100 Hits: 80s Essentials

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1The Way It Is
engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Bruce Hornsby and Elliot Scheiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Molo
piano and synthesizer:
Bruce Hornsby
vocals:
Bruce Hornsby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead), BMG Entertainment (in 1986), RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1986)
produced for:
Trackman, Inc.
recording of:
The Way It Is
lyricist and composer:
B.R. Hornsby
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., Bob‐a‐Lew Songs (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zappo Music (from 1986 to present)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Bruce Hornsby & the Range4.055:00
2Eternal Flame
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
additional engineer:
Ken Felton
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vicki Peterson
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Susanna Hoffs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bangles (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Eternal Flame by Bangles
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Bangles3.753:57
3Islands in the Stream
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
produced for:
Karlbhy Productions
recording of:
Islands in the Stream
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Summerhill Songs, Unichappel Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers44:10
4Dream to Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (from 1983 to present)
recording of:
Dream to Sleep
writer:
Ross Alcock, Ian Donaldson (vocalist of H₂O), Kenny Dorman, Colin Ferguson (bassist of H₂O), Colin Gavigan and Pete Keane (guitarist of H₂O)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
H₂O23:55
5I Feel the Earth Move
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
guitar:
Don Kirkpatrick (guitarist/songwriter) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
background vocals:
Donna DeLory (from 1988-04 until 1988-05), Rick Jude Palombi (from 1988-04 until 1988-05) and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Feel the Earth Move (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. (in 1988)
Martika24:15
6Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
producer:
Laurie Latham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG (not for release label use! for copyrights use only, existed from 2001/06/08–2004/09/23) (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
parody version of:
Wherever I Lay
Paul Young54:10
7The Finest
recording of:
The Finest
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Flyte Tyme Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
The S.O.S. Band4:44
8If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Young Terence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.153:14
9Love on a Mountain Top
Sinitta3:06
10I Really Didn't Mean It
recording of:
I Really Didn’t Mean It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd., April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
Luther Vandross54:29
11Toy Soldiers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1988)
edit of:
Toy Soldiers by Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recording of:
Toy Soldiers
writer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Curley Top Music (in 1988), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
Martika34:20
12Sonic Boom Boy
recording of:
Sonic Boom Boy
writer:
Bob Derwood Andrews, Nick Burton (UK techno producer/artwork/photography) and Elizabeth Westwood
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Westworld2:56
13No MemoryScarlet Fantastic3:49
14It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
producer:
Michael Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1987)
produced for:
Simple Simon Inc.
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Blow Monkeys2.54:04
15Wages Day
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Wages Day
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ATV Music, ATV Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue43:13
16Stairway to Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola Eurodisc GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985), BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1985), MCI (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14) (in 1985) and Hansa (in 1986)
partial cover recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint), Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America Limited (UK-registered publishing company, affiliated with PRS)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
Far Corporation24:00
17Einstein a Go-Go
producer:
Landscape (80s British synthpop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (from 1981 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape3:01
18Satellite
recording of:
Satellite
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Dub Notes Music (publisher), Hobbler Music, Human Boy Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Hooters3:50
19Heaven
additional engineer:
Dave Wittman
engineer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Dave Wittman
bass:
Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Tommy Price
guitar:
John Ashton
saxophone:
Mars Williams (US jazz and rock saxophonist)
vocals:
Richard Butler (singer)
remixer:
Dave Wittman
arranger:
The Psychedelic Furs
recording of:
Heaven
lyricist:
Richard Butler (singer)
writer:
Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
The Psychedelic Furs53:27
20European Female
producer:
Steve Churchyard
mixer:
Tony Visconti
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
music videos:
European Female by The Stranglers
recording of:
European Female (In Celebration Of)
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Plugshaft Ltd.
The Stranglers34:04

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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 114) (order: 105)