High Life - Original Top Hits [1981-2]

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1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Mind of a Toy
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage (new romantic band from London)
recording of:
Mind of a Toy
writer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange (Welsh pop singer, Visage) and Midge Ure
Visage3:33
A2Seven Tears
producer:
Jochen Petersen (producer and multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
Seven Tears
writer:
Wolfgang Jass (singer-songwriter, producer, composer, bassist) and Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein
publisher:
Aloha and Peer (publisher)
Goombay Dance Band3:54
A3This Ole House
cover recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Shakin’ Stevens2:58
A4Nobody Wins
recording of:
Nobody Wins
lyricist and composer:
Jean-Paul Dréau
translator:
Gary Osborne
translated version of:
J’veux d’la tendresse
Elton John23:46
A5Take It to the Top
recording of:
Take It to the Top
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Double F Music (ASCAP-affiliated. Related to the works of Kool & the Gang.), Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3:36
A6Quanto sei bella stasera
Oliver Onions3:18
A7Birds Of Paradise
Peter, Sue & Marc3:59
A8Only Crying
recording of:
Only Crying
lyricist and composer:
Keith Marshall (British singer and guitarist)
Keith Marshall4:14
A9Leila (The Queen of Sheba)
recording of:
Leila (The Queen of Sheba)
writer:
Peter van Asten and Richard de Bois
Dolly Dots3:12
B1Lay All Your Love on Me
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-09-09)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-09-09)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1980-09-09)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-09-09)
background vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1980-09-09)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-09-09)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-09-09)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-10-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 49)
recording of:
Lay All Your Love on Me (on 1980-09-09)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA3.94:33
B2Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
producer:
Daniel Vangarde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carrere International (Copyrights holder for Carrere) (in 1981)
produced for:
Zagora (French label and publisher)
recording of:
Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
lyricist:
Nelly Byl (Belgian lyricist)
writer:
Jean Kluger (Belgian producer, publisher, songwriter) and Daniel Vangarde
publisher:
Gazell Music AB, Bleu Blanc Rouge (in 1981) and Zagora (French label and publisher) (in 1981)
version of:
Haut les mains (Donne moi ton coeur)
Ottawan3:12
B3Magnetic Fields, Part 2
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Patrick Foulon and Pierre Mourey
recording engineer and mixer:
J. P. Janniaud and Jean‐Michel Jarre
assistant engineer:
Patrick Pelamourgues
assistant producer:
PsychNerD (Stephane Gervais)
producer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
recorded at and mixed at:
Croissy Studio (Jean Michel Jarre private studio) in Croissy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Les chants magnétiques, Part 2 (Magnetic Fields, Part 2)
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
part of:
Les chants magnétiques
Jean‐Michel Jarre53:58
B4Up All Night
recording of:
Up All Night (Boomtown Rats)
writer:
Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats43:33
B5Jealous Guy
live cover recording of:
Jealous Guy
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2
revision of:
Child of Nature
Roxy Music3:25
B6Back to the Wall
assistant engineer:
Liz Biddiscombe
engineer:
Martin Lawrence (engineer)
producer:
Barclay James Harvest and Martin Lawrence (engineer)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Les Holroyd
guitar:
John Lees
keyboard:
Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme
membranophone:
Mel Pritchard
vocals:
Les Holroyd, John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme
recording of:
Back to the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Les Holroyd
Barclay James Harvest5:07
B7Dance Little Bird
recording of:
Chicken Dance (original tune, no lyrics) (in 1980)
composer:
Werner Thomas (in 1957)
recording of:
De vogeltjesdans
writer:
Henk Bemboom, Jan Bloemsma, Koos Bloemsma, Terry Rendall (Belgian 1950-80s label manager, record producer) and Werner Thomas
De Electronica’s2:32
B8Beautiful Sailor
Matthew Smith3:30
B9Do You Feel My Love
recording of:
Do You Feel My Love?
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Intersong (publisher) (in 1980) and Marco Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980)
Eddy Grant53:00

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part of:High Life (number: 8) (order: 8)
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