The Best of the Eighties: Forty Tracks, Original Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Relax
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.953:56
2She Drives Me Crazy
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
Fine Young Cannibals3:36
3Shout
recording of:
Shout
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 Fears6:24
4West End Girls
recording of:
West End Girls
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 Boys3:23
5The Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Statik Records (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 39) and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
The Safety Dance
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats42:45
6License to Kill
associate producer:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
co-arranger:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Licence to Kill
lyricist:
Walter Afanasieff, Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and SBK Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
Gladys Knight44:13
7Never Let Me Down Again
producer:
David Bascombe, Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
music videos:
Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Never Let Me Down Again
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands and Sonet Music (publisher)
Depeche Mode3.454:20
8Clouds Across the Moon
recording of:
Clouds Across the Moon
RAH Band4:32
9The Riddle
assistant engineer:
Dave Meegan (producer)
engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
lead vocals:
Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1984) and MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Riddle
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Rondor Musikverlag GmbH
Nik Kershaw3.353:51
10Electric Avenue
recording of:
Electric Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant3:40
11Pass the Dutchie
Musical Youth3:19
12Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
producer:
Jon Astrop (British musician, songwriter and painter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (may or may not be the company behind the Jive imprint; not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recording of:
Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (Full moon in the city and the night was young... I was hungry for love)
writer:
Jon Astrop (British musician, songwriter and painter), Peter Brian Harris and Mark Shreeve
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
Samantha Fox3.653:39
13Dance Hall Days
producer:
Ross Cullum and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
recording of:
Dance Hall Days
writer:
Darren Costin, Nick Feldman and Jack Hues
Wang Chung3.23:59
14I Think We're Alone Now
additional recording engineer:
John Kerns (US engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming:
John Duarte
engineer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
producer:
George E. Tobin
guitar:
Chuck Yamek
synthesizer:
John Duarte
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tiffany (US 1980s pop star, "I Think We’re Alone Now")
remixer:
George E. Tobin and Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
arranger:
John Duarte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1987)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 7) (number: 7)
cover recording of:
I Think We’re Alone Now
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Cordell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Tiffany3.853:45
15I Can Dream About You
recording of:
I Can Dream About You
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Multi-Level Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Dan Hartman3:42
16Never Never
recording of:
Never Never
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sonet (Scandinavia) (in 1983)
The Assembly3:40
17Moments in Love
recording of:
Moments in Love
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
Art of Noise4:23
18Situation
recording of:
Situation
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Alison Moyet
Yazoo2:24
19Waiting 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
20Cars
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 Numan4.153:44
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Need You Tonight
assistant engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987), INXS (label and copyrights holder for INXS) (in 1997) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Need You Tonight (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp., XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
INXS4.43:03
2Running in the Family
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Running in the Family (ended)
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 4233:57
3Sometimes
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
Erasure3:30
4Tainted 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 Cell3.92:39
5Loverboy
recording of:
Loverboy
writer:
Keith Diamond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music Ltd., Keith Diamond Music, Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Universal Music – Z Songs and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Billy Ocean4:00
6You Came
programming and producer:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
guitar:
Steve Byrd and Ricky Wilde
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
recording of:
You Came
writer:
Kim Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde3.753:28
7Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.13:01
8Hey Little Girl
recording of:
Hey Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Iva Davies
Icehouse4:13
9The Heat Is On
recording of:
The Heat Is On
lyricist and composer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Chappell
Glenn Frey3:45
10P-Machinery
engineer:
Bobby Kraushaar
producer:
S. J. Lipson
mixer:
Horn and Lipson
performer:
Claudia Brücken, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer), Ralf Dorper and Suzanne Freytag
recording of:
p:Machinery
miscellaneous support:
David Sylvian
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Claudia Brücken, Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens (German musician & producer)
Propaganda43:52
11I Want Your Love
recording of:
I Want Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Christian Sayer
Transvision Vamp3:31
12A Town Called Malice
producer:
The Jam (late 70s/early 80s UK punk/mod revival band) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recorded at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 151)
recording of:
Town Called Malice
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam4.752:54
13Fade to Grey
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.
Visage3:39
14Obsession
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion3:55
15The Original Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer1:00
16Trapped
engineer:
Frank Roszak (engineer and producer)
producer and mixer:
Richard Burgess
vocals arranger:
Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
edit of:
Trapped by Colonel Abrams
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
publisher:
Moonwalk Music (publisher)
Colonel Abrams23:30
17Do You Wanna Funk (feat. Patrick Cowley)
performer:
Patrick Cowley
Sylvester4:09
18Living on Video
recording of:
Living on Video
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Languirand
publisher:
Costa Demo Productions (publisher) (in 1983)
Trans‐X4:19
19I Ran
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls) and Mike Score
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1982) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls4.655:05
20He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer) and Michael Wagener
producer:
Beau Hill and Michael Wagener
assistant mixer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
guitar:
Kane Roberts
keyboard:
Paul Delph and Kane Roberts
background vocals:
Paul Delph, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Kane Roberts
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask) (Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Kane Roberts
publisher:
Denise Barry Music (, in 1986), Ensign Music Corporation (, in 1986), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Ezra Music, Inc. (, in 1986), Famous Chappell, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (, in 1986), Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Alice Cooper4.653:38