The Very Best of Rock 1987‐89

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea4:13
2Sowing the Seeds of Love
recording of:
Sowing the Seeds of Love
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Curt Smith
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tears for Fears5:37
3Revival
music videos:
Revival by Eurythmics
recording of:
Revival
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists), Patrick Seymour (UK producer, arranger, keyboardist, flutist & composer), Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
Eurythmics34:08
4Endless Summer Nights
additional engineer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Humberto Gatica
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John Keane (drummer)
guitar:
Bruce Gaitsch (American guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger) and Mike Landau
keyboard:
Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
saxophone:
Dave Boruff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Richard Marx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Manhattan Records (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001) (in 1987)
produced for:
Hum Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Endless Summer Nights
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
publisher:
BMG Monarch, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and Chi‐Boy Music (in 1987)
Richard Marx4:32
5I Don’t Want to Live Without You
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Live Without You
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Heavy Petal Music Inc. and Somerset Songs Publishing Inc.
Foreigner3:53
6Veronica
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello3:11
7The Flame
engineer:
Phil Kaffel
producer:
Richie Zito
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1988), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
The Flame (in 1988)
writer:
Nick Graham (British singer, songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, Atomic Rooster member) and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Lorimar Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Limited (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cheap Trick4.25:34
8Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
recording of:
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Walker
publisher:
Calhoun St. Music
Robert Cray3:48
9Johnny B.
recording of:
Johnny B.
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher), Meisel MV and Polygram Songs MV
The Hooters3:58
10Cult of Personality
recording of:
Cult of Personality
writer:
Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) and Muzz Skillings
Living Colour4:06
11Pretty in Pink (Movie version)
recording of:
Pretty in Pink
writer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs), Vincent Paul Davey, Duncan Kilburn and Roger Morris (UK guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) and EMI Songs Ltd.
The Psychedelic Furs4:01
12Just Like Paradise
programming:
Brett Tuggle
engineer:
Magic Moreno, Doug Parry and Steve Vai
co-producer:
Steve Vai
producer:
David Lee Roth
bass guitar:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer)
guitar:
Steve Vai
keyboard:
Brett Tuggle
additional background vocals:
Tommy Funderburk and Tom Kelly (songwriter)
background vocals:
Gregg Bissonette (US jazz & rock drummer), Billy Sheehan and Brett Tuggle
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
recording of:
Just Like Paradise
writer:
David Lee Roth and Brett Tuggle
David Lee Roth4.64:06
13Crime
recording of:
Crime
writer:
Nick Culmer and Chris Exall
Anti-Nowhere League3:54
14All Fired Up
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Pat Benatar34:11
15Pressure Down
assistant engineer:
Michael Wickow (engineer)
engineer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
guitar:
Brett Garsed
keyboard:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer)
arranger:
John Farnham, Ross Fraser and David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1986), Wheatley Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1986) and Wheatley Records Pty. Ltd. (in 1986, in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Pressure Down
lyricist and composer:
Harry Bogdanovs
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
John Farnham43:43
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