80s Maxi Hit Collection: The Rare 12-Inches

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rage Hard
recording of:
Rage Hard
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson, Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood8:38
2Don’t Go (extended version)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo8:26
3Send Me an Angel (original extended mix)
Real Life5:41
4Hold Me Now (12″ version)
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 Twins9:46
5Hang on Now (extended version)
Kajagoogoo6:20
6Come Back and Stay (extended version)
cover recording of:
Come Back and Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lee (US songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Chrysalis Songs
Paul Young7:23
7Wouldn’t It Be Good (extended version)
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Good
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Mamal, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Nik Kershaw6:42
8It’s My Life (extended version)
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Talk Talk36:18
9Out of Touch (club version)
recording of:
Out of Touch
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Hall & Oates7:38
10Bad Boys (12″ version)
recording of:
Bad Boys
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!4:58
11What Is Love? (extended mix)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones4.56:36
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ship of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers mix)
recording of:
Ship of Fools
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
Erasure7:51
2Survivor (original remix version)
recording of:
Survivor
lyricist and composer:
Francesco Puccioni
Mike Francis6:02
3Get Closer (12″ vocal version)
Valerie Dore6:01
4Voyage, Voyage (Euro mix)
recording of:
Voyage, voyage
lyricist:
Jean‐Michel Rivat
writer and composer:
Dominique Dubois and Jean‐Michel Rivat
publisher:
Jean‐Michel Franck Rivat and Editions Rivat Music (publisher) (in 1986)
Desireless6:11
5Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley55:47
6Hypnotic Tango (original 12″ version)
recording of:
Hypnotic Tango
writer:
Mauro Malavasi and Stefano Micheli (Tayx)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Edizioni Musicali S.R.L.
My Mine56:09
7Another Life (original 12″ version)
recording of:
Another Life
lyricist:
Barbara Addoms and Mamared
composer:
Luciano Ninzatti and Stefano Pulga
Kano7:11
8Precious Little Diamond (Ben Liebrand 12″ mix)
engineer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Willem Ennes (Dutch keyboard player)
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Grammofoonplaten B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of CBS Records, Inc.) (in 1984) and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) (in 1984)
recording of:
Precious Little Diamond
lyricist:
Silhouette Musmin
composer:
Berth Tamaëla
Fox the Fox7:27
9Fotonovela (Chapter 2)
Iván6:06
10I Want to Dance With Somebody (12″ remix)
recording of:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Boy Meets Girl Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Whitney Houston8:33
11I’m Only Shooting Love (American remix)
recording of:
I'm Only Shooting Love
lyricist and composer:
Alides Hidding
Time Bandits7:19
12The Sun Always Shines on TV (extended version)
recording of:
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony ATV Publishing
a‐ha57:04
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gold (12″ mix)
recording of:
Gold
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet7:15
2When Smokey Sings (Detroit mix)
engineer:
Martyn Webster (engineer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards, Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987)
remix of:
When Smokey Sings (7" version with sax solo) by ABC
recording of:
When Smokey Sings
writer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
dedicated to:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd. and 10 Music Ltd. (in 1987)
ABC6:44
3The More You Live, the More You Love (7″ remix)
recording of:
The More You Live, the More You Love
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4:10
4You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Murder mix)
recording of:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
writer:
Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy
publisher:
Burning Music Ltd., Métisse Music, Warner Chappell Music France and Westbury Music Ltd.
part of:
American Psycho
Dead or Alive58:01
5Love and Pride (USA Summer mix)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King6:14
6Fire and Ice (Special Sky dance)
recording of:
Fire and Ice
writer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Tom Whitlock
Marietta7:25
7You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul (extended version)
recording of:
You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Steve Benson (German songwriter Dieter Bohlen)
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH, Blue Obsession, Hansa Musikverlag and Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (since 2017)
Modern Talking5:33
8When Your Heart Is Weak (dance mix)
recording of:
When Your Heart Is Weak
lyricist and composer:
Peter Kingsbery
publisher:
Edwin Ellis Music (publisher) (in 1985) and Nurk Twins Music (publisher) (in 1985)
Cock Robin6:30
9Words (maxi version)
F.R. David4:38
10Love Suite (12″ version)
recording of:
Love Suite
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
Blue System5:28
11Girls Just Want to Have Fun (12″ version)
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Cyndi Lauper56:03
12No Promises (maxi version)
recording of:
No Promises
writer:
Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer
Icehouse8:48

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Smoop::Network (German design agency)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14) (in 2012)
marketed by:Media Markt (German electronics retailer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4783595 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00FBG374E [info]

Release Group

part of:Media Markt Collection (order: 26)