80s Pop: 111 Original Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1True
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Native Tongue Music Publishing, Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet5:25
2She Makes My Day
engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Remlap Co. Inc. (in 1988)
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Robert Palmer34:13
3Circle in the Sand
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Circle in the Sand
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
Belinda Carlisle3.653:39
4The Promise
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia7:27
5The Second Summer of Love
recording of:
The Second Summer of Love
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer; ex‐Danny Wilson, ex‐Transister, ex‐King L)
Danny Wilson2:41
6Looking for Linda
recording of:
Looking for Linda
writer:
Gregory Kane and Patrick Kane
Hue & Cry3:45
7Don’t Look Down
recording of:
Don’t Look Down
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West4:08
8Better Love Next Time
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
Better Love Next Time
composer:
Larry Keith (American songwriter in AOR Rock, Country, R&B), Steve Pippin (American songwriter, session singer and actor) and Johnny Slate
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dr. Hook3.652:57
9The Crying Game
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
vocals and performer:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spaghetti Recordings Ltd. (in 1992)
cover recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Boy George23:20
10Mated
cover recording of:
Mated
writer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia"), Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton and John “Willie” Wilcox
publisher:
MIDI Evil Music and Willie Wilcox Music
David Grant & Jaki Graham3:43
11Wait Until Tonight (My Love)
recording of:
Wait Until Tonight (My Love)
writer:
Phil Fearon
Galaxy Featuring Phil Fearon33:40
12What Kinda Boy You Looking for Girl
recording of:
What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin For (Girl)
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate)
Hot Chocolate3:43
13Tonight I Celebrate My Love
recording engineer:
Alan R. Hirshberg (in 1983)
engineer:
Howard Wolin and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Dick Bogart (Recording and mixing engineer) and Russ Terrano
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega (in 1983)
guitar:
Paul Jackson (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) (in 1983)
piano:
Randy Kerber (in 1983)
vocals:
Peabo Bryson (in 1983) and Roberta Flack (in 1983)
arranger:
Michael Masser and Gene Page
orchestrator:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983)
recorded at:
A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) and Studio Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Motown Hitsville (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (in 1983)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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)
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack3.753:27
14Goodbye Girl
recording of:
Goodbye Girl
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West4:31
15Classic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
Classic
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd.
Adrian Gurvitz33:36
16The Tunnel of Love
engineer:
Jeremy Green
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
recording of:
Tunnel of Love
writer:
Fun Boy Three, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple
Fun Boy Three3:06
17I Scare Myself
recorded in:
Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (in 1983-06)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered in:
Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
engineer:
Dan Lacksman (Belgian musician & producer)
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Matthew Seligman (in 1983-06)
electronic drum set and percussion:
Clif Brigden (in 1983-06)
guitar and trumpet:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1983-06)
piano:
Thomas Dolby (in 1983-06)
trombone:
Peter Thoms (trombone) (in 1983-06)
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (in 1983-06) and Lesley Fairbairn (in 1983-06)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1983-06)
cover recording of:
I Scare Myself (in 1983-06)
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hicks
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Oh Boy Music Company
Thomas Dolby35:35
18Only You
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
additional producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:
Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician) and Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sonet Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.43:05