Modern Rock: 1984-1989

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1Devil Inside
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set):
Jon Farriss
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Garry Gary Beers
guitar:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS), Tim Farriss and Kirk Pengilly
keyboard:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS)
saxophone:
Kirk Pengilly
lead vocals:
Michael Hutchence
music videos:
Devil Inside (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Devil Inside
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
INXS45:13
2Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.153:04
3Let's Go
producer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
recording of:
Let’s Go
writer:
Nick Feldman and Jack Hues
Wang Chung4.654:32
4Relax
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) (in 1983) and Anne Dudley (English score composer) (in 1983)
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim (in 1983)
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson (in 1983), Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983) and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1983) and Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 10) and Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax (in 1983)
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 Hollywood4.053:59
5Sanctify Yourself
assistant engineer:
Martin White (engineer)
engineer:
Moira Marquis and Mark McKenna (engineer)
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine and Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1985)
recording of:
Sanctify Yourself
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing and EMI Publishing Ltd.
Simple Minds55:01
6Peek-A-Boo
recording of:
Peek-A-Boo
lyricist:
Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
composer:
Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees3:12
7Is It Love
engineer:
Paul DeVilliers and Lois Oki
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister (American pop rock band)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
drums (drum set):
Pat Mastelotto
guitar:
Steve Farris (US session guitarist, member of Mr. Mister)
keyboard:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
vocals:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
recording of:
Is It Love
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages), Pat Mastelotto and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Mr. Mister3.53:34
8Mothers Talk
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Stevie Vann (backing vocalist/studio singer, aka Stevie Lange) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
recording of:
Mothers Talk (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
Tears for Fears3.35:10
9Come Back and Stay
producer:
Laurie Latham
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
guitar:
Paul Young (English pop singer and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, existed from 2001/06/08–2004/09/23) (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Come Back and Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lee (US songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Chrysalis Songs
Paul Young4.54:24
10Balloon Man
producer:
Pat Collier, Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
bass and keyboard:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guest mandolin:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Balloon Man (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians43:34
11Cry for Love
recording of:
Cry for Love
writer:
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) and Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop4:29
12Pleasure and Pain
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Pleasure and Pain
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Divinyls3.353:51
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119
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
publisher:
Oval Music and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
Paul Hardcastle6:23
2Save a Prayer
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
arranger:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder) (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
Save a Prayer (Duran Duran)
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
publisher:
Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran4.055:29
3Blood and Roses
recording of:
Blood and Roses
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4.53:39
4Panic
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
additional guitar:
Craig Gannon
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and slide guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Panic by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 21) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 366)
recording of:
Panic
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths4.62:22
5World Shut Your Mouth
recording of:
World Shut Your Mouth
lyricist and composer:
Julian Cope
Julian Cope3:36
6Ball of Confusion
cover recording of:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Love and Rockets4.57:21
7What About Love
engineer:
Bruce Lampcov, Mark McKenna (engineer) and Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies
mixer:
Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
Aimee Mann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Hausman
guitar:
Robert Holmes (guitarist, member of 'Til Tuesday)
piano and synthesizer:
Joey Pesce
background vocals:
Joey Pesce and Robert Holmes (guitarist, member of 'Til Tuesday)
vocals:
Aimee Mann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1986) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
recording of:
What About Love
lyricist:
Aimee Mann
composer:
Aimee Mann
publisher:
'Til Tunes (publisher) (in 1989) and Intersong Music (in 1989)
’Til Tuesday34:00
8Johnny Come Home
producer:
Andy Cox (Composer) and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1985)
music videos:
Johnny Come Home by Fine Young Cannibals
recording of:
Johnny Come Home
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1985)
Fine Young Cannibals3.73:38
9Strength
recording of:
Strength
writer:
Eddie MacDonald, Mike Peters, Dave Sharp (member of The Alarm) and Nigel Twist
The Alarm5:37
10Let the Day Begin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Let the Day Begin
lyricist and composer:
Michael Been (US rock musician)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Call3:53
11Tom's Diner (a cappella)
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
executive producer:
Ronald K. Fierstein
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Tom’s Diner
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter) (in 1982)
publisher:
Waifer Songs Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega42:09
12Weird Science
recording of:
Weird Science (Oingo Boingo song)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
Oingo Boingo3:49

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ASIN:US: B0013FPI62 [info]

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part of:Modern Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: 13) (order: 13)