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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Who Can It Be Now?
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Who Can It Be Now?
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Men at Work4.43:24
2Bette Davis Eyes
recording engineer and producer:
Val Garay
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981) and EMI America Records, Inc. (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
publisher:
Donna Weiss Music Inc., Plain and Simple Music, Warner Brothers Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Kim Carnes3.93:46
3Our Lips Are Sealed
additional assistant recording engineer:
James Ball, Eric Kortee and Darroll Gustamachio
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Blechta and John Terelle
recording engineer and mixer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Rob Freeman (engineer) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
assistant mixer:
Gray Russell
bass guitar and guitar:
Kathy Valentine
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gina Schock
guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Charlotte Caffey
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jane Wiedlin
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
vocals:
Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
I.R.S., Inc. (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Pennylane Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 477)
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
The Go‐Go’s4.652:46
4Total Control
recording of:
Total Control
writer:
Martha Davis (of The Motels) and Jeff Jourard
The Motels3:52
5Wuthering Heights
recording of:
Wuthering Heights
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush (on 1977-03-05)
publisher:
Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, Glenwood Music Corporation, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 1978 to present)
Kate Bush4:30
6Piano Man
recording of:
Piano Man
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher), Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1973) and Joelsongs (in 1973)
Billy Joel3:44
7Dream Police
recording of:
Dream Police
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Adult Music (from 1978 until 1979) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1978 until 1979)
Cheap Trick3:50
8You Took the Words Right Out of My MouthMeat Loaf3:49
9Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
producer:
Terry Melcher
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 95)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds4.753:45
10It's Along Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock and Roll)
recording of:
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
AC/DC45:15
11Sorry
producer:
Ted Albert (producer) (in 1966) and Tony Geary (Australia producer and A&R producer for Albert Productions.) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Snowy Fleet (in 1966)
electric bass guitar:
Dick Diamonde (in 1966)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Harry Vanda (in 1966) and George Young (Australian musician and producer) (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wright (in 1966)
recorded at:
EMI Studios Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1966)
recording of:
Sorry
writer:
Stevie Wright and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
The Easybeats42:36
12Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodThe Animals2:20
13Good Vibrations
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Chuck Britz and Larry Levine
engineer:
Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Derry FitzGerald
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 6) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
The Beach Boys4.23:38
14Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison3:01
15Sunshine Superman
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan4:36
16Are You Old Enough
recording of:
Are You Old Enough
lyricist and composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
Dragon4:06
17Can the Can
recording of:
Can the Can
lyricist:
Nicky Chinn
composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
Suzi Quatro3:37
18Bus Stop
The Hollies2:56