Smash Hits: The ’80s

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Swingorilliant!
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1I’m Your Man
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
music videos:
I’m Your Man by Wham! (British pop-duo) and I’m Your Man by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 8)
recording of:
I'm Your Man
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!54:04
2Take on Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (2019 4K remaster of 1985 mix with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha4.53:47
3Karma Chameleon
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine (producer)
mixer:
Steve Levine (producer) and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player) (in 1983)
harmonica:
Judd Lander (in 1983)
background vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club (English pop group)
recording of:
Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television), Jon Moss and Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
Culture Club3.753:59
4Goody Two Shoes
recording of:
Goody Two Shoes
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1982)
Adam and the Ants3:29
5Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
producer:
Bob Sargeant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 31)
recording of:
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
publisher:
Bryan Morrison Music Ltd.
Haircut 10053:04
6Shattered Dreams
producer:
Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) and Mike Nocito
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987)
recording of:
Shattered Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sweet Oily Music
Johnny Hates Jazz4.53:24
7Walking on Sunshine
producer:
Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves (British‐American rock band)
edit of:
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves (British‐American rock band)
recording of:
Walking on Sunshine
lyricist:
Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
composer:
Kimberley Rew
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Katrina & the Waves42:47
8Happy Birthday
producer:
Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
produced at:
Genetic Sound in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Happy Birthday
writer:
Tich Anderson, Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid and Johnny McElhone
publisher:
Beam Down Ltd. (publisher), Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Altered Images32:59
9Together in Electric Dreams
producer:
Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey
mixer:
Brian Reeves
bass:
Arthur Barrow
guitar:
Richie Zito
synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
E.G. Daily (American singer and actress) and Joe Esposito
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
recording of:
Together in Electric Dreams
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder2.53:49
10Each Time You Break My Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Each Time You Break My Heart
writer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Nick Kamen3.54:24
11Shake Your Love
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Don Feinberg
programming and producer:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano (brother of John, uncle of Richie) and Fred Zarr
guitar:
David “Jaz” Grant
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson and Jeff Smith (US saxophonist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 8)
recording of:
Shake Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
Debbie Gibson53:43
12So Macho
recording of:
So Macho
lyricist and composer:
James George Hargreaves
Sinitta3:24
13We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
remixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
music videos:
We Close Our Eyes by Go West
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Go West3.23:40
14Labour of Love
producer:
The Was Bros
recording of:
Labour of Love
writer:
Gregory Kane and Patrick Kane
Hue and Cry3.23:33
15Rain or Shy
Five Star3:58
16Frankie
producer:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Denise Rich
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Sister Sledge4:15
17Since Yesterday
engineer:
David Motion and Trig
producer:
David Motion
guitar:
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rose McDowall
vocals:
Jill Bryson
arranger:
David Motion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A Korova Recording and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK)
recording of:
Since Yesterday
writer:
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Zoo Music Publishing
version of:
Dance
Strawberry Switchblade4.652:57
18What Is Love?
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones6:31
19Oh L’amour
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
Oh l’amour
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Dollar2:59
20Purple Rain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984) and NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
edit of:
Purple Rain (live, 1983‐08‐03: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, with overdubs; album version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
live recording of:
Purple Rain (on 1983-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
recording of:
Purple Rain
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music and Island Music Ltd.
Prince34:09
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