Electric 80’s

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

Annotation

Note:
1.03 is the single version.
1.15 is erroneously listed as 'Moments In Love (12" Beaten Version)', but is actually the original version.
3.05 is also misprinted as 'Safety Dance (12" Version)' but is actually the UK Remix.

Annotation last modified on 2016-06-17 15:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Love Action (I Believe in Love) (12″ version)
recording of:
Love Action (I Believe in Love)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Burden and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (publisher) (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
The Human League5:12
2Quiet Life (12″ version)
engineer:
Colin Fairley
producer and mixer:
John Punter
guitar:
Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
recording of:
Quiet Life
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick Nomis Ltd. and Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Japan44:51
3To Cut a Long Story Short (12″ version)
producer:
Richard James Burgess
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PDC Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet6:31
4Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (12″ version)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1983) 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
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Management Ltd. (Don’t confuse with Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.)
A Flock of Seagulls4.59:38
5Love on Your Side
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins5:41
6Vicious Games
vocals:
Rush Winters
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:53
7Mind of a Toy (extended version)
recording of:
Mind of a Toy
writer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange (Welsh pop singer, Visage) and Midge Ure
Visage4:30
8Dr Mabuse (12″ Life mix)
recording of:
Dr. Mabuse
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Ralf Dörper, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer) and Andreas Thein
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Propaganda6:34
9Soul Train
recording of:
Soul Train
Swans Way3:15
10Promised You a Miracle
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Kenny Hyslop (drummer)
effects:
Charlie Burchill and Michael MacNeil
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeil
lead vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
recording of:
Promised You a Miracle
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
Simple Minds44:29
11Love My Way
engineer:
Chris Andersen and Todd Rundgren
producer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs)
cello:
Ann Sheldon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Vince Ely
guitar:
John Ashton
horn:
Donn Adams and Gary Windo
keyboard:
Todd Rundgren
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
vocals:
Richard Butler (singer)
arranger:
The Psychedelic Furs
recording of:
Love My Way
lyricist and composer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs) and Vince Ely
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH
The Psychedelic Furs3.93:33
12Kick in the Eye
producer:
Bauhaus (UK gothic rock band)
recording of:
Kick in the Eye
writer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins (gothic rock), Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus53:37
13Back to Nature (full album version)
recording of:
Back to Nature
lyricist and composer:
Frank Tovey
publisher:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label)
Fad Gadget5:51
14Underpass
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
John Foxx
electronic drum set and synthesizer:
John Foxx
additional performer:
John Wesley Barker (synthesizer player)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Underpass
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
John Foxx53:56
15Down in the Park
assistant engineer:
Harvey Ishiki
engineer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer), Gary Numan and Rikki Sylvan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Jess Lidyard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
Down in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Tubeway Army4.54:25
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