The Best 80s Modern Rock Album... Ever!

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Cars
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
lead vocals:
Gary Numan (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
music videos:
Cars by Gary Numan
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
music quoted on:
I Don’t Care
Gary Numan4.153:55
2Mexican Radio
recording of:
Mexican Radio
writer:
Marc Moreland and Stan Ridgway
Wall of Voodoo4:11
3It's My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
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 Talk3.653:53
4Girls on Film
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
Girls on Film
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.93:30
5Working With Fire and Steel
recording of:
Working With Fire and Steel
lyricist:
Gary Daly
composer:
Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon
China Crisis3:41
6Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.456:32
7Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.94:23
8The Politics of Dancing
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re-Flex6:35
9Hold Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
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 Twins4.54:46
10Always Something There to Remind Me
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), Carlin Music Corporation, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Naked Eyes4.153:42
11Rise Up
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator)
drums (drum set):
Billy Bryans
guitar:
Dave Gray (guitarist)
instruments:
Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator)
lead vocals:
Lorraine Segato
recorded at:
Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 83)
recording of:
Rise Up (Parachute Club song)
lyricist:
Lynne Fernie
writer:
Billy Bryans, Lauri Conger, Lorraine Segato and Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator)
Parachute Club55:12
12Spirit in the Sky
performer:
Doctor and the Medics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Doctor & The Medics (in 1985)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-02)
cover recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Doctor and the Medics3.653:30
13Dancing With Myself
bass:
Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist) (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Terry Chimes (in 1981)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1981) and Steve New (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1981)
arranger:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981, in 1982, in 2002)
edit of:
Dancing With Myself (album version) by Billy Idol
recording of:
Dancing With Myself
writer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) and Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music Inc and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Billy Idol4.353:21
14Whip It
associate producer:
Robert Margouleff
producer:
DEVO (new wave/rock band)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 463)
recording of:
Whip It (Devo song)
writer:
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
DEVO4.52:40
15Rock Lobster
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
co-producer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
bass synthesizer and farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Strickland (from 1978 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
tambourine:
Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
background vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Fred Schneider (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 433)
recording of:
Rock Lobster (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)
The B‐52s4.456:51
16You Spin Me 'Round
producer:
Pete Waterman
performer:
Dead or Alive (UK new wave band) (in 1984)
music videos:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (On 'Blue Peter') (TX 10/01/2003) by Dead or Alive
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 Alive4.153:19
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