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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Introduction
[dialogue]0:38
2Holiday Road
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut
recording of:
Holiday Road
lyricist and composer:
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham52:10
3Ed's Car Lot
[dialogue]0:27
4Mr. Blue
The Fleetwoods2:22
5Mocking Bird
[dialogue]0:39
6Blitzkrieg Bop
assistant engineer:
Don Hünerberg
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
associate producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone)
producer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Tommy Ramone
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 64), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 92) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 93)
recording of:
Blitzkrieg Bop
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone), Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu-Disque-Music Co. Inc. and Taco Tunes Inc.
Ramones4.652:11
7Walley World Anthem
[dialogue]0:59
8Deep River Blues
Ralph Burns34:23
9Your Feet
[dialogue]0:24
10Summer Hearts
Nicolette Larson33:04
11Beautiful St. Louis
[dialogue]1:22
12Little Boy Sweet
June Pointer33:45
13The Gourmet
[dialogue]0:51
14The Trip
Ralph Burns2:36
15The Bartender
[dialogue]1:01
16He's So Dull
Vanity 62:18
17Clark Explodes
[dialogue]0:43
18Christie's Song
Ralph Burns33:01
19Don't You Swim?
[dialogue]0:43
20I'm So Excited
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker
engineer:
Gabe Veltri
associate producer:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Nathan Watts (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
George Doering (in 1983) and Lee Ritenour (in 1983)
organ:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist) (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (in 1983)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay) (in 1983)
reeds:
Gary Herbig (in 1983) and Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes (in 1983)
trombone:
Dick Hyde (in 1983)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (in 1983) and Gary Grant (brass) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer (in 1983)
horn arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
remix of:
I’m So Excited (single remix) by The Pointer Sisters
recording of:
I’m So Excited (in 1983)
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters54:55
21The Kids
[dialogue]0:44
22Chariots of Fire
engineer:
Raphael Preston, Raine Shine and John Walker (technical)
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
performer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spheric B.V. (in 1981) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis' Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Vangelis3.63:34
23Park Closed
[dialogue]0:36
24Dancin' 'Cross the USA
Lindsey Buckingham3:05
25Radio Commercial
[dialogue]1:23
26Holiday Road
Limp2:18
27Pig in a Poke
Danny Gould0:47
28Ça Plane Pour Moi
producer:
Lou Deprijck
recording of:
Ça plane pour moi (in 1977)
lyricist:
Yves Lacomblez
composer:
Lou Deprijck
Plastic Bertrand4.753:02
29Big Spender
Beverly D'Angelo0:54
30Some Like It Hot
additional engineer:
Rob Eaton, Steve Rinkoff and Tony Taverner
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro
producer:
Bernard Edwards
performer:
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Tony Thompson (Drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
mixed at and engineered at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Some Like It Hot
writer:
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Bungalow Music and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
The Power Station4.255:05
31Sound of Griswold
Chevy Chase0:49
32A Town Called Malice
producer:
The Jam (late 70s/early 80s UK punk/mod revival band) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recorded at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 151)
recording of:
Town Called Malice
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
Kom igen Lena!
The Jam4.752:53
33New Looks
Dr. John2:37
34Back in America
Network2:56
35Born to Be Alive
recording of:
Born to Be Alive
lyricist and composer:
Patrick Hernandez
Patrick Hernandez3:27
36Ready to Go (U.S. mix)
additional producer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
producer:
Republica (UK alternative rock band)
additional guitar:
Sal Aiello, Johnny Male, Grant Mohrman and Marlon Young
additional piano and guest piano:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Barbarossa
guest guitar:
John Malea
keyboard:
Tim Dorney and Andy Todd (UK electronic producer/keyboardist, member of Republica)
lead vocals:
Saffron (singer of Republica)
additional remixer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
remixer:
Ben Gross and Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1996) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1996)
part of:
Anti-Hit List: September 3, 1996 (number: 1)
recording of:
Ready to Go
writer:
Tim Dorney, Johnny Male, Saffron (singer of Republica) and Andy Todd (UK electronic producer/keyboardist, member of Republica)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Republica3.65:01

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0001X0UBA [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham
part of:National Lampoon’s Vacation (film series) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/715359 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085995/ [info]
Wikidata:Q1219310 [info]