The Ultimate Eighties

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Power of Love
Huey Lewis & the News3:54
2Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners33:27
3Young Guns
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
music videos:
Young Guns (Go for It!) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Young Guns (Go for It!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!5:12
4Automatic
edit of:
Automatic by Pointer Sisters
recording of:
Automatic
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters44:01
5Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
recording of:
Too Shy
lyricist:
Nick Beggs and Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
Kajagoogoo43:43
6Caribbean Queen
recording of:
Caribbean Queen
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4:04
7Living in a Box
recording of:
Living in a Box
lyricist and composer:
Steve Piggott and Marcus Vere
publisher:
Brampton Music International and Empire Music Ltd.
Living in a Box3.353:04
8Respectable
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.53:20
9Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb) and Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Stock Aitken Waterman, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Mixmaster Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis, Mae McKenna (vocalist) and Suzanne Rhatigan
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL (in 1987)
recorded at:
PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London) (in 1986-10)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.453:33
10Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Climie Fisher3.854:27
11Golden Brown
co-producer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Steve Churchyard and The Stranglers
mixer:
Tony Visconti
performer:
The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Golden Brown
writer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers4.453:27
12We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West33:50
1319
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
music videos:
19 (music video) by Paul Hardcastle
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle3.63:39
14If I Was
recording of:
If I Was
writer:
Danny Mitchell (Scottish songwriter and member of Messengers) and Midge Ure
Midge Ure4:52
15Waiting for a Train
recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Harry Vanda and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
Flash and the Pan3:44
16Our Lips Are Sealed
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
remixer:
Fun Boy Three and Jeremy Green
cover 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
Fun Boy Three3.22:52
17Love 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 Hundred43:37
18Atomic
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer) and David Tickle
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1979), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1979, in 2001), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2001) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, United States
recording of:
Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
writer:
Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Blondie3.854:36
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