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1I Was Made for Lovin’ You
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Messina
assistant engineer:
Jim Galante and Jon Mathias (engineer)
producer:
Vini Poncia
drums (drum set):
Anton Fig
keyboard and background vocals:
Vini Poncia
lead vocals:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979)
produced for:
Mad Vincent Productions
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Was Made for Lovin’ You
writer:
Desmond Child, Vini Poncia and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Hori Productions America Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Polygram International Publishing I (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Kiss (publisher for the rock band KISS, formerly KISS Songs Inc.) (in 1979) and Mad Vincent Music (publisher) (in 1979)
sub-publisher:
Taiyō Music and Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
KISS4.54:31
2Don’t Let Him Go
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer
guitar:
Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
synthesizer:
Neal Doughty
arranger:
Kevin Cronin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Don’t Let Him Go (on 1980-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Fate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
REO Speedwagon23:46
3Balls to the Wall
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Accept (German heavy metal band)
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Peter Baltes (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
drums (drum set):
Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.) (from 1983-07 to ????)
guitar:
Hermann Frank (from 1983-07 until 1983-08) and Wolf Hoffmann (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 79)
recording of:
Balls to the Wall (from 1983-07 until 1983-08)
lyricist:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
composer:
Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann (German drummer for Accept and U.D.O.)
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH, SMV Schacht Musikverlage and Summer Breeze Music (from 1983 to present)
Accept4.055:45
4Take Me Home Tonight
engineer:
Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel and Dave Leonard
producer:
Eddie Money and Richie Zito
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer), Eddie Money and Richie Zito
additional guest vocals:
Ronnie Spector (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
lead vocals:
Eddie Money (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
performer:
Ronnie Spector (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
arranger:
Eddie Money and Richie Zito
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 1986)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05), Oasis Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05) and R.O. Studios in Concord, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
medley including a recording of:
Be My Baby (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1963)
sub-publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
medley including a recording of:
Take Me Home Tonight (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
recording of:
Take Me Home Tonight
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
Eddie Money4.353:31
5Cherry Bomb
arranger:
Scott Anderson (The Runaways co -writer, -ordinator, -arranger), Kim Fowley and The Runaways (US 1970s all girl rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 52)
recording of:
Cherry Bomb
lyricist:
Kim Fowley
composer:
Joan Jett
publisher:
Jett Pack Music, Inc. and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Runaways4.152:20
6Dirty Girl
engineer:
Harvey Goldberg, Ken Kessie, Gary Ladinsky (engineer), Wayne Lewis (engineer) and Gary Lubow
producer:
Robert Shulman and David Sieff
assistant mixer:
Greg Mann (engineer)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dirty Girl
writer:
Joey Alves, Leonard Haze, Phil Kennemore, Dave Meniketti, Robert Shulman and David Sieff
publisher:
Bob-Shul-Bop Music, Facemelting Music and Hot Sieffood Music
Y & T5:05
7Heat of the Moment
engineer and producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
John Wetton
guitar:
Steve Howe
keyboard:
Geoff Downes
vocals:
Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and John Wetton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1982), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1982)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Heat of the Moment (music video) by Asia (UK progressive rock band)
recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes and John Wetton
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Island Music Ltd., John Wetton Music Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Palan Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), Almond Legg Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1982 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Asia4.53:46
8Hungry for Heaven
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
Angelo Arcuri
producer:
Ronnie James Dio
bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain
drums (drum set):
Vinny Appice
guitar:
Vivian Campbell
keyboard:
Claude Schnell
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Rumbo Studios in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hungry for Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Bain and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
District 6 Music Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
District 6 France Publishing
Dio4:09
9Freedom
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
arranger:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Kane Roberts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Freedom
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Kane Roberts
publisher:
Ezra Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Sony/ATV Melody, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Ensign Music Corporation (in 1987), Ezra Music, Inc. (in 1987) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper44:07
10The Final Countdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
John Levén
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Haugland
guitar:
John Norum
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
produced for:
Elson Music Vision, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 66) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 155)
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Seven Doors Music
Europe4.155:10
11Wheel in the Sky
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon and Ross Valory
mixer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Neal Schon
bass guitar:
Ross Valory
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar
keyboard and additional lead vocals:
Gregg Rolie
lead vocals:
Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey)
vocals:
Neal Schon and Ross Valory
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), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-10 until 1977-12) and His Master’s Wheels in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
music videos:
Wheel in the Sky (music video) by Journey (American rock band)
recording of:
Wheel in the Sky
writer:
Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon and Diane Valory
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music, Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Journey4.54:12
12Living After Midnight
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (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:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
music videos:
Living After Midnight (music video) by Judas Priest
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 27)
recording of:
Living After Midnight (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Judas Priest4.053:30
13Eye of the Tiger
assistant engineer:
Hill Swimmer
engineer:
Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scotti Bros. Industries Inc (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1982), Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982, in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 28) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 63)
recording of:
Eye of the Tiger
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Holy Moley Music, Rude Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell North America Limited (UK-registered publishing company, affiliated with PRS), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 nominee)
Survivor4.454:05
14Your Love
producer:
William Wittman
mixer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and William Wittman
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tony Lewis (lead vocalist, bassist in The Outfield)
drums (drum set):
Alan Jackman
guitar:
John Spinks
keyboard:
Reg Webb (piano)
vocals:
John Spinks
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Your Love by The Outfield
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 59) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 450)
recording of:
Your Love
lyricist and composer:
John Frederick Spinks
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Warning Tracks Ltd.
The Outfield43:43
15Fight for Rock
Warlock3:11
16Black & White
engineer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
mixer:
Harry Schnitzler
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
recorded at:
Le Mobile in Carlsbad, California, United States (from 1986-04 until 1986-09) and Stowe Theatre Guild in Vermont, United States (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
mixed at:
Union Studios (Established in 1963 as 'Studio Allach') in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Black & White (from 1986-04 until 1986-09)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Jon Lord
Deep Purple3:41
17Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
engineer:
Chris Owens (engineer) (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
CJ Vanston
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
writer:
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean (actor), Rob Reiner (American actor and filmmaker) and Harry Shearer
Spın̈al Tap42:37
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