Hits of the 80’s

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just an Illusion
recording of:
Just an Illusion
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Imagination4.53:59
2Lady in Black
recording of:
Lady in Black
lyricist:
Karin van Haaren
composer:
Tony Hendrik
Bad Boys Blue3:48
3Get Down Saturday NightOliver Cheatham5:38
4Going Back to My Roots
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Odyssey53:26
5Don’t Break My Heart
solo vocals:
Tom Hooker (American singer, songwriter and photographer)
recording of:
Don’t Break My Heart
lyricist:
Tom Hooker (American singer, songwriter and photographer) and Roberto Turatti
composer:
Riccardo Ballerini, Michele Chieregato and Stefano Montin
Den Harrow3:54
6WordsF.R. David4.653:23
7I Like Chopin
recording of:
I Like Chopin
lyricist:
Gazebo (80s Italian synth-pop artist Paul Mazzolini "I Like Chopin")
composer:
Pierluigi Giombini (arranger ,composer and producer)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Ed Mus SRL, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Televis Edizioni Musicali S.R.L. (publisher), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Gazebo54:53
8Feels Like I’m in Love
recording of:
Feels Like I’m in Love
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Red Bus Music (International) Ltd. (publisher) and Satellite Music Ltd.
Kelly Marie3:43
9Memories
recording engineer:
Martin Bisi
producer:
Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
bass:
Bill Laswell
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
electric piano [Yamaha CP-70P Grand Piano] and grand piano [Yamaha CP-70P grand piano]:
Raymond Jones
synthesizer:
Michael Beinhorn
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)
cover recording of:
Memories (in 1982)
lyricist:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
composer:
Hugh Hopper (British bassist)
Material feat. Whitney Houston4:01
10This Is the Right Time
recording of:
This Is the Right Time
writer:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield4:15
11I Need You
recording of:
I Need You
writer:
Frederick Eugene Byrd, Percy Nathan Rodgers and Steven Bernard Hill (performs as Stevie B)
B.V.S.M.P.5:12
12You Scare Me to Death
recording of:
You Scare Me to Death
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan2:41
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3.653:40
2Geronimo’s Cadillac
recording of:
Geronimo’s Cadillac
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Hansa Musikverlag and Hanseatic (publisher)
Modern Talking3:19
3Girl You Know I’s True
cover recording of:
Girl You Know It's True
writer:
Ky Adeyemo, Bill Pettaway, Jr. (R&B songwriter, musician, producer), Rodney Holloman (Numarx), Kevin Lyles (executive / songwriter) and Sean Spencer (American DJ and record producer)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Milli Vanilli34:02
4I Love to Love
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
arranger:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1976)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (production music composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Mautoglade Music, Robin Song Music and Rolf Baierle Music
Tina Charles4.653:08
5A Walk in the Park
recording of:
A Walk in the Park
lyricist and composer:
Nicholas Charles Bailey
Nick Straker Band4:11
6Only Crying
recording of:
Only Crying
lyricist and composer:
Keith Marshall (British singer and guitarist)
Keith Marshall4:17
7Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
performer:
Starship (continuation of Jefferson Starship)
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Starship4.154:26
8Irresistible
recording of:
Irresistible
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (production music composer)
composer:
Romano Musumarra
translated version of:
Ouragan
Stéphanie4:40
9Move Closer
producer:
Yves Dessca and Pascal Rivaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
OVC Ltd. and Capricorn (imprint used by Carrère after 1989) (in 1985)
recording of:
Move Closer
lyricist and composer:
Phyllis Nelson (American singer)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Phyllis Nelson34:12
10Saddle Up
recording of:
Saddle Up
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (production music composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Baierle Music (in 1982) and Roba (publisher) (in 1982)
David Christie5:45
11Around My DreamsSilver Pozzoli3:18
12West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 433)
recording of:
West End Girls (from 1984 until 1986)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys4.354:50
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Song
cover recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
Boney M.4:02
2Celebration (live)
live recording of:
Celebration
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1980)
Kool & the Gang4:41
3Give It Up
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 1982)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
KC and the Sunshine Band4.354:05
4Hold Me Now
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
editor:
Tuta Aquino
remixer:
Phil Thornalley
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Point Music (publisher)
part of:
50 First Dates
Thompson Twins7:07
5Just Another Sucker
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Just Another Sucker
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Pepé Willie
94 East feat. Prince45:17
6High Energy
recording of:
High Energy
writer:
Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
Evelyn Thomas53:53
7Sorry Little Sarah
recording of:
Sorry Little Sarah
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
Blue System5:14
8Hot on a Thing Called Love
recording of:
Hot on a Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Record
The Chi‐Lites3:58
9The Electric Spanking of War Babies
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
produced for:
Thang Inc.
recording of:
The Electric Spanking of War Babies
composer:
Barbarella Bishop, George Clinton (US funk musician) and Junie Morrison
Funkadelic38:39
10Does She Have a Friend
recording of:
Does She Have a Friend
writer:
Mark William Gibbons and Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
Gene Chandler4:14
11Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Everything but the Girl2:55
12Cenerentola
recording of:
Cenerentola
lyricist:
Simona Zanini
composer:
Aldo Martinelli
Martinelli3:55

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