Rock Times plus, Volume 7: 1979–1982

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Tracklist

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1Down 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 Work3.953:45
2Call Me
engineer:
Harold Faltermeyer
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
additional synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
electric piano:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
lead vocals:
Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The 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 (in 1980-01)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 157)
recording of:
Call Me (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Deborah Harry
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie4.23:30
3Hold On Tight
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (musician, songwriter and arranger) (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981), 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 1981, in 2005), 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 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Hold On Tight (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd. (British branch), Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and 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)
Electric Light Orchestra43:10
4Urgent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) (in 1982)
edit of:
Urgent by Foreigner (British/American rock band)
recording of:
Urgent
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.253:59
5Turn Me Loose
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
engineer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
bass guitar:
Scott Smith (Canadian bassist for Loverboy) (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Matt Frenette (in 1980)
guitar:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist) (in 1980)
keyboard:
Doug Johnson (Canadian keyboardist for Loverboy) (in 1980)
lead vocals:
Mike Reno (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) and Sony Music Canada Inc. (unlikely to be an imprint, 1990/12/14–1991/11/18) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Turn Me Loose (in 1980)
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist) and Mike Reno
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dean of Music and EMI Songs
Loverboy4.65:40
6Heartbreaker
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Barry Gibb (in 1982)
bass guitar:
George “Chocolate” Perry (bassist aka "Chocolate") (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (in 1982)
electric guitar:
George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Dionne Warwick (in 1982)
conductor:
Albhy Galuten (in 1982)
strings arranger:
Albhy Galuten and Barry Gibb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
produced for:
Karlbhy Productions
additionally recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1982)
recorded at:
Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach, Florida, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song) (in 1982)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Dionne Warwick44:21
799
producer:
James Guthrie, Tom Knox and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar and lead vocals:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
piano:
David Paich
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979), 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 1979) 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 1979)
recording of:
99
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
live recording of:
99
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
Toto3.855:16
8Sailing
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin
engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
producer:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Salmon
drums (drum set):
Tommy Taylor (US drummer)
electric piano and synthesizer:
Rob Meurer
percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
piano:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 1981, in 2001)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Christopher Cross4.14:20
9It’s My Party
engineer:
Nick Bradford
producer:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
background vocals:
Amanda Parsons
lead vocals:
Barbara Gaskin
recorded at and mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
cover recording of:
It’s My Party
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin33:49
10Japanese Boy
producer:
Neil Ross (UK based Music Engineer)
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 1981)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Japanese Boy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Heatlie (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1981)
Aneka33:59
11Lost in Love
engineer and mixer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher (Australian producer) and Robie Porter
bass guitar:
Criston Barker
drums (drum set):
Ralph Cooper (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Moyse
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
keyboard:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Sam McNally
background vocals:
Criston Barker, Tommy Dassalo (percussionist and backing vocalist for Air Supply), Russell Hitchcock, David Moyse, Nancy Nash and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
lead vocals:
Russell Hitchcock
vocals:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
arranger:
Air Supply and Robie Porter
orchestrator:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Robie Porter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980) and Wizard Records Pty. Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Trafalgar Studios in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:
Soundmixers in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 295)
recording of:
Lost in Love
lyricist and composer:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
Nottsongs, Universal Music Careers and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Air Supply53:56
12Jessie’s Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1981), 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 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 55)
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
Rick Springfield4.453:15
13One Way Ticket
recording of:
One Way Ticket
writer:
Eruption (British disco/R&B band)
cover recording of:
One Way Ticket (to the Blues)
writer:
Hank Hunter and Jack Keller
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 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) 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)
Eruption33:38
14Going Back to My Roots
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Maurice Starr Music, 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) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Odyssey55:29
15Time
acoustic guitar:
Ian Bairnson and David Paton (of Pilot)
bass:
David Paton (of Pilot)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar [pitch shifted]:
Ian Bairnson
piano and vocal:
Eric Woolfson
additional vocal:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
arranger:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
recording of:
Time
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Irving Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
The Alan Parsons Project55:12
16America
producer:
Michelangelo Romano
vocals:
Gianna Nannini (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
America (in 1979)
lyricist:
Gianna Nannini
composer:
Mauro Paoluzzi
publisher:
Ed. Jubal (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1979)
Gianna Nannini4:24
17Carbonara
engineer:
Imre Sereg (in 1981)
producer:
Reinhold Heil (in 1981), Herwig Mitteregger (in 1981), Potsch Potschka (in 1981) and Manfred Praeker (in 1981)
mixer:
Udo Arndt (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Herwig Mitteregger (in 1981)
electric bass guitar:
Manfred Praeker (in 1981)
guitar:
Potsch Potschka (in 1981)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Reinhold Heil (in 1981)
background vocals:
Herwig Mitteregger (in 1981), Potsch Potschka (in 1981) and Manfred Praeker (in 1981)
arranger:
Reinhold Heil (in 1981), Herwig Mitteregger (in 1981), Potsch Potschka (in 1981) and Manfred Praeker (in 1981)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 1981)
mixed at:
Audio Studios in Berlin, Germany (in 1981)
music videos:
Carbonara by Spliff (Neue Deutsche Welle)
recording of:
Carbonara (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Reinhold Heil
publisher:
April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1982) and Edition SPLIFF (publisher) (in 1982)
Spliff54:23
18Hundsgemein
producer:
Klaus D. Müller (in 1980-06)
drums (drum set):
Hans Behrendt (in 1980-06)
electric bass guitar:
Ulli Deuker (in 1980-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Eff Jott Krüger (in 1980-06)
keyboard:
Annette Humpe (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
IC-Studio in Winsen an der Aller, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1980-06)
recording of:
Hundsgemein (in 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
Annette Humpe
Ideal2:15
19Hallo Engel
recording of:
Hallo Engel
lyricist and composer:
Stefan Waggershausen
Stefan Waggershausen5:08

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part of:Rock Times Plus (number: 7) (order: 7)