12″/80s Classics

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Tracklist

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1Relax (New York mix)
producer:
Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tumb Tuum (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1983), ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
remix of:
Relax (aka: Move; Suck it; Original 7" mix) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood47:26
2Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (extended version)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
remixer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
performer:
Soft Cell (1980s English synth‐pop duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1981)
medley including a cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
medley including a cover recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Soft Cell58:56
3Shout (U.S. remix)
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
remixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears8:02
4Fade to Grey (extended)
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Performance Music Ltd
Visage5:44
5Tears Are Not Enough (12″ mix)
recording of:
Tears Are Not Enough
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Martin Fry, Mark Lickley, Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC7:34
6Obsession
recording engineer:
Jeff Harris (recording engineer)
programming:
Jeff Harris (recording engineer) and Holly Knight
producer:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”)
bass guitar:
Charles Ottavio
guitar:
Bill Wadhams
keyboard:
Paul Antonelli
membranophone:
Frenchy O'Brien
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion5:37
7Breakout (N.A.D. mix)
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishers, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister7:03
8Dance Hall Days (remix)
recording of:
Dance Hall Days
writer:
Darren Costin, Nick Feldman and Jack Hues
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Wang Chung6:26
9Spellbound (12″ mix)
co-producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and Siouxsie and the Banshees
recording of:
Spellbound
lyricist:
Steven Severin
composer:
John McGeoch, Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees54:41
10Lullaby (extended mix)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1989)
remix of:
Lullaby (album original mix) by The Cure
recording of:
Lullaby (in 1989)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
The Cure3.357:45
11My Ever Changing Moods (longer / extended / 12 inch version)
recording of:
My Ever Changing Moods
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
The Style Council5:44
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All Night Long (All Night) (12″ version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1983)
music videos:
All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 84) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 277)
recording of:
All Night Long (All Night)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Lionel Richie4.156:44
2Higher Love (remix)
recording of:
Higher Love
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider (BMI-affiliated; associated with Will Jennings), CBS Songs Ltd., F.S. Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell North America and Willin' David Music
Steve Winwood7:41
3Two Tribes (Annihilation)
recording of:
Two Tribes
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood4.59:10
4Addicted to Love (12″ version)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
Robert Palmer5:03
5Something About You (Shep Pettibone remix)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
editor:
Latin Rascals and Shep Pettibone
remixer:
Latin Rascals and Shep Pettibone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Something About You
writer:
Wally Badarou, Boon Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist) and Mike Lindup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Music of Windswept, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Level 428:06
6Mama Used to Say (12″ version)
recording of:
Mama Used to Say
writer:
Bob Carter (keyboardist for Linx) and Junior Giscombe (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.)
Junior6:39
7I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby (original 12″)
producer:
August Darnell (singer, songwriter)
recording of:
I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby
lyricist:
August Darnell (singer, songwriter)
composer:
Peter Schott
Kid Creole & the Coconuts6:13
8Fresh (Mark Berry remix ’85)
remixer:
Mark Berry (producer, mixer, engineer and remixer from Brooklyn, New York)
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang6:26
9I’m Coming Out (12″ version)
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 385) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 436)
recording of:
I’m Coming Out
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Diana Ross3.95:22
10Oops Up Side Your Head (I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance)
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 Band8:42
11Let’s Get Serious
producer:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Let’s Get Serious
writer:
Lee Garrett and Stevie Wonder
Jermaine Jackson58:01
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1White Lines (Don’t Do It)
engineer and mixer:
E.T. Thorngren and Sylvia Robinson
producer:
Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson (Sylvia Inc.)
arranger:
Reggie Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel47:40
2I Feel Love (Mega edit)
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
remixer:
Patrick Cowley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
edit of:
I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley mega mix) by Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Donna Summer8:53
3Pull Up to the Bumper (12″ version)
remixer:
Larry Levan
recording of:
Pull Up to the Bumper
writer:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Grace Jones, Dana Manno and Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Chenana Music Publishing, Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG) and Ixat Music
Grace Jones7:19
4Word Up! (extended version)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo45:59
5Paid in Full – Seven Minutes of Madness (the Coldcut remix)
engineer:
Raine Shine
producer:
Eric B. & Rakim
turntable and turntable [scratching]:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and DJ Cell
remixer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza and Train Sequence by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Paid in Full (Coldcut remix)
lyricist:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
is based on:
Paid in Full
part of:
American Psycho
Eric B. & Rakim4.57:10
6Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent (12″ club mix)
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie7:18
7Don’t Look Any Further
recording of:
Don’t Look Any Further
writer:
Franne Golde, Duane Hitchings and Dennis Lambert
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Universal Music Careers and VMG Worldwide
Dennis Edwards feat. Siedah Garrett5:24
8Somebody’s Watching Me (12″ version)
recording engineer:
Arne Frager, Joe Q. Hall (engineer), Booker T. Jones III and Scott Skidmore
drum machine programming:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”) (in 1983)
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
drum machine, drums (drum set), organ, synthesizer and vocoder:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”) (in 1983)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) (in 1983) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1983)
vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
arranger:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
vocals arranger:
Curtis Anthony Nolen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2021)
arranged for and produced for:
Super Three Productions
recorded at:
Mars Recording Studio (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
music videos:
Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 24)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Rockwell4.54:55
9The Only Way Is Up (12″ version)
cover recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson (southern soul songwriter) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (publisher related to Malaco Records) (in 1988)
recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson (southern soul songwriter) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (publisher related to Malaco Records) (in 1988)
Yazz & The Plastic Population6:49
10Teardrops (extended remix)
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack47:38
11My Prerogative (12″ version)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Jim Hanneman
recording engineer:
Dennis Mitchell (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Markell Riley
producer:
Gene Griffin
mixer:
Gene Griffin, Dennis Mitchell (engineer) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
bass saxophone, bass synthesizer and synthesizer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
finger snaps:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member)
background vocals:
Bernard Bill, Lee Drakeford, Aaron Hall (R&B singer) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1988)
produced for:
G.R. Productions
recorded at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soundworks (New York) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
My Prerogative by Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 460)
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Unicity Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bobby Brown44:56

Credits

Release

photography:Franck Sauvaire (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Dorian Wathen (task: concept by)
compiler:Dorian Wathen
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SABAM (Belgium rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2010)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2474225 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003Q96OA2 [info]

Release group

part of:12″/80s (order: 8)