lenny Castro
guest saxophone:
David McMurray (American Jazz musician and saxophonist)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Good Stuff
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
The B‐52s45:56
16Step On
assistant recording engineer:
Dave Burnham (UK recording engineer)
recording engineer:
Ray Blair
producer and mixer:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
bass guitar:
Paul Ryder
drums (drum set):
Gary Whelan
guitar:
Mark Day (from Happy Mondays)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays)
lead vocals:
Shaun Ryder
performer:
Bez (UK percussionist Black Grape/Happy Mondays)
arranger:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
cover recording of:
He’s Gonna Step on You Again
lyricist:
Shaun Ryder
writer:
Christos Demitriou and John Kongos
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
recording of:
He’s Gonna Step on You Again
lyricist:
Shaun Ryder
writer:
Christos Demitriou and John Kongos
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Happy Mondays3.655:19
17No Man’s Woman
drum machine [drum] programming:
Jeff Turzo
assistant engineer:
Kevin Augunas, Brian Garten and Steve Sisco
engineer:
Ken Andrews, Scott Cutler, Acar Key and Jeff Turzo
producer:
Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Paul Bushnell (session bassist, producer and music director)
cello:
Larry Corbett
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Scot Coogan
guitar [guitars]:
Rusty Anderson and Scott Cutler
viola:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
violin:
Joel Derouin
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
strings [string] arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recording of:
No Man’s Woman
writer:
Scott Cutler, Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and Anne Preven
Sinéad O’Connor3.253:02
18The Song of the Sun
additional programming:
Henry Jackman (English score composer)
assistant engineer:
Gregg Jackman and Tom Newman (producer, guitarist)
engineer and producer:
Mike Oldfield
cover recording of:
O son do ar
composer:
Bieito Romero
Mike Oldfield34:32
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