Smash Hits Strange 80s

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1The Killing Moon
recording engineer and producer:
David Lord (British composer, engineer and producer)
mixer:
Echo & the Bunnymen and Gil Norton (British record producer)
arranger:
Adam Peters
recording of:
The Killing Moon
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen4.255:46
2Relax
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) (in 1983) and Anne Dudley (English score composer) (in 1983)
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim (in 1983)
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson (in 1983), Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983) and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1983) and Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 10) and Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax (in 1983)
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood4.053:57
3Never Tear Us Apart
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987) and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
music videos:
Never Tear Us Apart (music video) by INXS
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2025 (Australian Songs)) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 282)
recording of:
Never Tear Us Apart
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Stuffed Monkey and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
INXS3.83:03
4Kid
additional recording engineer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
engineer and mixer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at and mixed at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kid
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Hynde House of Hits Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
The Pretenders53:06
5Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely
engineer:
Steve Fjelstad (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
producer:
Grant Hart (from 1985-10 until 1986-01) and Bob Mould (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
bass:
Greg Norton (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
drums (drum set):
Grant Hart (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
guitar:
Bob Mould (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
vocals:
Grant Hart (from 1985-10 until 1986-01) and Bob Mould (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recorded at and mixed at:
Nicollet Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
recording of:
Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely (from 1985-10 until 1986-01)
lyricist and composer:
Grant Hart
Hüsker Dü4.53:31
6Veronica
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
chamberlin and electric piano:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
glockenspiel and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello4.653:09
7Birdhouse in Your Soul
recording engineer and mixer:
Roger Moutenot
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
electric guitar:
John Flansburgh
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
John Linnell
trumpet [sampled]:
Frank London
violin:
Mark Feldman (American violinist)
recording of:
Birdhouse in Your Soul
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
They Might Be Giants4.553:17
8Happy When It Rains
recording of:
Happy When It Rains
writer:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (in 1987)
The Jesus and Mary Chain3:36
9I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried
recording of:
I Couldn’t Help If I Tried
writer:
James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners4:13
10The Next Time I Fall
producer:
Michael Omartian
performer:
Amy Grant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recording of:
The Next Time I Fall
writer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Paul Gordon (production music composer / B-52s keyboardist) and Henry Marx
publisher:
Bobby Caldwell Music, The Music Force, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1986) and French Surf Music (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Peter Cetera feat. Amy Grant3:46
11Dangerous Blondes
recording of:
Dangerous Blondes
Dollar4:13
12Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)
producer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer)
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
Lou Gramm36:36
13Paralysed
recording of:
Paralysed
lyricist:
Andy Gill (guitarist and record producer) and Jon King (vocalist in Gang of Four)
composer:
Andy Gill (guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
Gang of Four3:20
1418 & Life
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent (engineer)
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 60)
recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row4.053:50
15Nowhere Girl
recording of:
Nowhere Girl
writer:
Rick Holliday and Steve Hovington
B‐Movie34:40
16This Corrosion
producer:
Jim Steinman
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
guest choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
recording of:
This Corrosion
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy4:30
17Falling to Pieces
engineer:
Jim “Watts” Vereecke and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Billy Gould
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
guitar:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard:
Roddy Bottum
lead vocals:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
music videos:
Falling to Pieces by Faith No More
recording of:
Falling to Pieces
lyricist:
Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc.)
composer:
Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (music publishing company) and Vomit God Music (Mike Patton’s music publishing company)
Faith No More4.15:14
18Bad Girl
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
lead vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Bad Girl
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
ZZ Top33:16
19Evil
recording of:
Evil
writer:
James Smith (Dr. Venom, Member of Hadouken!)
45 Grave2:53
20Kokomo
engineer and mixer:
Keith Wechsler
producer:
Terry Melcher
accordion:
Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
acoustic guitar:
Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
alto saxophone:
Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
bass:
Rod Clark (UK bassist) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
performer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) (in 1988) and Touchstone Pictures (in 1988)
music videos:
Kokomo by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Kokomo (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys), Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
The Beach Boys4.353:31
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