Mastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 142: 80s

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Waiting for a Star to Fall
drum machine programming:
George Merrill
producer:
Arif Mardin
assistant mixer:
Jim Dineen
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
alto saxophone:
Andy Snitzer
bass guitar, piano and synthesizer:
George Merrill
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser and Michael Jochum
guitar:
John Goux
synthesizer [Crowning touch]:
Joe Mardin
additional vocals:
Susan Boyd
vocals:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
mixed at:
The Grey Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Star to Fall
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Boy Meets Girl Music (from 1987 to present) and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1987 to present)
Boy Meets Girl3.44:27
2I Don’t Mind at All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recording of:
I Don’t Mind at All
writer:
Brent Bourgeois and Lyle Workman
Bourgeois Tagg2:31
3New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
recording of:
New Beginning
writer:
Tony Gibber and Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter)
Bucks Fizz4:40
4Circle in the Sand
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Circle in the Sand
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
Belinda Carlisle3.653:41
5Ain’t No Pleasing You
recording of:
Ain’t No Pleasin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (English bass guitarist, Chas & Dave)
Chas & Dave4:11
6Ideal World
recording of:
Ideal World
writer:
Mark Herman and Henry Priestman
The Christians4:20
7She Means Nothing to Me
recording of:
She Means Nothing to Me
writer:
John David (British songwriter/producer/bassist aka John Williams)
Cliff Richard & Phil Everly3:36
8You Are My World
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
You Are My World
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Rocket Music Ltd.
The Communards34:29
9Victims
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine (producer)
mixer:
Steve Levine (producer) and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Victims by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Victims (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
Culture Club44:54
10Rain or Shine
recording of:
Rain or Shine
writer:
Billy Livsey and Peter Sinfield
Five Star3:59
11Keeping the Dream Alive
producer:
Armand Volker
guest performer:
The Jackson Singers and London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1988)
recording of:
Keeping the Dream Alive
lyricist:
Curtis Briggs and Timothy Touchton
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs)
composer:
Aron Strobel and Stefan Zauner (pop vocalist and keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) (in 1988)
translated version of:
Solang’ man Träume noch leben kann
Freiheit24:14
12(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart
recording of:
In the Heart
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang3:56
13Toy Soldiers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1988)
edit of:
Toy Soldiers by Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recording of:
Toy Soldiers
writer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Curley Top Music (in 1988), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
Martika34:14
14That’s the Way It Is
recording of:
That’s the Way It Is
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim23:23
15I Was Born to Love You
drums (drum set) programming and synthesizer programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Stephan Wissnet
assistant engineer:
Stephan Wissnet
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Freddie Mercury
additional guitar, additional piano and additional synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
bass guitar:
Stephan Wissnet
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress
guitar:
Paul Vincent
piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Mercury
vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Mighty Tape Ltd. (in 2000) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 2016)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
I Was Born to Love You
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Freddie Mercury3.153:38
16Never Gonna Give You Up
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
bass and bass guitar:
Patrick
guitar:
Kelvin
keyboard:
Michael (Keyboard player for Musical Youth)
membranophone:
Junior
percussion:
Dennis Seaton
vocals:
Dennis
arranger:
Musical Youth
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up
writer:
Kelvin Grant, Michael Grant (Keyboard player for Musical Youth), Dennis Seaton, Freddie Waite, Freddie Waite Sr. and Patrick Waite
Musical Youth3:02
17Joe le taxi
producer:
Franck Langolff
lead vocals:
Vanessa Paradis
arranger:
Franck Langolff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fa Productions France (in 1987)
recording of:
Joe le taxi
lyricist:
Étienne Roda-Gil
composer:
Franck Langolff
publisher:
Éditions Warner and Véranda
translated version of:
Joe le taxi
Vanessa Paradis43:55
18Nelson Mandela
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
The Special A.K.A.34:34
19Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega4.353:51
20Another Step (Closer to You)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
guest performer:
Junior (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States, Select Sound Studios in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Another Step (Closer to You)
writer:
Steve Byrd and Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde & Junior43:31

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