Now That’s What I Call the 80s

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Billie Jean
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Bill Wolfer
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
synthesizer:
Bill Wolfer
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
percussion and synthesizer arranger and synthesizer arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, United States (in 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 44) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 58)
recording of:
Billie Jean
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Michael Jackson4.24:53
2Uptown Girl
assistant engineer:
Scott James (US recording engineer) and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas) (in 1983)
electric guitar:
David Brown (guitarist for Billy Joel) (in 1983)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), 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 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1987)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, United States
music videos:
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
recording of:
Uptown Girl (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
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 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
Billy Joel4.253:14
3Wake 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)
music videos:
Wake Me Up Before You Go by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3.853:50
4Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) and 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 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:48
5Hungry Like the Wolf
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
performer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 398)
recording of:
Hungry Like the Wolf
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.253:24
6Don't You Forget About Me (extended version)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Simple Minds1.56:31
7One Thing Leads to AnotherThe Fixx4.353:15
8Abracadabra
music videos:
Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band (American rock band)
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller4.33:39
9Shakedown
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
performer:
Bob Seger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
recording of:
Shakedown
writer:
Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Bob Seger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Gear Publishing Co and Kilauea Music
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bob Seger2.754:01
10Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (record company, please use “Polydor” for release label.) (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Police44:13
11Here I Go Again
producer:
Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
mixer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar
electric bass guitar:
Neil Murray (British bass guitar player)
electric guitar and background vocals:
John Sykes
guest keyboard and keyboard:
Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
solo electric guitar:
Adrian Vandenberg
lead vocals:
David Coverdale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
mixed at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, United States
music videos:
Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Seabreeze Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake44:33
12Eye of the Tiger
assistant engineer:
Hill Swimmer
engineer:
Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, United States
recording of:
Eye of the Tiger
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Survivor4.454:03
13Rockit
Moog [mini-moog] programming:
Michael Beinhorn
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Batá drum [Bata]:
Daniel Ponce
drum machine [Dr Click Rhythm Controller], keyboard [E-mu 4060 Digital Keyboard], Moog [Mini-Moog], synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Rhodes Chroma] and voice synthesizer [Sennheiser Vocoder]:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
electronic drum set [Synare] and other instruments [DMX]:
Michael Beinhorn
turntable:
Grand Mixer DST (US hip hop/electro DJ Derek Howells/Showard)
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 1983)
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Herbie Hancock2.653:39
14Let's Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
David Bowie44:07
15Who 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
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 Work4.43:20
16Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears44:07
17Jessie's Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield4.353:12
18Heaven
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1983-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve Smith (American drummer most associated with Journey) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
guitar:
Keith (Canadian guitarist) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rob Sabino (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
percussion, piano and lead vocals:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1983, in 1984) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, United States (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
mixed at:
Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, United States (on 1983-06-16)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 166)
recording of:
Heaven (from 1983-06-06 until 1983-06-07)
written in:
West Vancouver (in 1983)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1983) and Jim Vallance (in 1983)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (in 1983, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1983), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1983), Testatyme Music (in 1983), Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Bryan Adams4.054:03
19What About Love?
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink and Brian Foraker
engineer and producer:
Ron Nevison
bass guitar:
Mark Andes
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guest background vocals:
Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas (of Jefferson Starship)
lead vocals:
Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, United States (from 1985-01 until 1985-04) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States (from 1985-01 until 1985-04)
music videos:
What About Love by Heart (rock band, Ann and Nancy Wilson)
cover recording of:
What About Love
writer:
Brian Allen (Canadian songwriter / producer), Sheron Alton and Jim Vallance (in 1982-03)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Testatyme Music, Calypso Toonz (from 1985 to present), Irving Music, Inc. (from 1985 to present), Welbeck Music Corp. (from 1985 to present) and Welbeck Music of Canada Corp. (from 1985 to present)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
recording of:
What About Love
writer:
Brian Allen (Canadian songwriter / producer), Sheron Alton and Jim Vallance (in 1982-03)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Testatyme Music, Calypso Toonz (from 1985 to present), Irving Music, Inc. (from 1985 to present), Welbeck Music Corp. (from 1985 to present) and Welbeck Music of Canada Corp. (from 1985 to present)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Heart3.43:40
20Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
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:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.054:25

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ASIN:US: B0012K1INU [info]

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part of:NOW That's What I Call… (USA compilations outside the main numbered series) (order: 6)