Pop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits of the 80’s

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Communards3.44:31
2Blue Monday ’88
producer:
Quincy Jones and New Order (UK synth pop band)
remixer:
John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
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 Order44:09
3The Lovecats
producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Chris Parry, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Chris Parry, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Phil Thornalley
bass:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set):
Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure)
guitar and guitar and keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Lol Tolhurst
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 448)
recording of:
The Lovecats
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure3.93:39
4Come On Eileen
producer:
Clive Langer, Kevin Rowland and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
creative direction:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Come On Eileen
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners4.154:04
5Young Guns (Go for It!)
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
music videos:
Young Guns (Go for It!) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Young Guns (Go for It!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!5:12
6Just Can’t Get Enough
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981) and Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
produced at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 460)
recording of:
Just Can’t Get Enough
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (ended), Musical Moments LTD UK, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing B.V., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Depeche Mode4.33:35
7Sometimes
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
8Nobody’s Diary
producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records), Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
recording of:
Nobody’s Diary
lyricist and composer:
Alison Moyet
Yazoo4.54:31
9Vienna
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.
Ultravox34:38
10Sledgehammer
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
piano and synthesizer [Fairlight] and synthesizer [Prophet]:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
trombone:
Don Mikkelsen (a trombonist player)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
earliest release:
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
recording of:
Sledgehammer
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Real World Music, Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Peter Gabriel3.754:54
11The Night You Murdered Love
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Tim Burrell
recording engineer:
Martyn Webster (engineer)
co-producer:
Bernard Edwards
producer:
Bernard Edwards, Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
bass:
Brad Lang
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Graham Broad
harmonica:
Judd Lander
keyboard:
David Clayton
percussion:
Pandit Dinesh and Louis Jardim
saxophone:
Howie Casey
strings arranger:
Richard Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Marcus Studios in Bayswater, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 74)
recording of:
The Night You Murdered Love
writer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Neutron Music and Neutron Music Ltd.
ABC54:53
12Digging Your Scene
recording of:
Digging Your Scene
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1986) and Trashsongs (publisher) (in 1986)
The Blow Monkeys3.54:04
13What Is Love?
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
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:
Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones4.53:38
14Such a Shame
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Talk Talk3:59
15Somewhere in My Heart
producer:
Michael Jonzun
recording of:
Somewhere in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera3.63:57
16Love & Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King43:22
17Catch Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Catch Me I’m Falling
writer:
David Sterry and Richard Zatorski
publisher:
Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Real Life4:00
18Feels Like Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:29
▼ CD 2
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1The Blood That Moves the Body
recording engineer:
Gerry Kitchingham
producer:
Alan Tarney
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 272)
recording of:
The Blood That Moves the Body
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
a‐ha4.354:04
2Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.56:30
3Dreaming
engineer:
Pete Coleman and Tom Lord‐Alge
producer:
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1988)
recording of:
Dreaming
lyricist and composer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1988)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark33:57
4The Great Commandment
recording of:
The Great Commandment
lyricist:
Marcus Meyn
composer:
Oliver Kreyssig, Heiko Maile and Marcus Meyn
publisher:
Blue Box Publishing Promotion Karin Wirthmann
Camouflage54:12
5Tears Run Rings
recording of:
Tears Run Rings
lyricist and composer:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
Marc Almond54:21
6Love Action (I Believe in Love)
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1981)
music videos:
Love Action (I Believe In Love) by The Human League
recording of:
Love Action (I Believe in Love)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Burden and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (publisher) (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
The Human League33:50
7To 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 Ballet3.53:20
8Big in Japan
producer:
Orlando
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recording of:
Big in Japan
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville53:55
9Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982)
music videos:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.954:24
10Waiting for a Train
recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Harry Vanda and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
Flash and the Pan3:44
11Westend Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 433)
recording of:
West End Girls (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys4.354:45
12Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
recording of:
Too Shy
lyricist:
Nick Beggs and Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
Kajagoogoo43:40
13Wild Boys
engineer and audio engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 54)
recording of:
The Wild Boys
writer:
Andrew Taylor (of Duran Duran), Nicholas James Bates, Nigel John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Roger Andrew Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) and Simon John Charles Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Exitglen Ltd., Gloucester Place Music Ltd., Hintcrest Ltd. and Noticevale Ltd.
Duran Duran4.154:17
14Come Back & Stay
producer:
Laurie Latham
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
guitar:
Paul Young (English pop singer and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Come Back and Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lee (US songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Chrysalis Songs
Paul Young4.54:19
15Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
engineer:
Dave Hutchins (UK engineer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1983) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Conny Plank's Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
mixed at:
Union Studios (Established in 1963 as 'Studio Allach') in München, Bayern, Germany
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 Seagulls4.255:30
16Hold Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Point Music (publisher)
Thompson Twins4.54:44
17I Don’t Wanna Be a Hero
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be a Hero
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
Johnny Hates Jazz3:34
18Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (live)
live cover recording of:
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd. and Union Songs Music
Erasure4:06

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part of:Pop & Wave (number: 2) (order: 16)
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