Hits of... 79+80, Volume 8

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bad Girls
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 409)
recording of:
Bad Girls (in 1979)
writer:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva), Joe Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano
publisher:
Earborne Music, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Donna Summer4.83:52
2Celebration
background vocals:
Kelly Barretto, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dee Dee Bryant, Gwen Hester, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Meekaeel Muhammad, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Elaine Sims, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Cedric Toon and Earl Toon, Jr.
lead vocals:
James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
performer:
Kool & the Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980, in 2020)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 298)
recording of:
Celebration
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1980)
Kool & the Gang4.44:53
3Funkytown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980)
edit of:
Funkytown (12″ version) by Lipps, Inc.
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 37)
recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Lipps, Inc.4.13:56
4Oops Upside Your Head
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Rachel Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band4:50
5Stomp
recording of:
Stomp!
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Valerie Johnson and Rod Temperton
The Brothers Johnson4:04
6Never Knew Love Like This Before
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horn Arrangements] arranger:
Wade Marcus
vocals arranger:
Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Knew Love Like This Before
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Frozen Butterfly Publishing Co.
Stephanie Mills5:20
7Special Lady
Ray, Goodman & Brown4:14
8Matador
recording of:
Matador
writer:
Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys4:41
9I Will Survive
associate producer:
Freddie Perren
producer:
Dino Fekaris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1978) and Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1979)
edit of:
I Will Survive (12″ single version) by Gloria Gaynor
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 251) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 489)
recording of:
I Will Survive
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Gloria Gaynor3.953:08
10Don't Push It Don't Force It
recording of:
Don't Push It, Don't Force It (Leon Haywood song)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
publisher:
Jim-Edd Music
Leon Haywood53:27
11Get Down
recording of:
Get Down
lyricist and composer:
James Allen Thompson, Jr. (songwriter)
Gene Chandler3:37
12Don't Stop the Music
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
Yarbrough & Peoples4:04
13An Englishman in New York
producer:
Godley & Creme
recorded by:
Polydor Ltd. (London) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recording of:
Strange Apparatus (An Englishman in New York)
lyricist:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
writer:
Lol Creme
composer:
Kevin Godley
publisher:
St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
Godley & Creme4.55:49
14I Don't Like Mondays
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Boomtown Rats4.53:47
15Babe
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
performer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records
recorded at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Babe
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MDW (publisher) and Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1979)
Styx3.354:25
16Shine Silently
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1979)
recording of:
Shine Silently
writer:
Nils Lofgren and Dick Wagner
publisher:
Candlewood Mountain Music Publishing Inc.
Nils Lofgren3:37
17You Need a Woman Tonight
Captain & Tennille3:14

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part of:Hits Of..... (Europe - Series of compilation albums called: Hits of..... ##+##) (number: 8) (order: 1)
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