100 Essential Hits – 80s

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1Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:46
2Burning Bridges (On and Off and on Again) (single edit)
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1988)
recording of:
Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)
writer:
Andy Bown and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Pub. Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Partnus EMI Birchwood
is based on:
Darby Kelly
Status Quo23:50
3All Night Long (album version)
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (engineer) (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards (producer, engineer)
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (British rock vocalist) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
recording of:
All Night Long (in 1979-04)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
Rainbow43:51
4Wasteland
producer:
The Mission (The Mission U.K., gothic rock band) and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
recording of:
Wasteland (from 1986-08 until 1986-09)
lyricist:
Wayne Hussey
composer:
Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission), Mick Brown (British drummer of the gothic rock band The Mission), Simon Hinkler and Wayne Hussey
The Mission55:40
5You Keep It All In
additional membranophone programming:
Mel Wesson
engineer:
Ian Grimble and Dave Meegan (producer)
producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Sean Welch
drums (drum set):
David Stead
flugelhorn and trumpet:
John Thirkell (British trumpet and flugelhorn player)
flute and saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
guitar:
Dave Rotheray
keyboard:
Mel Wesson
keyboard and piano:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
percussion:
Martin Ditcham
trombone:
Peter Thoms (trombone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1989)
recording of:
You Keep It All In
lyricist:
Paul Heaton
composer:
Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
The Beautiful South3.352:52
6Look Away
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Robin Millar
mixer:
Walter Turbitt (UK engineer, producer, songwriter, and guitarist.)
vocals:
Stuart Adamson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
music videos:
Look Away by Big Country
recording of:
Look Away
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Big Country Music Ltd. and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
Big Country3.54:23
7Speak Like a Child
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
keyboard:
Mick Talbot
membranophone:
Zeke Manyika
background vocals:
Tracie Young (80s UK pop singer Tracie Young)
recorded at:
Studio de la Grande Armée in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Speak Like a Child
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
The Style Council23:16
8Surrender
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Surrender (in 1987)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishers, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Italy S.r.l., Handle Music Ltd. and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister43:55
9Stop (edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Bruce Brody, Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Doolittle Music, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and WayBlue Ltd. (publisher)
Sam Brown43:57
10Shout (U.S. single version)
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1984) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.654:50
11The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (7″ mix)
recording of:
The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist) and Mike Lindup
Level 423:43
12The Medicine Song (album version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Medicine Song
lyricist and composer:
David James Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Stephanie Mills4:52
13Breakin’… Theres No Stopping Us
recording of:
Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us
composer:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) and Jerry Knight
Ollie & Jerry4:32
14Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie3:27
15Behind the Groove (single version)
recording of:
Behind the Groove
writer:
Richard James Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Teena Marie Brockhert
Teena Marie34:00
16White Lines (Don’t Do It)
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
mixer:
Shameek
edit of:
White Lines (Don’t Do It) by Grandmaster & Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel34:27
17Boops (Here to Go) (edit)
recording of:
Boops (Here to Go)
composer:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer), Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare and Shinehead
Sly & Robbie3:37
18Girlie Girlie
recording of:
Girlie Girlie
publisher:
Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
writer:
Anthony Davis, Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
publisher:
Sangie Davis Music
Sophia George3:03
19Give a Little Love
Aswad4:13
20You’re Everything to Me
Boris Gardiner3:40
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