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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Touch in the Night
Silent Circle33:37
2You’re a Woman
recording of:
You’re a Woman
lyricist:
Mary Applegate and Karin van Haaren
composer:
Tony Hendrik
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001)
Bad Boys Blue3:54
3Touch by Touch
bass guitar:
Manfred Temmel
guitar:
Alfred Jaklitsch
keyboard:
Andy Schweitzer
lead vocals:
Freddy Jaklitsch
vocals:
Andy Schweitzer and Manfred Temmel
recorded at:
Pinguin Studio in Wien (Vienna), Austria
recording of:
Touch by Touch (in 1985)
lyricist:
Andy Schweitzer
composer:
Fred Jaklitsch and Andy Schweitzer
publisher:
Musica (Musica Schallplatten-Vertrieb Gesellschaft m.b.H.) and Papageno Buch- und Musikalienverlag und Bühnenvertriebs Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Joy3:49
4Strangers by Night
recording of:
Strangers by Night
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
C.C.Catch3:38
5Hands Up
recording of:
Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
lyricist:
Nelly Byl (Belgian lyricist)
writer:
Jean Kluger (Belgian producer, publisher, songwriter) and Daniel Vangarde
publisher:
Gazell Music AB, Bleu Blanc Rouge (in 1981) and Zagora (French label and publisher) (in 1981)
version of:
Haut les mains (Donne moi ton coeur)
Ottawan4:48
6Daddy Cool
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett (in 1976), Frank Farian (in 1976) and Liz Mitchell (in 1976)
arranger:
Steven Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Far Music Productions GmbH (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1976)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 153)
recording of:
Daddy Cool (in 1976)
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.43:27
7Midnight Dancer
engineer:
Michael Bestmann, Klaus-Dieter Gebauer and Klaus Wilcke (engineer)
producer:
Wolfgang Mewes
mixer:
Fred Schreier
conductor:
Jean Frankfurter (German composer & producer)
arranger:
Jean Frankfurter (German composer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metronome Musik GmbH (marketing & distribution dept. spun off from Metronome Records GmbH — do not use as a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Europasound Studios in Friedrichsdorf, Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1980-09) and Europasound Studios in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1980-09)
recording of:
Midnight Dancer
lyricist:
John Möring
composer:
Jean Frankfurter (German composer & producer)
publisher:
Super‐Top Musikverlag GmbH
Arabesque3:40
8Funkytown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980)
edit of:
Funkytown (12″ version) by Lipps, Inc.
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 37)
recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Lipps, Inc.4.13:57
9Desire
recording of:
Desire
Radiorama3:49
10Flames of Love
recording of:
Flames of Love
writer:
Fancy (Manfred Alois Segieth, Italo / Eurodisco singer), Sabrina Lorenz and Alfons Weindorf
Fancy53:59
11Words
producer:
Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun (Rolando Tambin) and Frédéric Leibovitz
arranger:
Daniel Darras, F.R. David and Frédéric Leibovitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carrère (just “Carrère" or “Disques Carrère”, not “CARRÈRE MUSIC”) (in 1982)
recording of:
Words
lyricist:
Martin Kupersmith and Louis Sandy Yagura
writer:
Martin Kupersmith, Louis Sandy Yagura and Robert Fitoussi (French artist)
composer:
Robert Fitoussi (French artist)
publisher:
Fable Music and Warner Chappell
translated version of:
Sen můj a Lízin
F.R. David4.43:25
12Don’t Cry Tonight
recording of:
Don’t Cry Tonight
Savage4:07
13Flash in the Night
recorded at:
Europa Film in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1981)
remixed at:
Park Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1982)
recording of:
Flash in the Night
lyricist:
Björn Håkanson
composer:
Tim Norell
Secret Service3:46
14It’s a Sin
programming:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
engineer:
David Jacob and Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
additional producer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
additional mixer:
David Jacob
mixer:
Stephen Hague
keyboard and sampler:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
lead vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987, in 1991)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 40)
recording of:
It’s a Sin
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cage Music Ltd. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Pet Shop Boys4.654:59
15Big in Japan
producer:
Orlando
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present) and wea music (“wea” logo with “music” below; mainly used in Europe and Brazil) (in 1984)
edit of:
Big in Japan (album version) by Alphaville (German synth pop band)
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)
Alphaville4.63:49
16Do the Rap
Video Kids3:34
17One Night in Bangkok
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 Head45:38
18U.S.S.R.
Eddy Huntington3:51
19Self Control
executive producer:
Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Harold Faltermeier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
music videos:
Self Control by Laura Branigan
cover recording of:
Self Control (in 1984)
lyricist:
Steve Piccolo
additional writer:
Harro Steffen
composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi and Raffaele Riefoli (Italian pop singer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Edition Sunrise Publishing Inc., Sugar Musik Verlags GmbH (publisher) and Sugarmusic Spa (publisher, do NOT use as label)
Laura Branigan4.24:05
20Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GiG Records (Austrian label) (in 1985) and TELDEC Record Service GmbH (not for release label use! manufacturing and distribution company) (in 1985)
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 87)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Bolland Music, Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Falco3.653:20
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