The Greatest Hits of 1988

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I 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. (Universal Music Group, 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
Tiffany3.83:48
2Together Forever
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Mae McKenna (vocalist) and Suzanne Rhatigan
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at and mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
recording of:
Together Forever (in 1987)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Terrace Music (from 1987 to present)
Rick Astley4.653:25
3Love Will Save the Day
recording of:
Love Will Save the Day
lyricist and composer:
Toni C.
publisher:
House of Fun Music, Inc (in 1988)
Whitney Houston4:22
4Roses Are Red
recording of:
Roses Are Red (Mac Band)
writer:
Antonio Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Mac Band feat. The McCampbell Brothers3:51
5Cross My Broken Heart
recording of:
Cross My Broken Heart
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Careers and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Sinitta3:44
6Thats the Way It Is
recording of:
That’s the Way It Is
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim23:27
7Candle in the Wind
engineer:
David Hentschel
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)
music videos:
Candle in the Wind by Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 7) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 348)
recording of:
Candle in the Wind (in 1973-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
dedicated to:
Marilyn Monroe (US actress, model & singer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.653:51
8Don’t Turn Around
producer:
Aswad (British reggae group)
recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Aswad43:39
9Perfect
producer:
Fairground Attraction and Kevin Moloney
assistant mixer:
Alistair Johnson (engineering)
mixer:
Kevin Moloney
lead vocals:
Eddi Reader
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:37
10Crash
mixer:
Mark Wallis (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Steve Dullaghan
guitar:
Paul Court (of "The Primitives")
vocals:
Tracy Cattell
recording of:
Crash
writer:
Tracy Cattell, Paul Court (of "The Primitives") and Steve Dullaghan
The Primitives4.652:29
11A Little Respect
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
A Little Respect
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Erasure43:34
12Tell It to My Heart
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3:39
13Loadsamoney (Doin’ Up the House)
producer:
Krunch Groove and The Guerilla Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988)
samples:
Money, Money, Money by ABBA (Swedish pop group)
recording of:
Loadsamoney (Doin’ Up the House)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA), Janie Bradford, Charles Higson, Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks), Harry Enfield, Berry Gordy, William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer), Björn Ulvaeus and Paul Whitehouse (comedian)
composer:
John Kander
quotes lyrics from:
Sing a Song of Sixpence
quotes lyrics from:
Pump Up the Volume
quotes music from:
Big Spender
quotes music from:
Sing a Song of Sixpence
quotes music from:
Pump Up the Volume
quotes music from:
Money, Money (Cabaret, 1972 film version)
quotes music from:
Money (That’s What I Want)
Harry Enfield3:51
14Doctorin’ the Tardis
music videos:
Doctorin’ The Tardis (Official Video) by The Timelords (British electronic band with several aliases)
recording of:
Doctorin’ the Tardis
writer:
Jimmy Cauty, Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Nicky Chinn, Bill Drummond, Gary Glitter, Ron Grainer (score composer) and Mike Leander
is based on:
Block Buster!
is based on:
Doctor Who (TV theme – please try to find correct arrangement)
is based on:
Rock & Roll, Part 2
The Timelords33:35
15Nothing Can Divide Us
Jason Donovan3:47
▼ CD 2
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1I Should Be So Lucky
engineer:
Karen Hewitt, Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer) and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Mixmaster Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (from 1988 to present)
music videos:
I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue
recording of:
I Should Be So Lucky
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (from 1988 to present)
Kylie Minogue43:24
2Get Outa My Dreams, Get Into My Car
recording of:
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
writer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4:29
3I Want You Back
recording of:
I Want You Back
lyricist and composer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Jackson 53:43
4Check This Out
L.A. Mix3:33
5Could’ve Been
additional recording engineer:
John Kerns (US engineer)
engineer:
Bill Smith (US recording engineer)
producer:
George E. Tobin
additional synthesizer:
John Duarte
guitar:
Dan Huff
membranophone:
Willie Arnelas
piano [acoustic piano] and synthesizer:
Stephen Donald Rucker (production music composer)
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. (Universal Music Group, Inc., operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1987)
recording of:
Could’ve Been
lyricist and composer:
Lois Blaisch
publisher:
George Tobin Music Inc. (publisher)
Tiffany4.153:35
6Joe Le Taxi
producer:
Franck Langolff
lead vocals:
Vanessa Paradis
arranger:
Franck Langolff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fa Productions France (in 1987)
recording of:
Joe le taxi
lyricist:
Étienne Roda-Gil
composer:
Franck Langolff
publisher:
Éditions Warner and Véranda
Vanessa Paradis43:51
7Boys (Summertime Love)
recording of:
Boys (Summertime Love)
lyricist:
Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout) and Malcolm Charlton
composer:
Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Rossi (composer)
publisher:
Budde Music France, Melmax, RTI SpA (not for release label use!), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Sabrina Salerno3.653:54
8The Only Way Is Up
producer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Big Life (UK indie/dance) (in 1988)
produced for:
Ahead Of Our Time Productions
cover recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson (southern soul songwriter) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (publisher related to Malaco Records) (in 1988)
Yazz & The Plastic Population2.653:57
9Girlfriend
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music, Epic Solar Songs Inc., Kear Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Pebbles3:31
10Push It
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 54), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 374) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 440)
recording of:
Push It
writer:
Hurby Azor and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Turn Out Brothers Publishing
Salt‐N‐Pepa3.753:28
11I Need You
recording of:
I Need You
writer:
Frederick Eugene Byrd, Percy Nathan Rodgers and Steven Bernard Hill (performs as Stevie B)
B.V.S.M.P.13:13
12Doctorin’ the House
recording of:
Doctorin’ the House
writer:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut), Jonathan More (of Coldcut) and Yazz (UK pop singer Yasmin Marie Evans)
Coldcut feat. Yazz & The Plastic Population3:47
13Beat Dis
producer:
Bomb the Bass
recording of:
Beat Dis
writer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Tim Simenon
publisher:
Angel and Maverick LLP and Copyright Control Shares (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bomb the Bass23:24
14Rock da House
Coldcut feat. The Cookie Crew3:11
15Theme From S‐Express
recording of:
Theme From S’Express
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
writer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter), Miles Gregory and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher) and Rhythm King Music (Publishing arm of Rhythm King Records)
is based on:
Is It Love You’re After
S’Express3:56