Rock of the 80's, Volume 2

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Annotation

Label: Priority Records - Catalog #: 53705

Annotation last modified on 2006-08-18 04:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Destination Unknown
recording of:
Destination Unknown
writer:
Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo
Missing Persons4.653:37
2Really Saying Something
cover recording of:
He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music
Fun Boy Three2:43
3Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.653:44
4The Politics of Dancing
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re-Flex6:37
5I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
editor:
Barry Diament (in 1986)
bass guitar and guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1986)
drums (drum set), percussion and synthesizer:
Bruce Woolley (in 1986)
synthesizer [DX 7, PPG Wave]:
Philippe Saisse (in 1986)
synthesizer [Roland]:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Curtis King Jr. (American singer and songwriter) (in 1986), Terri G. (in 1986), Grace Jones (in 1986), Nile Rodgers (in 1986) and Brenda White-King (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Grace Jones (in 1986)
arranger:
Nile Rodgers and Bruce Woolley
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
edited at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
recording of:
I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You) (in 1986)
lyricist:
Grace Jones
composer:
Bruce Woolley
publisher:
April Music Inc., Bruce Woolley Music Ltd and Grace Jones Music
Grace Jones4.354:00
6(What) In the Name of Love
producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ)
recording of:
(What) In the Name of Love
writer:
Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes)
Naked Eyes4:28
7Let's Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
Sly Fox5:10
8The Mexican
recording of:
The Mexican
lyricist and composer:
Alan Shacklock
additional composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
Jellybean3:49
9Bette Davis Eyes
cover recording of:
Bette Davis Eyes
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
publisher:
Donna Weiss Music Inc., Plain and Simple Music, Warner Brothers Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Kim Carnes3:48
10Walk the Dinosaur
recording of:
Walk the Dinosaur
writer:
Randy Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter), David Was and Don Was
publisher:
MCA Gilbey, Monkeys Dogs Cattle Ltd., Semper Fi and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Was (Not Was)4:21

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part of:Rock of the 80's (CEMA Special Markets) (number: 2) (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000647180 [info]