The Best Electronic Album In The World...Ever!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walking on Thin Ice
Yoko Ono6:02
2Whip It
associate producer:
Robert Margouleff
producer:
DEVO (new wave/rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 15), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 42), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 63) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 463)
recording of:
Whip It (Devo song)
writer:
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music, EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and Nymph Music
DEVO4.452:38
3Echo Beach
assistant engineer:
Laurence Diana
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dindisc Ltd (in 1980) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980, in 2002)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-08)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 87)
recording of:
Echo Beach
lyricist and composer:
Mark Gane
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1980)
Martha and the Muffins3.63:32
4Brilliant Mind
engineer:
John Brough, Renny Hill (engineer) and Seb (Engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
bass:
Sally Still
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hamilton Lee
guitar and background vocals:
Tim Whelan
keyboard:
Maya Gilder (Keyboardist)
saxophone:
Larry Whelan (Saxophonist)
strings:
Tim Beaton and Charlie Buchannon
lead vocals:
Jim Irvin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Townhouse 3 in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 86)
recording of:
Brilliant Mind
writer:
Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee, Sally Still and Tim Whelan
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Furniture3.353:41
5I’m in Love With a German Film Star
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
bass:
David Agar
drums (drum set):
Richard Williams (UK drummer for The Passions)
guitar:
Barbara Gogan and Clive Timperley
vocals:
Barbara Gogan and Clive Timperley
recording of:
I’m in Love With a German Film Star
lyricist:
Barbara Gogan
composer:
David Agar, Clive Timperley, David Wardill and Richard Williams (UK drummer for The Passions)
publisher:
America Eaton
The Passions43:57
6Mind of a Toy
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage (new romantic band from London)
recording of:
Mind of a Toy
writer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange (Welsh pop singer, Visage) and Midge Ure
Visage3:32
7Torch
recording of:
Torch
lyricist:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
composer:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
publisher:
Arto Music Ltd.
Soft Cell4:08
8Soul Train
recording of:
Soul Train
Swans Way3:14
9Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
arranger:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
remix of:
Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold mix) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician) and Rock Me Amadeus (The Salieri version) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
edit of:
Rock Me Amadeus (12″ American edit) (12″ American extended edit) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Bolland Music, Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Falco3:14
10Let’s Go All the Way
Sly Fox3:50
11Obsession
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion3.353:55
12Hard Times
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1981)
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Jo Callis, Philip Oakey and Philip Adrian Wright (Human League)
publisher:
April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (publisher) (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
The Human League4:54
13Play to Win
recording of:
Play to Win
lyricist:
Glenn Gregory
composer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
Heaven 173:27
14One Thing Leads to Another
The Fixx3:17
15Lawnchairs
Our Daughter’s Wedding3:26
16Red Guitar
recording of:
Red Guitar
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
David Sylvian5:11
17Love My Way
The Psychedelic Furs3:34
18Don’t Stop
The Mood3:04
19Living by Numbers
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GTO Records Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
recorded at:
TMC Studios (Recording studio, active in the 1970s and 80s in Tooting, London) in Tooting, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979 until 1980-03)
recording of:
Living by Numbers (from 1979 until 1980-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
publisher:
April Music Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
New Musik53:27
20Dream 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