Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986: The Millennium Series

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1Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Communards3.44:25
2Sometimes
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
Erasure2.73:29
3Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama33:39
4You Keep Me Hangin’ On
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Peter Wade Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
guitar:
Steve Byrd
keyboard:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1986), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
Big M Productions (British record and publishing company)
recorded at and mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States, Select Sound Studios in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 108)
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. 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)
Kim Wilde3.454:03
5We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
recording of:
We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
writer:
Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
Jermaine Stewart44:05
6Let’s Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Sly Fox3.53:48
7Human
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1986, in 2003)
music videos:
Human by The Human League
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Flyte Tyme Tunes
Human League3.53:47
8French Kissin’ in the USA
producer:
Seth Justman
vocals:
Deborah Harry
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1986)
recording of:
French Kissin’ in the USA
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Lorre (US TV director, writer, producer & composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Home Grown Music (formerly Home Grown Music Network), Home Grown Music, Inc. (work publisher) and Theodello Profunct Publishers
Deborah Harry2.654:11
9Breakout
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 72)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishers, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister3.83:38
10Lessons in Love
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1986) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd., Ruby Ruby Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Level 423.64:01
11Notorious
engineer and mixer:
Daniel Abraham (French engineer)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
Notorious
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Skintrade Music Ltd.
Duran Duran3.83:59
12Down to Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Down to Earth
writer:
Toby Andersen (keyboardist), Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Michael Drummond, Nicholas Bernard Thorp and Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (singer from Curiosity Killed the Cat)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Curio Sounds Ltd. and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Curiosity Killed the Cat43:50
13Reet Petite
recording of:
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) (in 1957)
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd.
Jackie Wilson42:43
14Showing Out
recording of:
Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel and Kim2.753:28
15(I Just) Died in Your Arms
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer), Cutting Crew and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
mixer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer [E-mu Emulator]:
Kevin MacMichael
bass:
Colin Farley
drums (drum set), percussion and tambourine:
Martin Beedle
piano:
Peter-John Vettese (British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer)
background vocals:
Peter Birch
lead vocals:
Nick Van Eede
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) and Siren Records Ltd. (company and copyrights holder. File NO releases) (in 1986)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Utopia Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 26)
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Cutting Crew44:32
16Life’s What You Make It
recording of:
Life’s What You Make It
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk3:38
17The Captain of Her Heart
recording of:
The Captain of Her Heart
lyricist and composer:
Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo
publisher:
Z Muzik Ed. Soc. (Suiza) and Z-Muzik (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985)
Double3:57
18The Lady in Red
producer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
mixer:
Ben Darlow
conductor:
Nick Ingman
arranger:
Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records Ltd. London (in 1995)
mixed at:
Nomis in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
Chris de Burgh3.54:06

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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! The Millennium Series (UK) (number: 1986) (order: 7)