Essential 80’s: Electro Pop

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Tracklist

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1Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
recording of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Numan Music Ltd., Andrew Heath Music (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
Gary Numan4:39
2Big in Japan
recording of:
Big in Japan
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville2:58
3What Is Love?
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones4:17
4Wot!
recording of:
Wot!
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Ian Burns
publisher:
Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Captain Sensible2:24
5p:Machinery
recording of:
p:Machinery
miscellaneous support:
David Sylvian
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Claudia Brücken, Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens (German musician & producer)
Propaganda4:01
6Game Above My Head
Blancmange5:09
7Election Day
recording of:
Election Day
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia5:29
8Fade to Grey
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
Visage4:47
9Coitus Interruptus
recording of:
Coitus Interruptus
writer:
Frank Tovey
Fad Gadget4:06
10Emotional Disguise
Peter Godwin4:01
11Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some33:38
12Love on Your Side
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins3:37
13Ballet Dancer
recording of:
Ballet Dancer
lyricist:
Ronny Schreinzer
composer:
Sven Dohrow
The Twins2:18
14Underpass
John Foxx3:12
15To Cut a Long Story Short
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PDC Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3:44
16Enola Gay
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3:10
17Straight Lines
recording of:
Straight Lines
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
New Musik4:40
18Major Tom (Coming Home)
DJ-mix of:
Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
recording of:
Major Tom (Coming Home) (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
translator:
David Lodge
dedicated to:
Peer Musikverlag
translated version of:
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Peter Schilling3:39
19All Stood Still
recording of:
All Stood Still
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Ultravox4:57
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1Brothers (mix Gab)
remix of:
Brothers by DAF
edit of:
Brothers (Gabi's mix) by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
recording of:
Brothers (in 1985-05)
lyricist:
Jose Gabriel Delgado Lopez
composer:
Robert Görl
publisher:
Musik-Edition Discoton, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017)
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft4:19
2Obsession (dance mix)
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.
Animotion5:15
3Love Mix
The Human League2:09
4Life in Tokyo (disco mix)
recording of:
Life in Tokyo
writer:
Giorgio Moroder and David Sylvian
Japan3:39
5I’ve Been Losing You
recording of:
I've Been Losing You
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
a‐ha53:56
6Tragedy & Mystery
recording of:
Tragedy and Mystery
lyricist:
Gary Daly
composer:
Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
China Crisis3:32
7Who Needs Love Like That (Mexican mix)
recording of:
Who Needs Love Like That
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Erasure3:14
8Kiss Me (US mix)
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Duffy
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Stephen Duffy3:43
9Blind Vision
recording of:
Blind Vision
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and Cherry Red Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Blancmange3:00
10Recognition (New York dance mix)
recording of:
Recognition
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1983)
Europeans2:33
11Don’t Go
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia KB
Yazoo3:28
12Lena
2 Belgen3:49
13Flash in the Night
recorded at:
Europa Film in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1981)
remixed at:
Park Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1982)
recording of:
Flash in the Night
lyricist:
Björn Håkanson
composer:
Tim Norell
Secret Service3:33
14Vicious Games
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:05
15Poison Arrow
music videos:
Poison Arrow by ABC (English 80s pop group)
recording of:
Poison Arrow
writer:
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., Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC3:03
16Sweet Dreams
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
arranger:
Miriama Young
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics3:09
17Wishing
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Management Ltd. (Don’t confuse with Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.)
A Flock of Seagulls5:07
18Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order6:27
19Change
recording of:
Change
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Roland Orzabal Ltd.
Tears for Fears3:03
20It’s My Life
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd., Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
Talk Talk4:48
21Girls on Film (Night version)
recording of:
Girls on Film
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:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
version of:
Girls on Film (Pre-Le Bon version)
Duran Duran4:17

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part of:Essential 80’s (Warner Benelux) (order: 3)