The Ultimate Collection: 80s

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Tracklist

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1Chain Reaction
assistant engineer:
Scott Glasel and John Haig (engineer)
engineer:
Jack Joseph‐Puig, Karl Richardson and Brian Tench
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
mixer:
Jack Joseph‐Puig
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1985), Maurice Gibb (in 1985) and Robin Gibb (in 1985)
recorded at:
Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
Diana Ross4.353:48
2The Look
programming:
Anders Herrlin (in 1988-08) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1988-08)
classical guitar:
Erik Borelius (in 1988-08)
drums (drum set) and hi-hat:
Pelle Alsing (in 1988-08)
electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1988-08)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
saxophone:
Erik Häusler (in 1988-08)
slide guitar:
Janne Oldaeus (in 1988-08)
background vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1988-08), Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1988-08) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
lead vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1988-08) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1988-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI) and EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1988-08)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
The Look (in 1988-08)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette3.63:55
3The Sun Always Shines on TV
performer:
Alan Tarney
recording of:
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony ATV Publishing
a‐ha54:43
4The Wild Boys
engineer, audio engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984, in 1998)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 54)
recording of:
The Wild Boys
writer:
Andrew Taylor (of Duran Duran), Nicholas James Bates, Nigel John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Roger Andrew Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) and Simon John Charles Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Exitglen Ltd., Gloucester Place Music Ltd., Hintcrest Ltd. and Noticevale Ltd.
live recording of:
The Wild Boys
writer:
Andrew Taylor (of Duran Duran), Nicholas James Bates, Nigel John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Roger Andrew Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) and Simon John Charles Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Exitglen Ltd., Gloucester Place Music Ltd., Hintcrest Ltd. and Noticevale Ltd.
Duran Duran4.054:17
5Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure on)
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
recording of:
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet44:03
6Doctor! Doctor!
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1984)
music videos:
Doctor! Doctor! by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins2.54:36
7What’s Love Got to Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Kygo version)
writer:
Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian DJ & producer Kyrre Gørvell‐Dahll a.k.a. ※) and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Kobalt Music (publisher) (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
Tina Turner4.053:45
8You Might Need Somebody
Randy Crawford4:14
9On the Beach
Chris Rea3:41
10My Girl
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
My Girl
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.752:40
11Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners33:27
12Kiss
producer:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) (in 1988)
performer:
Art of Noise (in 1988)
arranger:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green) (in 1988)
samples:
Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise, Dragnet by Art of Noise, Moments in Love by Art of Noise, Paranoimia (7″ mix) by The Art of Noise with Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom") and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
music videos:
Kiss by Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
cover recording of:
Kiss (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Art of Noise Feat. Tom Jones33:31
13St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
brass [horns] arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (in 1985) and John Parr Music Ltd. (in 2016)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 28) and TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 85)
recording of:
St. Elmo’s Fire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and John Parr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Foster Frees Music, Gold Horizon Music Corp., SBK Songs (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Parr3.84:09
14True Faith
recording of:
True Faith
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company), Cut Music (UK publisher), MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Notting Hill Music (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
American Psycho
New Order4:10
15Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
bass:
Peter Hook
drums (drum set):
Stephen Morris (New Order)
guitar:
Bernard Albrecht
vocals:
Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 179)
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Joy Division4.53:22
16It’s a Mystery
recording of:
It’s a Mystery
lyricist and composer:
Keith Hale
Toyah4:01
1799 Red Balloons
producer:
Jay Faires, Tricia Holloway, Reinhold Heil (from 1982 until 1983) and Manne Praeker (from 1982 until 1983)
lead vocals:
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 64)
recording of:
99 Red Balloons (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (in 1983)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Songs Ltd.
translated version of:
99 Luftballons
Nena3.83:50
18Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
engineer:
John Buckley (British production music composer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Ross
keyboard:
Danny White (keyboardist)
vocals:
Basia and Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Basia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1984)
recording of:
Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
writer:
Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter) and Danny White (keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Matt Bianco2.653:22
19Never Too Late
engineer:
Karen Hewitt and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
mixer:
Dave Ford (remixer, producer & technician known for work with SAW)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1989)
recording of:
Never Too Late
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys USA Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Never Too Late
writer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
publisher:
All Boys USA Music (in 1989)
Kylie Minogue33:22
20Sealed With a Kiss
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL Records Ltd. (not release use)
cover recording of:
Sealed With a Kiss
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
premiered by:
The Four Voices (in 1960-05)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Suqence Music, Inc., United Artists (publisher) and Pogo Music Corp. (in 1962)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Jason Donovan22:32
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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: W32) (order: 52)