25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll 1983

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Club Tropicana
engineer:
Tony Taverner
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
drums (drum set):
Trevor Morell (drummer)
guitar:
Andrew Ridgeley
horn:
Roddy Lorimer and Ian Ritchie
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
music videos:
Club Tropicana (music video) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 63)
recording of:
Club Tropicana
lyricist and composer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.8?:??
2Joanna
recording of:
Joanna (Kool & the Gang)
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-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) 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)
Kool & the Gang5?:??
3What Is Love
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones4.5?:??
4It’s Raining Men
mixer:
Randy Tominaga
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 36)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Olga Music, Postvalda Music, Songs of Manhattan Island Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
The Weather Girls3.55?:??
5I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
recording of:
I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Gower (singer and keyboard player for Racey)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Hot Chocolate2?:??
6Candy Girl
producer:
Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
recording of:
Candy Girl
composer:
Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
New Edition4?:??
7Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
writer:
Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Mark Hall (2 for Joy), Paul Leka, Daz Sampson and Graham Turner
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
Goodbye
Bananarama2.8?:??
8Soul Inside
recording of:
Soul Inside
lyricist:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
composer:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soft Cell?:??
9Blind Vision
assistant engineer:
Linda Randazzo
engineer:
Jay Mark
producer:
John Luongo
bass:
Neil Jason (bassist)
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
saxophone:
Crispin Cioe and Arno Hecht (American saxophonist)
trombone:
Paul Litteral
trumpet:
Robert Funk (trombonist, trumpet player)
background vocals:
Brenda Jay Nelson (backing singer), Jocelyn Brown and Dolette McDonald
conductor:
James Bion Dolillo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Blind Vision
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and Cherry Red Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Blancmange5?:??
10Cry Me a River
producer:
The Organisation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Mari Wilson?:??
11Blue World
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Jackman
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
keyboard [keyboards] arranger:
Patrick Moraz
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Blue World
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues?:??
12Oblivious
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
keyboard:
Bernie Clarke (keyboard / producer)
vocals:
Roddy Frame
arranger:
Roddy Frame
recording of:
Oblivious
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera5?:??
13Speak Like a Child
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
keyboard:
Mick Talbot
membranophone:
Zeke Manyika
background vocals:
Tracie Young (80s UK pop singer Tracie Young)
recorded at:
Studio de la Grande Armée in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Speak Like a Child
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
The Style Council2?:??
14Love Blonde
engineer:
Keith Fernley, Will Gosling, Simon Schofield (Engineer) and Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Mark Heyward-Chaplin and Ricky Wilde
drums (drum set):
Trevor Murrell
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Byrd
guitar, keyboard and synclavier:
Ricky Wilde
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
background vocals:
Steve Byrd, Mark Heyward-Chaplin and Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Nivram Studios, RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Love Blonde by Kim Wilde
recording of:
Love Blonde
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde3?:??
15Dark Is the Night
recording of:
Dark Is the Night
writer:
Roger Odell and Bill Sharpe
Shakatak?:??
16Ooh to Be Ah
recording of:
Ooh to Be Ah
lyricist:
Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
publisher:
Infinite Music Ltd.
Kajagoogoo?:??
17He Knows You Know
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Hanhart (engineer, producer)
producer:
Nick Tauber
bass:
Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Pointer (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
recorded at:
Marquee Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
mixed at:
Marquee Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
He Knows You Know (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Brian Jelliman, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Diz Minnitt, Mick Pointer, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Marillion Music and The Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd
Marillion?:??
18The Cutter
engineer:
David Bascombe, Dave Woolley, Colin Fairley, Paul Cobald, Steve Prestige and Steve Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Kingbird
bass:
Les Pattinson
drums (drum set):
Pete de Freitas
guest strings:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
guitar:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Will Sergeant
vocals:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen)
recording of:
The Cutter
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen4?:??
19Chance
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
music videos:
Chance by Big Country
recording of:
Chance
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson (member of Big Country)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
Big Country5?:??
20Bad Day
recording of:
Bad Day
writer:
Gerry Darby, Carmel McCourt and Jim Paris (Jim Parris)
Carmel?:??