80’s Synthpop, Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Sun Always Shines on TV
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 11) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 283)
recording of:
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony ATV Publishing
a‐ha3.95:08
2Hymn
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1982, in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at and additionally mixed at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Hymn by Ultravox
music videos:
Hymn by Ultravox
recording of:
Hymn
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)
Ultravox54:28
3Major Tom (Coming Home)
edit 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 Schilling4:10
4Aux deux magots
engineer:
Anders Hansson (producer / writer / performer) and Pontus Olsson
producer:
Secret Service (Swedish band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sonet Grammofon AB (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonet Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1987)
Secret Service4:09
5Left to My Own Devices
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson
additional vocals:
Sally Bradshaw (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Richard Niles
orchestrator:
Richard Niles
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 7)
recording of:
Left to My Own Devices
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. (from 1988 to present) and Cage Music Ltd. (from 1988 to present)
Pet Shop Boys38:17
6Listening
engineer:
Glenn Phimister
co-producer:
Ross Fraser
producer and mixer:
Mark Berry (producer, mixer, engineer and remixer from Brooklyn, New York) and Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Listening
writer:
Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo) and Tony Lugton
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Pseudo Echo52:57
7Vicious Games
vocals:
Rush Winters
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello54:20
8Who Can It Be Now?
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
saxophone:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1981, in 1982), 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 1981), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Who Can It Be Now?
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Men at Work4.43:21
9In the Heat of the Night
recording of:
In the Heat of the Night
lyricist:
Klaus Hirschburger and Markus Löhr
composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer) and Hubert Kemmler (singer, songwriter, producer)
Sandra4:01
10Shout
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
recording of:
Shout
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears56:00
11Sledgehammer
recording engineer:
David Bascombe
engineer:
Kevin Killen and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
electric bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
guitar:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
piano, sampler [CMI], synthesizer [Prophet] and lead vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
tambourine:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
trombone:
Don Mikkelsen (a trombonist player)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
P.P. Arnold, Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis), Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashcombe House in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-02 until 1985-12)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
later releases:
Sledgehammer (7″ single edit) by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
music videos:
Sledgehammer (music video) by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
recording of:
Sledgehammer (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
publisher:
Cliofine Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Real World Music, Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Peter Gabriel4.255:14
12Puttin’ on the Ritz
tap dance:
Taco (Dutch singer)
music videos:
Puttin’ On the Ritz by Taco (Dutch singer)
cover recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Taco44:37
13The Chauffeur
Duran Duran4:59
14Suspicious Love
producer:
Dan Lacksman (Belgian musician & producer) and Heiko Maile
electric guitar:
Ingo Ito (from 1992-08 until 1992-09)
electronic instruments:
Heiko Maile (from 1992-08 until 1992-09)
vocals:
Marcus Meyn (from 1992-08 until 1992-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
SynSound (recording studio) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1992-08 until 1992-09)
recording of:
Suspicious Love (from 1992-08 until 1992-09)
lyricist:
Marcus Meyn
composer:
Heiko Maile
publisher:
Blue Box Publishing Promotion Karin Wirthmann, Café Orange Hallo Edition, Krautclub Music Publishing Heiko Maile and Saal Drei Musik Edition
Camouflage5:00
15Duel
engineer:
Bobby Kraushaar
producer:
S. J. Lipson
mixer:
Horn and Lipson
performer:
Claudia Brücken, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer), Ralf Dorper and Suzanne Freytag
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 6)
recording of:
Duel
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Claudia Brücken, Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens (German musician & producer)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Propaganda3.654:45
16Here Comes the Rain Again
engineer:
Jon Bavin
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer], guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and xylophone:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
bass guitar:
Dean Garcia (English multi-instrumentalist; Curve)
cornet, flugelhorn, horn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell
instruments:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) (in 1983) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) (in 1983)
strings:
British Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1983)
background vocals:
Ann Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
lead vocals:
Ann Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) (in 1983)
conductor:
Michael Kayman (American score composer) (strings)
strings arranger:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) and BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1983, in 1991)
recording of:
Here Comes the Rain Again (in 1983)
writer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and D’n’A Ltd.
Eurythmics4.154:51
17Love, in Itself
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Garden (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Hansa Mischraum in Berlin, Germany
recording of:
Love in Itself
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands and Sonet (Scandinavia)
Depeche Mode3.54:30
18Der Kommissar
producer:
ATF and John Eden (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Piercy (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Peter King (UK drummer for After the Fire/BAP) (in 1982)
guitar:
John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire) (in 1982)
keyboard:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player) (in 1982)
vocals:
Peter 'Memory' Banks (keyboard player) (in 1982) and John Russell (British guitarist, member of After The Fire) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 51) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 250)
cover recording of:
Der Kommissar (English version) (in 1982)
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
translator:
Andy Piercy
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Der Kommissar
After the Fire54:08
19Sometimes
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 107)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure2.73:28
20A Forest
co-producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Matthieu Hartley
music videos:
A Forest by The Cure
recording of:
A Forest
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure3.654:43
21Rockit
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock3:55
22Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen (US pop vocalist)
lead vocals:
Limahl
vocals:
Beth Anderson (US pop vocalist) and Limahl
performer:
Limahl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) and Neue Constantin Film Productions GmbH
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 51)
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3.353:30