80s Music Explosion!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Shake It Up
2CD: Shake It Up
3CD: Sunglasses at Night
4CD: Sunglasses at Night
5CD: Together Forever
6CD: Together Forever
7CD: We Got the Beat
8CD: We Got the Beat
9CD: Everybody Have Fun Tonight
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1Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2001), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds4.254:22
2Everybody Have Fun Tonight
recording of:
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
writer:
Nick Feldman, Jack Hues, Wang Chung and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Chong Music Ltd., Spirit One Music and Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd.
Wang Chung4.54:16
3The Lady in Red
producer:
Paul Hardiman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at:
RDS Arena in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1988-12-07) and Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 2004-11-06)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 54)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 1988-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 2004-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
Chris de Burgh3.354:16
4Looking for a New Love
recording engineer:
Erik Zobler
producer:
André Cymone and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Mama Jo’s in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 5)
recording of:
Looking for a New Love
writer:
André Cymone and Jody Watley
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Ultrawave Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1986)
Jody Watley54:02
5Joanna
recording of:
Joanna (Kool & the Gang)
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
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)
Kool & the Gang54:02
6You Belong to the City
producer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass, electric guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
drums (drum set):
Michael Huey
instruments:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
saxophone:
Bill Bergman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
You Belong to the City
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Night River Publishing and Red Cloud Music
Glenn Frey55:51
7Sister ChristianNight Ranger54:18
8What I Am
recording of:
What I Am
lyricist:
Edie Brickell (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Edie Brickell (American singer-songwriter) and Kenny Withrow
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians4:57
9Caught Up in You
additional engineer:
Gregory M. Quesnel
engineer and producer:
Rodney Mills
co-producer:
Don Barnes and Jeff Carlisi
bass:
Larry Junstrom
drums (drum set):
Jack Grondin and Steve Brookins
guitar:
Don Barnes and Jeff Carlisi
background vocals:
Don Barnes
lead vocals:
Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1982), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1982, in 1987), Universal Music Enterprises (not for release label use; catalog/reissue division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2001) and Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records (Interscope Geffen A&M, label group, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Caught Up in You
additional writer:
Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
writer:
Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi and Jim Peterik
publisher:
Easy Action Music, Rocknocker Music Co., Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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10The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
engineer and producer:
Dennis Herring
recorded at and mixed at:
Dustbowl Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 42)
recording of:
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
lyricist and writer:
Pat MacDonald (singer, songwriter, guitarist for Timbuk3)
publisher:
Bugle Songs Ltd. (publishing label formerly known as Illegal Music Ltd.) and IRS Songs
Timbuk 353:24
11Somebody’s Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Rockwell3.853:59
12Fame
recording of:
Fame
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Michael Gore (composer)
publisher:
EMI Affiliated Catalog Inc.
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1980 winner)
Irene Cara53:50
13You Keep Me Hangin’ On
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Peter Wade Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
guitar:
Steve Byrd
keyboard:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1986), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
Big M Productions (British record and publishing company)
recorded at and mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States, Select Sound Studios in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 108)
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. 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)
Kim Wilde3.454:15
14Heat of the Moment
engineer and producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
John Wetton
guitar:
Steve Howe
keyboard:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist)
vocals:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist), Steve Howe and John Wetton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1982), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1982)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Heat of the Moment (music video) by Asia (UK progressive rock band)
recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist) and John Wetton
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Island Music Ltd., John Wetton Music Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Palan Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), Almond Legg Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1982 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Asia4.53:51
15ElviraThe Oak Ridge Boys2:39

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ASIN:US: B001F1XA14 [info]

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part of:Time Life Music (order: 4)