Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1988–1989

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rockin' in the Free World
recording engineer:
Niko Bolas (on 1989-03-10)
producer:
The Volume Dealers (producer duo Neil Young & Niko Bolas)
mixer:
Niko Bolas and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass:
Rick Rosas (on 1989-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Chad Cromwell (on 1989-03-10)
guitar:
Frank Sampedro (on 1989-03-10) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1989-03-10)
keyboard:
Ben Keith (on 1989-03-10)
vocals:
Frank Sampedro (on 1989-03-10) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1989-03-10)
recorded at:
Redwood Digital in Woodside, California, United States (on 1989-03-10)
recording of:
Rockin’ in the Free World (on 1989-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Silver Fiddle Music
Neil Young4.74:44
2Turn You Inside-Out
additional engineer:
Thom Cadley, George Cowan (US engineer) and Tom Laune
assistant engineer:
Jeff Kahan and Chris Laidlaw
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest percussion:
Keith LeBlanc
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1988) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Turn You Inside‐Out
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
R.E.M.3.854:18
3Personal Jesus
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 13), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 369)
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Depeche Mode4.24:57
4Hot Hot Hot
cover recording of:
Hot, Hot, Hot
lyricist and composer:
Arrow (Montserrat calypso/soca singer Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell)
publisher:
AIR Music (London) Ltd., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Rare Blue Music Inc and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue34:13
5Free Fallin'
engineer:
Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist), Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar and keyboard:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
mandolin and slide guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist) (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 177) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 219)
recording of:
Free Fallin’ (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty44:17
6Nick of Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
producer:
Don Was
bass guitar:
Hutch Hutchinson (American bassist)
congas:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ricky Fataar
guitar:
Michael Landau
piano:
Bonnie Raitt
background vocals:
Arnold McCuller and Sir Harry Bowens
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2005)
recording of:
Nick of Time
lyricist and composer:
Bonnie Raitt
publisher:
Kokomo Music (in 1989)
Bonnie Raitt4.53:53
7Wicked Game
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
mixer:
Mark Needham
recording of:
Wicked Game (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Isaak
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Chris Isaak4.34:50
8Sweet Jane
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
vocals:
Margo Timmins (on 1987-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States and Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1987-11-27)
remixed at:
Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 492)
cover recording of:
Sweet Jane (on 1987-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Cowboy Junkies4.23:37
9Wild Thing
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1989)
samples:
Jamie’s Cryin’ by Van Halen (American hard rock band)
recording of:
Wild Thing
writer:
Anthony Smith, Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc44:27
10My Prerogative
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Jim Hanneman
recording engineer:
Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Markell Riley
producer:
Gene Griffin
mixer:
Gene Griffin, Dennis Mitchell (engineer) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
background vocals:
Bernard Bill, Lee Drakeford, Aaron Hall (R&B singer) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1988)
produced for:
G.R. Productions
recorded at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soundworks (New York) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
My Prerogative by Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member)
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bobby Brown3.654:53
11Me, Myself and I
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
mixer:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
arranger:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Trugoy the Dove
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
samples:
(Not Just) Knee Deep by Funkadelic
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990)
recording of:
Me Myself and I
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Philippe Wynn
De La Soul4.13:43
12Birthday
producer:
Danny Birkett, Derek Birkett and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar:
Bragi
drums (drum set):
Siggi
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Siggi Baldursson
guitar:
Thor
keyboard:
Björk and Einar Melax
trumpet:
Einar Örn (musician)
vocals:
Björk and Einar Örn (musician)
music video for:
Birthday (English) by Sugarcubes
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
Birthday
writer:
The Sugarcubes
translated version of:
Ammæli (Icelandic Birthday)
The Sugarcubes4.154:01
13Dirty Blvd.
recording of:
Dirty Blvd.
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed53:32
14You Got It
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) and Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and piano:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Phil Jones (Percussionist) (in 1988-04)
background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04), Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
lead vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1988-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roys Boy’s, LLC (in 1989, in 2014) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989)
recorded at:
F.P.S.H.O.T. (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04), M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04)
recording of:
You Got It (in 1988-04)
writer:
Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty
Roy Orbison4.553:33
15Drive South
recording of:
Drive South
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
John Hiatt53:55
16Ring Them Bells
recording of:
Ring Them Bells
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-02 until 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
Bob Dylan53:03
17A Change Is Gonna Come
vocals:
Brian Eno
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
The Neville Brothers4.653:43

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part of:Sounds of the Eighties (Time-Life Music) (number: R988-30) (order: 38)