Modern Rock: 1988–1989

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Tracklist

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1Wild, Wild West
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft) and Gary Hellman
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
John Luongo
produced for:
Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd
recorded at:
AIR London (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wild, Wild West
writer:
Johnnie Christo, John Holliday, Amos Pizzey, Trevor Steel and Milan Zekavica
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1988)
The Escape Club45:44
2Wishing Well
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
baritone saxophone, keyboard and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
bass:
Phil Spalding
drums (drum set):
Preston Heyman
guitar:
Pete Glenister
hi-hat [Wicked Hi-Hat]:
Clive Mngaza
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Wishing Well
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Sean Oliver
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music Publishers Ltd. and Young Terence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.153:33
3She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:39
4What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
programming:
Fred Maher and Paul Robb
producer:
Fred Maher
mixer:
Fred Maher and Roey Shamir
arranger:
Fred Maher and Paul Robb
music videos:
What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) by Information Society
recording of:
What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
writer:
Kurt Harland and Paul Robb
part of:
American Psycho
Information Society4.654:37
5Roam
miscellaneous support:
Budd Tunick (task: Production Manager)
programming:
Richard Hilton
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), Patrick Dillett and Keith Freedman
engineer:
Tom Durack
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Tom Durack and Nile Rodgers
bass guitar [bass]:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Hilton
vocals:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Roam
lyricist:
Robert Waldrop
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s3.94:57
6Veronica
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
chamberlin and electric piano:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
glockenspiel and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello4.653:11
7Hazy Shade of Winter
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1987), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1987), 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 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1987)
music videos:
Hazy Shade of Winter by The Bangles
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 3)
cover recording of:
A Hazy Shade of Winter
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Bangles4.62:48
8Shattered Dreams
producer:
Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) and Mike Nocito
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987)
recording of:
Shattered Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sweet Oily Music
Johnny Hates Jazz4.53:30
9Sowing the Seeds of Love
producer:
David Bascombe
Hammond organ:
Ian Stanley
live recording of:
Sowing the Seeds of Love (in 1990)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Curt Smith
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
recording of:
Sowing the Seeds of Love
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Curt Smith
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tears for Fears4.056:19
10Waiting 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 Girl3.44:34
11What I Am
engineer:
Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Edie Brickell (American singer-songwriter) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1988)
recording of:
What I Am (in 1988)
lyricist:
Edie Brickell (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Edie Brickell (American singer-songwriter) and Kenny Withrow
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians4.854:58
12Sweet Jane
producer:
Peter Moore (Canadian producer and mastering engineer)
vocals:
Margo Timmins (on 1987-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) and BMG Music (in 1988)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States and Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1987-11-27)
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 492)
cover recording of:
Sweet Jane (on 1987-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Cowboy Junkies4.153:34
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1So Alive
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Love and Rockets
bass and keyboard:
David J (gothic rock)
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Kevin Haskins
guitar and keyboard:
Daniel Ash
guest background vocals:
Ruby James (British singer), Sylvia Mason‐James (British singer) and Lorna Wright
vocals:
Daniel Ash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet Records (for copyrights purpose) (in 1989)
recording of:
So Alive
lyricist:
Daniel Ash
composer:
Daniel Ash, David J (gothic rock) and Kevin Haskins
Love and Rockets54:14
2New Sensation
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1987)
music videos:
New Sensation (music video) by INXS
recording of:
New Sensation
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing, Tol Muziek, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
INXS3.953:43
3Walk the Dinosaur
additional producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
producer:
David Was and Don Was
mixer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy (task: final mix)
horn [horns] arranger:
Luis Resto
strings arranger:
Louis Fagenson
recording of:
Walk the Dinosaur
writer:
Randy Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter), David Was and Don Was
publisher:
MCA Gilbey, MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Pub. (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Monkeys Dogs Cattle Ltd., Semper Fi and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Was (Not Was)54:24
4Chains of Love
recording of:
Chains of Love
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Minotaur Music Ltd., Music Moments, Sonet (Scandinavia) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Erasure3:35
5A Girl Like You
background vocals:
Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Pat DiNizio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recording of:
A Girl Like You
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens44:43
6The Promise
producer:
Michael Brauer (engineer) and Ben Rogan
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale and Andrew Mann
When in Rome53:42
7Under the Milky Way
assistant engineer:
Duane Seykora
engineer:
Shep Lonsdale
producer:
The Church, Greg Ladanyi and Waddy Wachtel
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi, Shep Lonsdale and Waddy Wachtel
bass and lead vocals:
Steve Kilbey
drums (drum set):
Richard Ploog
guitar:
Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper
keyboard:
Greg Kuehn
synclavier:
Awesome Welles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Church (in 2009)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987, in 1988) and The Church Pty Limited (in 1988, in 2005)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 29) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 84)
recording of:
Under the Milky Way
writer:
Karin Jansson and Steve Kilbey
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Funzalo Music Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
The Church4.354:59
8No Myth
drum machine programming:
Michael Penn
engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Tony Berg (record producer, executive, and session guitarist)
bass, guitar and lead vocals:
Michael Penn
electric cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer)
keyboard:
Patrick Warren
percussion:
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
recorded at:
Zeitgeist Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
No Myth
lyricist and composer:
Michael Penn
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. (in 1989) and Liafail Music (publisher) (in 1989)
Michael Penn3.54:11
9Tomorrow People
recording of:
Tomorrow People
lyricist and composer:
Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers3:37
10I’ll Be You
assistant engineer:
Mike Bosley, Peter Doell, Heidi Hanschu and Pat MacDougall
engineer:
John Akre (engineer), John Beverly Jones and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
The Replacements and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
recording of:
I’ll Be You
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westerberg
The Replacements4.53:28
11Turn You Inside‐Out
recording of:
Turn You Inside‐Out
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
R.E.M.4:18
12Dirty Blvd.
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Lesser
assistant engineer:
Victor Deyglio
double bass:
Rob Wasserman
drums (drum set):
Fred Maher
electric guitar:
Mike Rathke and Lou Reed
background vocals:
Dion Di Mucci (US singer-songerwriter, blends doo-wop, pop rock & R&B)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recorded at and mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dirty Blvd.
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3.83:27

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ASIN:US: B000K6OF0K [info]

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part of:Modern Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: 7) (order: 7)