80’s Rock Essentials

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Tracklist

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118 and Life
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent (engineer)
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 60)
recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row3.853:51
2Epic
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Epic by Faith No More
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 54) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 483)
recording of:
Epic
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.34:54
3Jane Says
bass guitar:
Eric Avery
drums (drum set):
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
guitar:
Dave Navarro (American guitarist)
vocals:
Perry Farrell
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 129)
recording of:
Jane Says
lyricist:
Perry Farrell
composer:
Eric Avery, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
Jane’s Addiction4.14:47
4Dirty 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 Reed3.83:29
5Gimme All Your Lovin’
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gimme All Your Lovin’
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “BMG (2008–present)”), Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.053:58
6Headed for a Heartbreak
assistant engineer:
Noah Baron and Jimmy Hoyson
engineer and producer:
Beau Hill
audio engineer:
Bob Caputo (engineer) and Bob Schwall (technician)
editor:
Stephen Benben
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Kip Winger
cello:
Maria Kitsopoulos
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
guitar:
Reb Beach and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist) and Kip Winger
viola:
Rebecca Young (violist)
violin:
Hae-Young Ham (violinist) and Sandra Park (violinist)
additional vocals:
Beau Hill and Ira McLaughlin (engineer)
background vocals:
Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Kip Winger
arranger:
Beau Hill and Winger
recorded at and mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Headed for a Heartbreak
lyricist and composer:
Kip Winger
publisher:
EMI-Virgin Songs, Small Hope Music and Varseau Music
Winger45:14
7I Will Dare
engineer:
Steve Fjelstad
producer:
Steve Fjelstad, Peter Jesperson and Paul Westerberg
12 string guitar and mandolin and lead vocals:
Paul Westerberg (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
bass guitar:
Tommy Stinson (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Chris Mars (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
guest solo guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
guitar:
Bob Stinson (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
solo guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Twin/Tone Records (in 1984)
recorded at:
Blackberry Way Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
recording of:
I Will Dare (from 1983-08 until 1984-02)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westerberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Replacements3.83:20
8Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Tony Kaye (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG Chrysalis”), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes3.94:28
9When the Children Cry
assistant engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
guitar:
Vito Bratta
lead vocals:
Mike Tramp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
When the Children Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vito Bratta
writer:
Mike Tramp
White Lion3.54:24
10We’re Not Gonna Take It
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer), Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:
Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist), Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
lead vocals:
Dee Snider
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
We're Not Gonna Take it (music video [extended version]) by Twisted Sister and We're Not Gonna Take It (music video) by Twisted Sister
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
recording of:
We’re Not Gonna Take It
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Tunes
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 7)
Twisted Sister4.353:40
11R.O.C.K.
recording of:
R.O.C.K.
lyricist and composer:
Ole Evenrud
Sha‐Boom3:42
12Lost In the Shadows (From “The Lost Boys”)
producer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
Lou Gramm36:37
13Who Do You Think We Are
engineer:
Bill Cooper (recording engineer)
assistant producer:
Donna Dobbs
executive producer:
Shep Gordon
producer:
Richard Podolor
mixer:
Bill Cooper (recording engineer) and Richard Podolor
bass guitar:
Erik Scott (bassist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Craig Krampf
guitar:
Danny Johnson (American guitarist/vocalist/songwriter) and Mike Pinera
keyboard:
Duane Hitchings
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present)
arranger:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present) and Richard Podolor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
produced for:
Richard Podolor Productions Inc.
recorded at:
American Recording Co. (original Los Angeles location, 1959–1982) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Who Do You Think We Are
writer:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present) and Duane Hitchings
publisher:
Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Hitchings Music, Hitchings Publ., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) 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)
Alice Cooper54:21
14Hard as a Rock
additional engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Lonnie Vencent
drums (drum set):
Jimmy D’Anda
guitar:
Mick Sweda
background vocals:
Mick Sweda and Lonnie Vencent
lead vocals:
Marq Torien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hard as a Rock
writer:
Jimmy D’Anda, Mick Sweda, Marq Torien and Lonnie Vencent
publisher:
Buffoonery Grooves, From My Head to Your Ears Music, Fussy Pants Music, My Two Angels Publishing and Shifty Harris
Bulletboys33:03
15Urgent
Foreigner6:00
16Rock of America
producer:
Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
assistant mixer:
Jon Mallison
mixer:
Rafe McKenna and Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
bass guitar:
Steve Price (UK bassist/singer, member of Bad Company)
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
guitar:
Mick Ralphs
vocals:
Brian Howe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Rock of America
writer:
Brian Howe and Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
publisher:
Phantom Music and T.J.T. Songs
Bad Company53:56
17Switch On‐Switch Off
B‐Movie4:06
18Girl Money
additional engineer:
Neal Avron (American engineer) and Lawrence Ethan
engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer)
co-producer:
Taylor Rhodes (songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician)
mixer:
Donnie Purnell and Taylor Rhodes (songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician)
bass guitar and keyboard:
Donnie Purnell
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Chalfant
guitar:
Brian Forsythe and Ronnie Younkins
background vocals:
Jimmy Chalfant and Donnie Purnell
lead vocals:
Steve Whiteman
recording of:
Girl Money
writer:
Donnie Purnell and Taylor Rhodes (songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician)
Kix44:01
19Shot Full of Rock
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Anton Fig
electric bass guitar [bass]:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
guest percussion:
Peter Criss
guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Richie Scarlet
lead vocals:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
recording of:
Shot Full of Rock
writer:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Richie Scarlet
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Maxcake Productions and Richie Scarlet Music
Ace Frehley4:47
20Talk to Me
Fiona3:51
21On the Run
recording of:
On the Run
writer:
Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires
publisher:
BobNal Music
Blackfoot54:00
22Sorry Somehow
engineer:
Steve Fjelstad (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
producer:
Grant Hart (from 1985-10 until 1986-01) and Bob Mould (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recorded at and mixed at:
Nicollet Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recording of:
Sorry Somehow (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
lyricist and composer:
Grant Hart
Hüsker Dü4:29
23Zig‐Zag Walk
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2016)
Foghat43:29
24Seventeen
assistant engineer:
Noah Baron and Jimmy Hoyson
engineer and producer:
Beau Hill
audio engineer:
Bob Caputo (engineer) and Bob Schwall (technician)
editor:
Stephen Benben
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Kip Winger
cello:
Maria Kitsopoulos
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
guitar:
Reb Beach and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist) and Kip Winger
viola:
Rebecca Young (violist)
violin:
Hae-Young Ham (violinist) and Sandra Park (violinist)
additional vocals:
Beau Hill and Ira McLaughlin (engineer)
background vocals:
Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Kip Winger
arranger:
Beau Hill, Winger and Kip Winger
recorded at and mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 87)
recording of:
Seventeen
writer:
Reb Beach, Beau Hill and Kip Winger
publisher:
Blue 32 Music Inc., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Julian Kelly Music, Small Hope Music, Varseau Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Winger2.54:04
25Stigmata
producer:
Hermes Pan (industrial bassist/producer/engineer) and Hypo Luxa
bass:
Paul Barker (industrial bassist/producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Bill Rieflin
guitar and keyboard:
Al Jourgensen
keyboard:
Roland Barker
vocals:
Al Jourgensen
recording of:
Stigmata
writer:
Al Jourgensen
Ministry4.25:45