The Essential British 80s

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Disc 01
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
saxophone:
David Baptiste (U.K. Saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, vocalist, & backing vocalist)
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.853:44
2Together Forever
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken
keyboard:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
recording of:
Together Forever (in 1987)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Terrace Music (from 1987 to present)
Rick Astley4.653:22
3Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
producer:
Jon Astrop (British musician, songwriter and painter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (may or may not be the company behind the Jive imprint; not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recording of:
Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (Full moon in the city and the night was young... I was hungry for love)
writer:
Jon Astrop (British musician, songwriter and painter), Peter Brian Harris and Mark Shreeve
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
Samantha Fox3.653:47
4When Will I Be Famous?
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (Sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
When Will I Be Famous?
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US and Maximum Music Limited
Bros34:01
5Holding Out for a Hero
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1984)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler4.154:22
6Love Resurrection
producer:
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
drums (drum set):
Tim Goldsmith
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Alison Moyet
music videos:
Love Resurection by Alison Moyet
recording of:
Love Resurrection
writer:
Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Alison Moyet33:52
7Hold Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Point Music (publisher)
Thompson Twins4.54:46
8Love Plus One
producer:
Bob Sargeant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Love Plus One
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
publisher:
Bryan Morrison Music Ltd.
Haircut One Hundred43:34
9When Love Breaks Down
producer:
Phil Thornalley
remixer:
Thomas Dolby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985)
music videos:
When Love Breaks Down by Prefab Sprout
recording of:
When Love Breaks Down
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Prefab Sprout3.54:09
10Eye in the Sky
additional recording engineer and additional producer:
Chris Blair (senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK)
assistant engineer:
Tony Richards (recording engineer)
engineer and producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
executive producer:
Eric Woolfson
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson
bass guitar:
David Paton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Woolfson
keyboard:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
saxophone:
Mel Collins
synthesizer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
background vocals:
Chris Rainbow
conductor:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
chorus master:
Bob Howes (percussionist)
orchestrator:
Andrew Powell (known for contributions to Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982, in 2007)
recording of:
Eye in the Sky
writer and composer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
The Alan Parsons Project4.44:35
11Dignity
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
recording of:
Dignity
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
Deacon Blue44:01
12Smooth Operator
recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.64:19
13Father Figure
producer:
George Michael
additional keyboard:
Betsy Cook
guitar:
Hugh Burns
keyboard:
George Michael
background vocals:
Shirley Lewis and George Michael
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987, in 2010)
recording of:
Father Figure
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3.55:39
14Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
cover recording of:
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Paul Young54:13
15Through the Barricades
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1986)
recording of:
Through the Barricades
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
Spandau Ballet35:58
▼ CD 2: Disc 02
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
producer:
Pete Waterman
performer:
Dead or Alive (UK new wave band) (in 1984)
music videos:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (On 'Blue Peter') (TX 10/01/2003) by Dead or Alive (UK new wave band)
recording of:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
writer:
Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy
publisher:
Burning Music Ltd., Métisse Music, Warner Chappell Music France and Westbury Music Ltd.
part of:
American Psycho
Dead or Alive4.153:14
2Goody Two Shoes
assistant engineer:
George Chambers (engineer a/k/a George “Chappie” Chambers)
engineer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
producer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor), Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Goody Two Shoes
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1982)
Adam Ant3:20
3I Want Candy
producer:
Kenny Laguna
cover recording of:
I Want Candy (in 1982)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Wren Music Co.
Bow Wow Wow42:45
4Boxerbeat
recording of:
Boxerbeat
writer:
David Collard, Rob Marche and Dig Wayne
JoBoxers33:05
5Love & Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King43:22
6Der Kommissar
producer:
ATF and John Eden (Producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Piercy
drums (drum set):
Peter King (UK drummer for After the Fire/BAP)
guitar:
John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire)
keyboard:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player)
vocals:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player) and John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 250)
recording of:
Der Kommissar (English version)
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
translator:
Andy Piercy
translated version of:
Der Kommissar
recording of:
Der Kommissar
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
publisher:
PS Music Wien
After the Fire54:09
7E = MC2
recording of:
E=mc²
writer:
Dan Donovan (keyboards (Big Audio Dynamite/Dreadzone)), Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Don Letts
publisher:
B.A.D. Songs and Big Audio Dynamics Music, Inc.
Big Audio Dynamite4:25
8I Ran (So Far Away)
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls) and Mike Score
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1982) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls4.655:08
9Love My Way
recording of:
Love My Way
lyricist and composer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler and Vince Ely
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH
The Psychedelic Furs3:33
10Skin Deep
producer:
Laurie Latham and The Stranglers
music videos:
Skin Deep by The Stranglers
recording of:
Skin Deep
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
The Stranglers53:54
11Living by Numbers
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
recorded at:
TMC Studios (Recording studio, active in the 1970s and 80s in Tooting, London) in Tooting, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979 until 1980-03)
recording of:
Living by Numbers (from 1979 until 1980-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
New Musik53:29
12I Could Be Happy
producer:
Martin Rushent
recording of:
I Could Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Tich Anderson, Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone and Jim McKinven
Altered Images5:41
13(Feels Like) Heaven
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:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:35
14Quiet Life
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer and mixer:
John Punter
guitar:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
recording of:
Quiet Life
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan44:51
15I Wanna Be Adored
engineer:
Paul Schroeder (UK rock/pop producer, engineer & remixer)
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Gary Mounfield
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Reni
guitar:
John Squire
vocals:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-08 until 1989-01)
music videos:
I Wanna Be Adored (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 17) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 249)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Adored
lyricist:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
composer:
John Squire
The Stone Roses3.64:52

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