Now That’s What I Call 40 Years

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Karma Chameleon
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine (producer)
mixer:
Steve Levine (producer) and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player) (in 1983)
harmonica:
Judd Lander (in 1983)
background vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television), Jon Moss and Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
Culture Club3.75?:??
A2Red Red Wine (edit)
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982, in 1983) and DEP International (UB40) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
UB403.8?:??
A3Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler (in 1983)
performer:
Rory Dodd (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1983), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.15?:??
A4Radio Ga Ga
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Stephan Wissnet (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording engineer and programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer programming:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drum machine, drums (drum set), vocoder and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler and guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
sampler:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer arranger:
Fred Mandel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Radio Ga Ga (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.8?:??
A5Pipes of Peace (7″ single edit)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
background vocals:
Linda McCartney and Eric Stewart
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
recording of:
Pipes of Peace
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Paul McCartney1?:??
A6What’s Love Got to Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Kygo version)
writer:
Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian DJ & producer Kyrre Gørvell‐Dahll a.k.a. ※) and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Kobalt Music (publisher) (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
Tina Turner4.15?:??
A7There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
guest harmonica:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1985)
remaster of:
There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics
recording of:
There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Eurythmics4.2?:??
B1Sledgehammer (single edit)
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
piano and synthesizer [Fairlight] and synthesizer [Prophet]:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
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, Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
earliest release:
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 305)
recording of:
Sledgehammer
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 Gabriel3.8?:??
B2Walk This Way (7″ single version)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1986) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1986)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith3.65?:??
B3Don’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)
The Communards With Sarah Jane Morris3.4?:??
B4Always on My Mind
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 42)
cover recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Pet Shop Boys4.3?:??
B5Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
engineer:
Arabella Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
guest lead vocals:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals and performer:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Brittania Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Law Music, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler4.2?:??
B6Justified
co-mixer:
The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional lead vocals:
Maxine Harvey
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
KLF Communications (in 1991)
music videos:
Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAMs) by The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) feat. Tammy Wynette
recording of:
Justified & Ancient
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond and Ricardo Lyte
is based on:
Hey Hey We Are Not The Monkees
The KLF Feat. Tammy Wynette4.65?:??
B7Ordinary World (edited version)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and John Jones (producer)
mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
Ordinary World
lyricist:
Warren Cuccurullo, John Nigel Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran) and Nick Rhodes
composer:
Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc., American Skintrade Music Inc (from 1993 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1993 to present) and Private Parts Musicall (from 1993 to present)
Duran Duran3.3?:??
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part of:Now That's What I Call 40 Years (UK anniversary series) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/3339826 [info]