ICON: Best Of Canada – The 1980’s

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Annotation

℗ & © «2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.»
℗ «This Compilation»

Countries where available (Spotify)

  • Northern America: 🇨🇦 Canada (ca)
Annotation last modified on 2019-11-26 14:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Echo Beach
assistant engineer:
Laurence Diana
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dindisc Ltd (in 1980) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980, in 2002)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-08)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 87)
recording of:
Echo Beach
lyricist and composer:
Mark Gane
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1980)
Martha and the Muffins3.63:40
2Teenland
assistant engineer:
Dave Runstedler (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Bryan Potvin
additional percussion:
Barry Keane
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Don Schmid
electric bass guitar [bass guitar] and piano:
Jay Semko
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Merl Bryck
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rick Hutt
background vocals:
Wendy Davis and Rebecca Jenkins
vocals:
Merl Bryck and Jay Semko
recorded at:
Metalworks Studio (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 90)
recording of:
Teenland
lyricist and composer:
Jay Semko
writer:
Merl Bryck, Bryan Potvin and Don Schmid
The Northern Pikes54:00
3Nova Heart
engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer) (in 1982)
producer and mixer:
John Punter (in 1982)
bass:
Sandy Horne (in 1982)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Derrick Ross (of Spoons) (in 1982)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gordon Deppe (in 1982)
keyboard:
Rob Preuss (in 1982)
vocals:
Sandy Horne (in 1982)
recording of:
Nova Heart (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Deppe
Spoons55:47
4Don’t Walk Past
recording of:
Don't Walk Past
lyricist and composer:
Chris Wardman
Blue Peter4:31
5Let It Go (European single version)
recording of:
Let It Go
lyricist and composer:
Luba (musician, singer, songwriter Lubomyra Kowalchyk)
publisher:
Ready to Wear Music and Savoir Faire (publisher)
Luba3:41
6Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (lead vocals) and Hayward Parrott (canadian engineer)
engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer) (task: Sounds Interchange)
producer:
Jim Vallance
assistant mixer:
Randy Staub
mixer:
Ed Thacker
guest background vocals:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1985-11-04)
recorded at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (background vocals), Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (lead vocals), McClear Place Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (background vocals, horn [horns]), Sounds Interchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1985-11-04: background vocals [Bryan Adams' backing vocals])
mixed at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1985-05)
writer:
Alan Frew, Sam Reid (Canadian keyboardist for Glass Tiger) and Jim Vallance (in 1985-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Glass Tiger4.54:06
7We Run
recording of:
We Run
lyricist and composer:
Drew Arnott
Strange Advance3:59
8Kiss You (When It’s Dangerous)
Eight Seconds54:08
9All the Things I Wasn’t
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 40)
The Grapes of Wrath4.52:19
10When I’m With You
producer:
Stacy Heydon
recording of:
When I’m with You
lyricist and composer:
Arnold Lanni
publisher:
Bananaree Publishing Limited
Sheriff3:58
11Somewhere Down the Crazy River
engineer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
associate producer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Robbie Robertson
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Manu Katché
guitar:
Bill Dillon and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
omnichord:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
background vocals:
Robbie Robertson and Sammy BoDean
lead vocals [vocal]:
Robbie Robertson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1987)
recording of:
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Medicine Hat Music and SBK Songs (publisher)
Robbie Robertson4.54:58
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Limelight
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 37) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 435)
recording of:
Limelight (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
Rush4.44:20
2Big League
engineer:
Brian Foraker
producer:
Don Gehman
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli and Brian Foraker
recording of:
Big League
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider4:38
3Five Long Years
Colin James4:35
4Eyes of a Stranger
recording of:
Eyes of a Stranger
writer:
Paul Hyde and Bob Rock
Paul Hyde & The Payola$4:58
5Lunatic Fringe (2.0 Mix/DVD/2002 Digital Remaster)
producer:
Richard Landis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 78) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 82)
recording of:
Lunatic Fringe
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider54:21
6Go for Soda
recording of:
Go for Soda
composer:
Pye Dubois and Kim Mitchell
Kim Mitchell53:26
7Dirty Water
The Payolas4:23
8I’m an Adult Now (2005 remaster)
recording of:
I’m an Adult Now
lyricist and composer:
Moe Berg
The Pursuit of Happiness4:29
9Magic Power
recording engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dave Dickson and Mark Woods (engineer, recorder and live sound mixer)
engineer:
Rick Capreol and Ed Stone
producer:
Triumph (Canadian rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Round Hill Records (REC logo) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Magic Power
writer:
Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore
Triumph44:54
10Young and Restless
Prism3:33
11Rock You
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 82)
recording of:
Rock You (hard rock)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain)
Helix52:54
12Take Off
assistant engineer:
Peter Lee (Canadian sound engineer)
engineer:
Steve Convery and Gary Gray (engineer)
producer:
Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli and Rick Shurman
mixer:
Rick Shurman
guest vocals:
Geddy Lee
recording of:
Take Off
writer:
Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli, Jon Goldsmith, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (Canadian actor/comedian)
publisher:
Hoser Music and McKenzie Brothers Music
Bob & Doug McKenzie4:46

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music Canada (in 2014)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/id1440811642 [info]
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Release group

part of:ICON (Universal, LC01846) (order: 66)