Massive Hits: Eighties

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3:49
2Take On Me
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
a‐ha53:37
3Talk Talk
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer) and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk3:20
4Vienna
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.
Ultravox4:57
5Hungry Like the Wolf
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder) (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
Hungry Like the Wolf
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran4.353:40
6True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1983)
music videos:
True by Spandau Ballet
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet3.655:31
7If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Simply Red3.43:24
8Our Lips Are Sealed
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
remixer:
Fun Boy Three and Jeremy Green
cover recording of:
Our Lips Are Sealed
writer:
The Go‐Go’s (all-female American rock band formed in 1978), Terence Edward Hall and Jane Wiedlin
publisher:
Gotown Music and Plangent Visions Music
Fun Boy Three3.22:52
9Somewhere in My Heart
producer:
Michael Jonzun
recording of:
Somewhere in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera3.63:55
10Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Climie Fisher3.854:27
11Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange54:00
12Blow the House Down
producer:
Dan Hartman and Tom Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
recording of:
Blow the House Down
writer:
Albert Hammond and Marcus Vere
Living in a Box24:17
13French Kissin’ in the USA
producer:
Seth Justman
mixer:
Bill Scheniman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1986) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
produced for:
Rag Top Music (BMI)
recording of:
French Kissin’ in the USA (French version)
composer:
Chuck Lorre (US TV director, writer, producer & composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
translated version of:
French Kissin’ in the USA
Debbie Harry3.55:10
14Things Can Only Get Better
recording engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
programming:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
producer:
Rupert Hine
brass:
The TKO Horns
instruments:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals), Naomi Thompson and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Farmyard Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Things Can Only Get Better
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones53:55
15All Right
recording engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
additional engineer:
John Guess, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett and Richard Mullen
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin and Margaret Gwynne (engineer)
assistant producer:
Rob Meurer and Michael Ostin
producer:
Michael Omartian
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
additional vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Michael Omartian
strings arranger:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pop ’n’ Roll Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States, Studio South in Austin, Texas, United States, The Aspen Studios in Aspen, Colorado, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
All Right
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Christopher Cross54:14
16I’m Not the Man I Used to Be
engineer:
Robin Goodfellow and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Andy Cox (of The Beat), Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) and London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988)
samples:
Funky Drummer (remix) by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
I’m Not the Man I Used to Be
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Pubs) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals34:19
17No Regrets
cover recording of:
No Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Tom Rush
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Essex International and Tubbs Hill Music
Midge Ure34:02
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Respectable
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.53:21
2Hallelujah (MacColl mix)
engineer:
Laurence Diana
background vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
remixer:
Steve Lillywhite
recording of:
Hallelujah
composer:
Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays), Mark Day (from Happy Mondays), Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
Happy Mondays42:38
3Fine Time
editor:
Michael Johnson (UK recording engineer and producer) and New Order (UK synth pop band)
recording of:
Fine Time
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
New Order3:08
4I Feel Love
Bronski Beat6:01
5Dancin’ in the Key of Life
recording of:
Dancin' in the Key of Life
writer:
India Arrington and Steve Arrington
Steve Arrington4:54
6Candy Girl
co-producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ) and Michael Jonzun
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
recording of:
Candy Girl
composer:
Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
New Edition43:55
7Hooked on You
Sweet Sensation5:08
8Respect
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 206)
cover recording of:
Respect
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
Adeva2.354:00
9What Do I Do?
recording of:
What Do I Do
lyricist and composer:
Phil Fearon
Phil Fearon & Galaxy3:28
10Jump to the Beat
recording of:
Jump to the Beat
publisher:
Walden Music, Inc.
Stacy Lattisaw3:26
11Pink Sunshine
Fuzzbox3:44
12What’s the Colour of Money?
recording of:
What's the Colour of Money?
writer:
Mark Rogers (Hollywood Beyond) and Jamie B. Rose
Hollywood Beyond43:24
13Gloria
recording engineer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer) and John Kovarek
producer:
Greg Mathieson and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (from 1981 until 1982)
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
music videos:
Gloria (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Gloria (English version) (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Trevor Veitch
publisher:
Ed. Melodi s.r.l. Casa Editrice, S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
translated version of:
Gloria (original Italian version)
Laura Branigan54:49
14Best Years of Our Lives
recording of:
Best Years of Our Lives
additional lyricist:
Rick Carey and Marvin Prosper
writer:
Geoff Deane and David Jaymes
publisher:
Business Art Prod Ltd, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Modern Romance2:34
15The Harder I Try
recording of:
The Harder I Try
composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music International AG, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and All Boys Music Ltd. (in 1988)
Brother Beyond3:28
16Round and Around
recording of:
Round and Around
writer:
Derek Bramble
Jaki Graham4:19
17It Started With a Kiss
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
lead vocals:
Errol Brown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
It Started With a Kiss by Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
recording of:
It Started With a Kiss (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Errol Brown
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Hot Chocolate34:02
▼ CD 3
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1Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
Chris Rea4:15
2Come On, Let’s Go
cover recording of:
Come On, Let’s Go
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Valens
Los Lobos22:00
3Veronica
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello3:07
4Back on the Chain Gang
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers
guitar:
Billy Bremner and Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
background vocals:
Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country), Martin Chambers and Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
lead vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back on the Chain Gang
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
dedicated to:
James Honeyman‐Scott
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp.
Pretenders4.653:48
5Chequered Love
engineer:
Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Chris North (UK drummer of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard:
Robert John Godfrey (member of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only), EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1996, in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chequered Love (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde53:21
6You’re History
recording of:
You’re History
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Richard Feldman
Shakespears Sister4:26
7Fisherman’s Blues
The Waterboys2.54:23
8Twist and Shout
cover recording of:
Twist and Shout
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
David Lindley2:43
9When You Walk in the Room
producer:
Christopher Neil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
When You Walk in the Room
lyricist and composer:
Jackie DeShannon
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Metric Music Company (publisher), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, SBK Songs (publisher) (in 1987) and United Partnership Ltd. (in 1987)
Paul Carrack2.653:31
10Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
cover recording of:
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
lyricist:
Ivy Jo Hunter
composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 大洋音楽 and Screen Gems-Columbia (publisher) (in 1967)
Nick Kamen3:46
11Broken Land
engineer:
Rafe McKenna
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 214)
recording of:
Broken Land
lyricist and composer:
Pat Gribben
The Adventures54:58
12Give Me Back My Heart
recording of:
Give Me Back My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Simon Darlow (songwriter, keyboardist & guitarist) and Trevor Horn
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. (in 1982) and Perfect Songs (in 1982)
Dollar4:59
13Lost in Your Eyes
recording engineer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Fred Zarr
engineer:
Bill Esses, Jim Goatley and Matt Malles
producer:
Debbie Gibson
mixer:
Debbie Gibson, Bob Rosa and Tom Vercillo
electric guitar:
Tommy Williams (former Debbie Gibson musical director)
keyboard:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
piano and background vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1989)
recording of:
Lost in Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Debbie Gibson53:32
14Thinking of You
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Terry Hall and Toby Lyons
The Colour Field23:28
15Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
cover recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
David Grant & Jaki Graham4:19
16Twist in My Sobriety
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1988)
recording of:
Twist in My Sobriety (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tanita Tikaram
publisher:
Brogue Music and Warner Basart (publisher)
Tanita Tikaram4.74:50