Sounds of the Eighties: 1983-1984

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Want a New Drug
recording engineer:
Jim Gaines
producer:
Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
assistant mixer:
Bob Greenberg (Engineer)
mixer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Mario Cipollina
drums (drum set):
Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News)
guitar [lead]:
Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News))
keyboard:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News)
lead vocals:
Huey Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1983) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2013)
recording of:
I Want a New Drug
writer:
Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)) and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Dump and Pump Music
Huey Lewis & the News4.354:45
2Head Over Heels
engineer and producer:
Martin Rushent
drums (drum set):
Gina Schock
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
engineered at:
Genetic Sound in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
produced at:
Genetic Sound in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Head Over Heels
writer:
Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine
publisher:
Daddy-Oh Music and Some Other Music
The Go‐Go’s43:38
3Electric Avenue
recording of:
Electric Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant53:50
4Miss Me Blind
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Miss Me Blind by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Miss Me Blind (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
Culture Club34:36
5Cruel Summer
producer:
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
lead vocals:
Sara Dallin (in 1983-04), Siobhan Fahey (in 1983-04) and Keren Woodward (in 1983-04)
performer:
Bananarama (in 1983-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed on 26th Aug 2011 as Warner Records 90 Ltd.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Cruel Summer (in 1983-04)
lyricist:
Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Keren Woodward
composer:
Leo Birenberg, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Kari Kimmel (singer, songwriter, composer, producer, piano, guitar), Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Keren Woodward
publisher:
Reverb Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Bananarama43:31
6(Keep Feeling) Fascination
producer:
Martin Rushent
remixer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
music videos:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League
recording of:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination
writer:
Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
The Human League3.653:46
7Twilight Zone
recording of:
Twilight Zone
lyricist and composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Nada Music (Dutch publisher) (in 1982) and Snamyook Music (publisher associated with George Kooymans) (in 1982)
Golden Earring4:51
8Promises, Promises
recording of:
Promises, Promises
writer:
Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes)
Naked Eyes3:47
9Love Is a Battlefield
producer:
Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
mixer:
Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is a Battlefield
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
BMG Music Pbl. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Pat Benatar3.954:11
10She Works Hard for the Money
recording of:
She Works Hard for the Money
writer:
Michael Omartian and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
See This House Music (from 1983 to present) and Sweet Summer Night Music (from 1983 to present)
Donna Summer54:11
11Sunglasses at Night
recording of:
Sunglasses at Night
lyricist and composer:
Corey Hart
publisher:
Edition Meridian
Corey Hart3:57
12I Feel for You
cover recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan34:07
13One on One
recording of:
One on One
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates43:58
14Puttin' On the Ritz
cover recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Taco43:27
15I'm So Excited
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
The Pointer Sisters4:25
16Suddenly Last Summer
recording engineer and producer:
Val Garay
mixer:
Doug Sax
lead vocals:
Martha Davis (of The Motels)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-01-30 until 1983-08-05)
recording of:
Suddenly Last Summer
lyricist and composer:
Martha Davis (of The Motels)
The Motels43:41
17Rock Me Tonite
recording of:
Rock Me Tonite
lyricist and composer:
Billy Squier
Billy Squier54:57
18She's a Beauty
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
produced for:
Foster Frees Music Inc.
recording of:
She’s a Beauty
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Steve Lukather and Fee Waybill
publisher:
Boones Tunes, Decomposition Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Rehtakul Veets Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Tubes33:59