Synth Pop

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Tracklist

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1Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.954:14
2Somewhere in My Heart
producer:
Michael Jonzun
recording of:
Somewhere in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Aztec Camera3.63:59
3Love Resurrection
producer:
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
drums (drum set):
Tim Goldsmith
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Alison Moyet
music videos:
Love Resurection by Alison Moyet
recording of:
Love Resurrection
writer:
Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Alison Moyet33:50
4The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
lead vocals:
Paddy McAloon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
recording of:
The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Prefab Sprout44:24
5Body Talk
remixer:
Steve Jolley, Richard Lengyel and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Body Talk
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Imagination4:44
6Einstein a Go‐Go
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape3:28
7Big in Japan
recording of:
Big in Japan
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:50
8Don’t Talk to Me About Love
recording of:
Don’t Talk to Me About Love
writer:
Clare Grogan, Stephen Lironi, Tony McDaid and Johnny McElhone
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Slotorest Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Altered Images3:48
9Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange54:02
10Rockit
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock3:56
11She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 76)
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby)
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Participation Music Inc.
Thomas Dolby43:42
12Is It a Dream?
recording of:
Is It a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Sal Solo
Classix Nouveaux3:38
13Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some33:35
14I Ran (So Far Away)
recording engineer:
Mike Score
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls) and Mike Score
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1982), Zomba Productions Limited (in 1982) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 55)
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
A Flock of Seagulls4.35:09
15Whip It
associate producer:
Robert Margouleff
producer:
DEVO (new wave/rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 15), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 42), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 63) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 463)
recording of:
Whip It (Devo song)
writer:
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music, EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and Nymph Music
DEVO4.452:40
16Oh Yeah
producer:
Yello (Swiss electronica duo)
guest drums (drum set):
Beat Ash
guest guitar:
Chico Hablas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram GmbH (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yello Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 48)
recording of:
Oh Yeah
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Datasound AG, TBU Music, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Neue Welt (in 1985)
Yello43:07
17Moments in Love
producer:
Trevor Horn
guest vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
arranger:
Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
samples:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Moments in Love
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS), SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated) and Unforgettable Songs Ltd.
Art of Noise4.654:36

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