The Best of 80s Remixed

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Annotation

According to a discogs note: "Many of the tracks here are given the incorrect mix names, and some are not even 12" versions."

Annotation last modified on 2013-02-01 17:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Could Be Happy (12″ version)
recording of:
I Could Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Tich Anderson, Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone and Jim McKinven
Altered Images5:39
2You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record) (Metro 12″ extended mix)
recording of:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
writer:
Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy
publisher:
Burning Music Ltd., Métisse Music, Warner Chappell Music France and Westbury Music Ltd.
part of:
American Psycho
Dead or Alive7:27
3Holding Out for a Hero (club mix)
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:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler6:21
4Change of Heart (12″ extended club mix)
recording of:
Change of Heart
additional lyricist:
Cyndi Lauper
lyricist and composer:
Essra Mohawk
publisher:
8111524 Music, Smoking Word Music and Stone and Muffin Music
Cyndi Lauper7:54
5E = MC2 (12″ version)
recording of:
E=mc²
writer:
Dan Donovan (keyboards (Big Audio Dynamite/Dreadzone)), Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Don Letts
publisher:
B.A.D. Songs and Big Audio Dynamics Music, Inc.
Big Audio Dynamite5:32
6Choice? (extended mix)
recording of:
Choice
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
The Blow Monkeys5:26
7I’m in the Mood for Dancing (Full On remix)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Dancing
writer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer), Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter) and Bob Puzey
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
The Nolans3:19
8Go Wild in the Country (12″ version)
recording of:
Go Wild in the Country
writer:
Malcolm McLaren
composer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow25:21
9When the Going Gets Tough (extended mix)
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Billy Ocean24:08
10Sonic Boom Boy (extended remix)
recording of:
Sonic Boom Boy
writer:
Bob Derwood Andrews, Nick Burton (UK techno producer/artwork/photography) and Elizabeth Westwood
Westworld2:55
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhythm Is Going to Get You (special 12″ dance mix)
recording of:
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (At night when you turn off all the lights... There's no place that you can hide...)
writer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine) and Gloria M. Estefan
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine7:07
2Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (extended mix)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1983) 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
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 Seagulls4.59:37
3I Second That Emotion (extended mix)
remixer:
John Punter
cover recording of:
I Second That Emotion
writer:
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd 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
Japan5:17
4I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (extended mix)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
lyricist and composer:
Earl Randle (US songwriter for Hi Records)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Paul Young5:07
5Doctor! Doctor! (12″ mix)
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins5:46
6Superfly Guy
recording of:
Superfly Guy
composer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
S’Express23:33
7She Wants to Dance With Me (12″ mix)
recording of:
She Wants to Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley3:16
8Can’t Wait Another Minute (12″ mix)
Five Star4:31
9Megablast (Rap Merlin & DJ Dezire extended mix)
recording of:
Megablast
composer:
Tim Simenon
publisher:
Nettwerk One Music Ltd.
Bomb the Bass6:53
10Burn It Up (12″ version)
recording of:
Burn It Up
writer:
P.P. Arnold, Paul Carter (The Beatmasters), Amanda Glanfield and Richard Walmsley
The Beatmasters4:26
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Favourite Shirt (Boy Meets Girl) (12″ version)
recording of:
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
Haircut One Hundred7:08
2I Can’t Go for That (extended club mix)
recording of:
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co. and Primary Wave Brian
Hall & Oates5:10
3Drop the Boy (Shep Petibone mix)
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (Sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
remixer:
Shep Pettibone
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Drop the Boy
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US and Maximum Music Limited
Bros6:48
4When We Were Young (12″ club mix)
recording of:
When We Were Young
lyricist and composer:
Warren Harry
Bucks Fizz6:27
5John Wayne Is a Big Leggy (Groovy long version)
recording of:
John Wayne Is Big Leggy
writer:
Paul Caplin, Kate Garner and Jeremy Healy
Haysi Fantayzee6:56
6Doctorin’ the House (extended mix)
vocals:
Yazz (British singer Yasmin Marie Evans)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 73)
recording of:
Doctorin’ the House
writer:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut), Jonathan More (of Coldcut) and Yazz (British singer Yasmin Marie Evans)
Coldcut feat. Yazz and The Plastic Population53:47
7Love Resurrection (extended mix)
producer:
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
drums (drum set):
Tim Goldsmith
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Alison Moyet
music videos:
Love Resurection by Alison Moyet
recording of:
Love Resurrection
writer:
Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Alison Moyet33:52
8It’s Raining Men (12″ version)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), 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 Girls5:25
9Automatic (extended mix)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson
remixer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
remix of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters26:07
10Let the Beat Hit ’em (12″ version)
recording of:
Let the Beat Hit 'em
writer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory), Alan Friedman and Duran Ramos
composer:
Robert Clivillés
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam4:38