80’s Giga Hits Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Hit the Road JackBuster Poindexter3:12
2Bed of Nails
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional guitar:
Kane Roberts
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten and Gregg Mangiafico
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard:
Alan St. John
background vocals:
Alan St. John, Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper), Louie Merlino, Hugh McDonald (bassist), Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Stiv Bator, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz), Myriam Valle and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), 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 1989) 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 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States, Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States, Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States, Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bed of Nails
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician Vincent Damon Furnier), Kane Roberts and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), SBK April Music Inc. (from 1989 to ????), Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (from 1989 to present), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present), Realsongs (from 1989 to present) and 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 (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Alice Cooper44:18
3Un’estate italianaEdoardo Bennato & Gianna Nannini4:10
4Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (publisher) (in 2006) 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)
Depeche Mode4.354:13
5Rhythm of the Rain
cover recording of:
Rhythm of the Rain
lyricist and composer:
John Gummoe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Jason Donovan3:08
6Losing My Mind
assistant engineer:
Danton Supple
engineer:
Renny Hill (engineer) and Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Pet Shop Boys
additional vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (from 1989 to present)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 109)
cover recording of:
Follies: Losing My Mind (Follies)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation (ended) and Herald Square Music, Inc.
part of:
Follies
Liza Minnelli4.54:13
7Freedom
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1990)
later releases:
Freedom 90 by Justin McRoberts
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 126)
recording of:
Freedom 90
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3.656:29
8How Do You Do
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”) (in 1992-04), Lennart Haglund (engineer) (from 1992-04 until 1992-05), Anders Herrlin (from 1992-04 until 1992-05) and Alar Suurna (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
electric guitar and guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
percussion:
Staffan Öfwerman (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
background vocals:
Vicki Benckert (from 1992-04 until 1992-05) and Staffan Öfwerman (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
produced for:
Carlos Government Music
recorded at:
Tits & Ass in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden (in 1992-04) and EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
mixed at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
How Do You Do! (from 1992-04 until 1992-05)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette33:08
9What’s the Colour of Love
Lili & Susie3:29
10I Remember You
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
I Remember You
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row45:12
11Better the Devil You Know
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PWL Records Ltd. (not release use) (in 1990)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 40)
recording of:
Better the Devil You Know
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Ltd. and Sid’s Songs Ltd.
Kylie Minogue2.353:52
12Just the Way It Is, Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recording of:
Just the Way It Is, Baby
writer:
Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
The Rembrandts44:05
13All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to YouHeart4:31
14Weather With You
recording of:
Weather With You
writer:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
Crowded House4:11
15Strike It Up
recording of:
Strike It Up
lyricist and composer:
Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni and Valerio Semplici (Black Box)
publisher:
Lombardoni Edizioni Musicali
Black Box5:15
16Cry for Help
edit of:
Cry for Help (LP version) by Rick Astley
recording of:
Cry for Help
writer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) and Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes)
publisher:
Cruz Music (Rick Astley's label) and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Rick Astley4:16
17Bitterblue
recording of:
Bitterblue
lyricist and composer:
Howard Houston
Bonnie Tyler3:48
18Walk Away
Del Shannon3:34
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