It's Electric: Classic Hits From an Electric Era

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Monday (full 12" mix)
producer:
New Order (UK synth pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1987)
samples:
Uran by Kraftwerk
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 61) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 235)
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order3.87:28
2The Model
recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
translated version of:
Das Modell
Kraftwerk4.153:37
3Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10) and Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Soft Cell3.92:38
4Only You
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
additional producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:
Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.43:08
5Fade to Grey
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage (New Romantic band from London)
arranger:
Visage (New Romantic band from London)
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Midge Ure
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Visage4.653:46
6Enola Gay
engineer:
Laurence Diana and Max Norman
producer:
Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
bass and synthesizer:
Andy McCluskey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Malcolm Holmes (drummer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.653:28
7Quiet Life
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer and mixer:
John Punter
guitar:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
recording of:
Quiet Life
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan44:48
8Smalltown Boy
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths (UK studio technician, programmer & producer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Bronski Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat3.654:57
9Sometimes
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 107)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure33:37
10Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
engineer:
A. Williams, D. A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and R. Crash
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
performer:
Eurythmics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 353) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 357)
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)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.23:34
11Temptation
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
vocals:
Carol Kenyon
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 172.353:05
12It's My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Talk Talk3.653:51
13Mad World
programming:
Manny Elias, Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
producer:
Ross Cullum and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias
guitar:
Roland Orzabal
keyboard:
Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
percussion:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
vocals:
Curt Smith
conductor:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
performer:
Ross Cullum and Phil Palmer (guitarist)
music videos:
Mad World by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Mad World
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Tears for Fears4.253:32
14Reward
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Reward
composer:
Julian Cope and Alan Gill
The Teardrop Explodes2:43
15Are 'Friends' Electric?
producer:
Gary Numan
edit of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? by Tubeway Army
recording of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Andrew Heath Music (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
Tubeway Army5:16
16To Cut a Long Story Short
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint)
mixed at:
Jam Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:19
17Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4:09
18Cars
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
lead vocals:
Gary Numan (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
music videos:
Cars by Gary Numan
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 16)
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
Gary Numan4.153:45
19Vienna
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
bass:
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox)
drums (drum set):
Warren Cann
guitar:
Midge Ure
keyboard and violin:
Billy Currie
vocals:
Midge Ure
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox34:39