Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 16: More 80s Essentials & Beyond

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Listen to Your Heart (radio mix)
remix of:
Listen to Your Heart (album version) by Roxette (Swedish pop rock duo)
recording of:
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)
lyricist:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette4:32
2Bad to the Bone (single version)
recording of:
Bad to the Bone
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood & the Destroyers3:39
3Dancing With Myself
bass:
Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist) (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chimes (in 1981)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1981) and Steve New (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1981)
arranger:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981, in 1984, in 2001) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981, in 1982, in 2002)
edit of:
Dancing With Myself (“Don’t Stop” remix) by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) with Gen X (English post‐punk band aka “Gen X”)
recording of:
Dancing With Myself
writer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music Inc and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Billy Idol & Gen X4.353:19
4I've Been Thinking About You (single version)
producer and mixer:
Martyn Phillips (producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
William Henshall (Londonbeat)
electric guitar:
John Turnbull
piano and synthesizer:
George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat)
background vocals:
George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), William Henshall (Londonbeat) and John Turnbull
lead vocals:
Jimmy Helms (soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1990)
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms (soul singer) and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Londonbeat43:50
5One Night in Bangkok (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Three Knights, Ltd. (in 1984)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 76)
recording of:
One Night in Bangkok
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MdW (publisher) and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
cover recording of:
One Night in Bangkok
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MdW (publisher) and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Murray Head44:08
6Tom's Diner
additional producer:
DNA (90s UK dance, key tracks “Tom’s Diner”, “Can You Handle It?”)
vocals and performer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
remixer:
DNA (90s UK dance, key tracks “Tom’s Diner”, “Can You Handle It?”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (UK) (in 1990) and A&M Records (in 1991)
samples:
Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Tom’s Diner
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter) (in 1982)
publisher:
Waifer Songs Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
DNA feat. Suzanne Vega3.93:49
7Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega4.53:52
8Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (radio edit)
medley including a cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
medley including a cover recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Soft Cell4:03
9I Melt With You (single version)
engineer and producer:
Hugh Jones (UK producer)
bass guitar [bass] and violin:
Michael Conroy
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Richard Brown (Modern English)
guitar:
Gary McDowell
keyboard [keyboards]:
Stephen Walker (of Modern English)
vocals:
Robbie Grey
engineered at:
Rockfield in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 7)
recording of:
I Melt With You
writer:
Richard Brown (Modern English), Michael Conroy, Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell and Stephen Walker (of Modern English)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Modern English4.253:48
10I Don't Like Mondays (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Boomtown Rats4.53:47
11Video Killed the Radio Star
producer:
The Buggles
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Trevor Horn (in 1979)
keyboard:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist) (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Debi Doss (photographer and singer, Kinks) (in 1979) and Linda Jardim (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 40)
recording of:
Video Killed the Radio Star
writer:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist), Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
publisher:
Ackee Music, Inc., BMG Gold Songs, Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Music Ltd., Round Hill Compositions, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
The Buggles3.953:29
12Major Tom (Coming Home) (single version)
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
13Mr. Roboto (single version)
recording of:
Mr. Roboto
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Styx4.354:49
14Live Is Life
drums (drum set):
Günter Grasmuck (on 1984-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Niki Gruber (on 1984-09-02)
guitar:
Ewald Pfleger (on 1984-09-02)
keyboard:
Kurt René Plisnier (on 1984-09-02)
lead vocals:
Herwig Rüdisser (on 1984-09-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
OK Music (in 1984) and Deshima Music GmbH (in 2000)
recorded at:
Informstadion in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (on 1984-09-02)
music videos:
Live Is Life by Opus (Austrian band; track: “Live Is Life”)
live recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (on 1984-09-02)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Garden of Music Publishing and Opus Music (Publisher for Opus)
Opus3.54:07
15Send Me an Angel '89
recording of:
Send Me an Angel
lyricist:
David Sterry
composer:
Richard Zatorski
publisher:
Chappell & Co. GmbH (Publisher, do not use as a release label!), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd. (in 1983)
Real Life3:51
16Hands to Heaven
recording of:
Hands to Heaven
writer:
David Glasper (Singer - Performer, author & lyricist) and Marcus Lillington
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1988)
Breathe4:18
17Sadeness (Part I)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) (in 1990)
recording of:
Sadeness, Part 1
lyricist:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein, F. Gregorian and Frank Peterson
composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein and Frank Peterson
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Principles of Lust
part of:
Principles of Lust
Enigma4.84:15
18Close to You
edit of:
Close to You by Maxi Priest (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent)
recording of:
Close to You
writer:
Gary Benson (UK singer‐songwriter), Max Alfred Elliott (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent) and Winston Sela
Maxi Priest44:02
19Pump Up the Volume
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
Martyn Young
guitar:
A.R. Kane (British dreampop duo)
sampler:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
turntable:
Dave Dorrell and C.J. Mackintosh
recording of:
Pump Up the Volume
composer:
Martyn Young and Steven Young (UK musician, member of Colourbox & MARRS)
part of:
American Psycho
M/A/R/R/S3.84:07
20Bad Boys (Theme From Cops) (single version)
additional producer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
producer:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
remixer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
arranger:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
recording of:
Bad Boys (Theme From Cops)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Lewis (Inner Circle)
publisher:
Rock Pop Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Bad Bug
Inner Circle43:47