100 Hits: The Best Eighties Album

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Heaven Is a Place on EarthBelinda Carlisle3:53
2Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.054:31
3Hungry Eyes
Eric Carmen4:27
4Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michelle Steele
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
The Bangles4.13:04
5Respectable
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.53:22
6You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive4.153:16
7Prince Charming
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
bass guitar:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Gary Tibbs
drums (drum set):
Merrick (ex Adam & The Ants) and Terry Lee Miall
guitar:
Merrick (ex Adam & The Ants) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1981)
music videos:
Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants (English new wave band) and Prince Charming (alt) by Adam and the Ants (English new wave band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 144)
recording of:
Prince Charming
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Adam and the Ants43:17
8Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:56
9Toy Soldiers
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
edit of:
Toy Soldiers (single remix) by Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress)
recording of:
Toy Soldiers
lyricist and composer:
Tony Kakko
writer:
Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (since 2021; formerly Sony/ATV Music)
Martika34:21
10Love of the Common People
producer:
Laurie Latham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Love of the Common People
lyricist and composer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Tideland Music Publishing Corporation, Tree Pub. Co. Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1983) and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1983)
Paul Young23:42
11My Favourite Waste of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
cover recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Owen Paul23:28
12System Addict
recording of:
System Addict
writer:
Gary Bell and Billy Livsey
Five Star34:04
13Don’t Talk to Me About Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Don’t Talk to Me About Love
writer:
Clare Grogan, Stephen Lironi, Tony McDaid and Johnny McElhone
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Altered Images3:49
14What Is Love
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones4.53:40
15See the Day
recording of:
See the Day
lyricist and composer:
Dee C. Lee
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dee C. Lee44:21
16Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3.73:41
17So Macho
recording of:
So Macho
lyricist and composer:
James George Hargreaves
Sinitta3:25
18Star
recording of:
Star
lyricist and composer:
Doreen Chanter
Kiki Dee53:15
19The Lion Sleeps Tonight
cover recording of:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
lyricist:
George David Weiss (in 1961)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
composer:
Solomon Linda
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP)
is based on:
Mbube
is based on:
Wimoweh
version of:
Wimoweh
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
Tight Fit53:21
20Perfect
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:36
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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 204) (order: 139)