Awesome 80s, Volume 1

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1Your Wildest Dreams
recording engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Your Wildest Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues4.54:52
2Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.63:45
3We're Not Gonna Take It
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer), Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:
Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist), Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
lead vocals:
Dee Snider
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
We're Not Gonna Take it (music video [extended version]) by Twisted Sister and We're Not Gonna Take It (music video) by Twisted Sister
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
recording of:
We’re Not Gonna Take It
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Tunes
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 7)
Twisted Sister4.353:38
4Missing You
engineer and mixer:
David Thoener
drums (drum set):
Curly Smith (Jo Jo Gunne musician)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Donnie Nossov
guitar:
Gary Myrick
keyboard:
Bruce Brody
percussion:
Steve Scales
lead vocals:
John Waite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (a J-Pop division of Universal Music Japan, 2014–present. Do not use for American/European music!) (in 1984), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1984)
recording of:
Missing You
lyricist:
John Waite
composer:
Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Everpop Songs, Markmeem Music (publisher), Paperwaite Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Quartet Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Fallwater Music (in 1984), Markeem Music (publisher) (in 1984), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
John Waite3.754:29
5Let'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 Fox5:10
6Mad About You
engineer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
remixer:
William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
International Record Syndicate, Inc. (in 1986) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
recording of:
Mad About You
writer:
Paula Jean Brown, Mitchel Young Evans and James Whelan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Belinda Carlisle3.353:37
7Your Love
producer:
William Wittman
mixer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and William Wittman
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Lewis (lead vocalist, bassist in The Outfield)
drums (drum set):
Alan Jackman
guitar:
John Spinks
keyboard:
Reg Webb (piano)
vocals:
John Spinks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Your Love by The Outfield
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 59) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 450)
recording of:
Your Love
lyricist and composer:
John Frederick Spinks
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Warning Tracks Ltd.
The Outfield3.753:38
8Kids in America
recording engineer:
Jeo (from 1980 until 1981)
programming:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
engineer:
Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
additional keyboard:
Nick Priessnitz (from 1980 until 1981)
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Bernhard Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Chris North (UK drummer of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981) and Tobias Wörner (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Thomas Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981), Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981), Robert John Godfrey (member of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) (from 1980 until 1981), Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
background vocals:
D. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), M. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), N. Janz (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981) and Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981, in 1996, in 2001), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Amira Studio (from 1980 until 1981), RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981), Soundmastaz Studios (from 1980 until 1981), Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
recording of:
Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
publisher:
All Nations Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Rickim Music Ltd.
Kim Wilde4.13:26
9Good Girls Don't
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2013)
recording of:
Good Girls Don’t
lyricist and composer:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
The Knack43:10
10Really Saying Something
cover recording of:
He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Fun Boy Three2:43

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part of:Awesome 80's (Platinum Disc) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000991461 [info]