Pop & Wave, Volume 3: Lots More Hits of the 80’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Never Can Say Goodbye
additional producer and additional mixer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Steve Peck
mixed for:
Master Mix Productions Ltd.
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
The Communards34:28
2Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987-1996) (in 1983)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.354:52
3Strangelove
engineer:
David Bascombe
additional producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:
David Bascombe and Depeche Mode
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recorded at:
Konk Studios in Hornsey, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Puk Recording Studios in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
recording of:
Strangelove
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
Depeche Mode4.454:43
4Flesh for Fantasy
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price (in 1983)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Judi Dozier (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
edit of:
Flesh for Fantasy by Billy Idol
recording of:
Flesh for Fantasy (in 1983)
writer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music, Rock Steady Music and Sitting Pretty Music
translated version of:
F.F.F. (Flesh for Fantasy) (German Version)
Billy Idol43:48
5Wot (maxi version)
recording of:
Wot!
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Ian Burns
Captain Sensible35:41
6Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Nile Rodgers and Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Skyline Studios in New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
The B‐52’s4.45:23
7Video Killed the Radio Star
recording of:
Video Killed the Radio Star
writer:
Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
publisher:
Ackee Music, Inc., BMG Gold Songs, Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Island Music Ltd., Round Hill Compositions, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Buggles43:14
8Real Gone Kid
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
recording of:
Real Gone Kid
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue54:05
9The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
lead vocals:
Paddy McAloon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
recording of:
The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Prefab Sprout4.54:23
10Edge of Heaven
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (from 1986 to present)
music videos:
The Edge of Heaven by Wham!
recording of:
The Edge of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1986 to present)
Wham!44:27
11Precious Little Diamond
recording of:
Precious Little Diamond
lyricist:
Silhouette Musmin
composer:
Berth Tamaëla
Fox the Fox3:50
12Face to Face Heart to Heart
recording of:
Face to Face - Heart to Heart
lyricist:
Sven Dohrow
composer:
Sven Dohrow and Ronny Schreinzer
The Twins3:41
13Messages
recording of:
Messages
lyricist and composer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark4:37
14Vicious Games
vocals:
Rush Winters
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello54:19
15Love Plus One
recording of:
Love Plus One
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
publisher:
Bryan Morrison Music Ltd.
Haircut One Hundred3:18
16Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
recording of:
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Publishing Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox3:50
17Modern Love Is Automatic
recording of:
Modern Love Is Automatic
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls3:47
▼CD 2
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1Suburbia
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986, in 1991)
recording of:
Suburbia
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
Pet Shop Boys3.84:03
2I Engineer
recording of:
I Engineer
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1986)
Animotion4:05
3The Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Statik Records (in 1982)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
The Safety Dance
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., 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, Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats42:44
4Who Needs Love Like That
recording of:
Who Needs Love Like That
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
Erasure3:17
5Sounds Like a Melody
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:28
6Bedsitter
engineer:
Don Wershba (engineer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Camden Cell Studios
recording of:
Bedsitter
lyricist:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
composer:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Soft Cell3.53:37
7You 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 Alive4.153:17
8Hit That Perfect Beat
engineer:
Tom Frederikse
producer:
Adam Williams
mixer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
lead vocals:
John Foster (John Jøn, Bronski Beat)
recording of:
Hit That Perfect Beat
writer:
Steve Bronski, John Foster (John Jøn, Bronski Beat) and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat53:38
9We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West33:40
10The Reflex
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band), Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter) and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
Jason Corsaro and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Jason Corsaro and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
The Reflex
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 Duran3.84:24
11Our House
recording of:
Our House
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Madness43:12
12Karma Chameleon
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross-Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player) (in 1983)
harmonica:
Judd Lander (in 1983)
background vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
recording of:
Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television), Jon Moss and Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player)
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
Culture Club3.93:57
13Wouldn’t It Be Good
recording engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Nik Kershaw (in 1983)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey and Nik Kershaw
arranger:
Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1984)
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Good (in 1983)
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 Kershaw4.54:28
14Life’s What You Make It
recording of:
Life’s What You Make It
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk4:14
15Doctor! Doctor!
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins4:35
16Situation (US 12″ remix)
recording of:
Situation
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...) and Alison Moyet (singer)
Yazoo5:05
17Living on Video (maxi version)
recording of:
Living on Video
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Languirand
publisher:
Costa Demo Productions (publisher) (in 1983)
Trans‐X5:14
18Let Me Go (maxi version)
recording of:
Let Me Go!
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 176:29

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part of:Pop & Wave (number: 3) (order: 17)