The #1 New Wave Album

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1Boys Don’t Cry
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure2:35
2Love Song
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Iovine
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Brian McGee (UK drummer)
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeill
vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds), Alan MacNeil and Brian McGee (UK drummer)
Simple Minds3.653:50
3Airport
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1978)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 19)
recording of:
Airport
writer:
Andy McMaster
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Island Music Ltd. (from 1978 to present)
The Motors3.354:28
4Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.653:41
5Echo 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 Muffins3.63:31
6Eighth Day
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
Hazel O’Connor
arranger:
Tony Visconti
recorded at and mixed at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Eighth Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Hazel O’Connor
Hazel O’Connor3:09
7Money
The Flying Lizards2:29
8Whip 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
DEVO4.452:37
9ROckWrok
recording of:
Rockwrok
writer:
Ultravox
Ultravox3:33
10Electricity
engineer:
Paul Collister and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
producer:
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
bass:
Andy McCluskey
electronic drum set [electronic percussion]:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
recorded at:
The Gramophone Suite in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Electricity
writer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music, EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. and VC II
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark33:31
11Being Boiled
recording of:
Being Boiled
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
The Human League3:50
12Life in Tokyo
Japan3:30
13Dance Away
recording of:
Dance Away
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs Ltd., E.G. Music Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1979)
Roxy Music3:44
14I Got You
Split Enz3:28
15President Gas
The Psychedelic Furs5:16
16Broken English
Marianne Faithfull4:33
17I Only Want to Be With You
producer:
Tom Allom
recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
cover recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
The Tourists52:23
18Our Lips Are Sealed
additional assistant recording engineer:
James Ball, Eric Kortee and Darroll Gustamachio
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Blechta and John Terelle
recording engineer and mixer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Rob Freeman (engineer) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
assistant mixer:
Gray Russell
bass guitar and guitar:
Kathy Valentine
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gina Schock
guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Charlotte Caffey
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jane Wiedlin
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
vocals:
Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981) and I.R.S., Inc. (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Pennylane Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 25), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 317) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 477)
recording of:
Our Lips Are Sealed
writer:
Go‐Go’s (all-female American rock band formed in 1978), Terence Edward Hall and Jane Wiedlin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Gotown Music and Plangent Visions Music
The Go‐Go’s4.52:43
19Twilight Café
Susan Fassbender3:19
20Food for Thought
engineer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer)
producer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer) and UB40
bass:
Earl Falconer
congas and percussion:
Norman Hassan
drums (drum set):
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robin Campbell
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist)
keyboard, organ and strings:
Michael Virtue
melodica and tenor saxophone:
Brian Travers
spoken vocals [talk over vocal]:
Astro (UB40 toast, trumpet & percussion)
vocals:
Robin Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Graduate Records (in 1980)
recorded at:
Home of the Hits in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
recording of:
Food for Thought (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
writer:
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer), Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist), Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue and Terence Wilson (aka Astro of UB40)
UB4054:10
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