100 Essential: 1980’s

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tainted Love
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
Soft Cell2:28
2Get Down on ItKool & the Gang3:31
3Running in the Family (single version)Level 423:56
4My Prerogative
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bobby Brown4:49
5Come On Eileen
producer:
Clive Langer, Kevin Rowland and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
creative direction:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Come On Eileen
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
lyrics quoted on:
Kom igen Lena!
Dexys Midnight Runners4.154:05
6Don’t Pay the Ferryman
recording of:
Don't Pay the Ferryman
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
Chris de Burgh3:48
7Upside DownDiana Ross3.754:04
8If I Could Turn Back Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
additional engineer:
Guy Roche
assistant engineer:
Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils (producer, engineer) and Duane Seykora
producer:
Guy Roche and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
additional guitar:
Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Mark T. Williams
guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bill Schnee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
If I Could Turn Back Time
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Realsongs (in 1989)
Cher3.653:57
9I Should Have Known Better
recording of:
I Should Have Known Better (1984 song)
writer:
Jim Diamond (Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Hornall Music Ltd. (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Jim Diamond4:05
10The Only Way Is Up
cover recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson (southern soul songwriter) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (publisher related to Malaco Records) (in 1988)
Yazz4:28
11Word Up (7″ vocal version)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo4:14
12Night Shift (single version)Commodores4:16
13Don’t Push It Don’t Force It
recording of:
Don't Push It, Don't Force It (Leon Haywood song)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Haywood
publisher:
Jim-Edd Music
Leon Haywood53:26
14Don’t Stop the Music
recording of:
Don't Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
Yarbrough & Peoples3:32
15Eloise
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (UK singer, songwriter & producer) (in 1968)
The Damned5:09
16Never Knew Love Like This Before (single)
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
recording of:
Never Knew Love Like This Before
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Frozen Butterfly Publishing Co.
Stephanie Mills3:24
17Perfect Strangers (single edit)Deep Purple44:10
18No Sleep Till Brooklyn
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records)
guest electric guitar:
Kerry King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
recording of:
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (Member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Adam Horovitz and Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records)
Beastie Boys4.24:07
19Heat of the Moment
engineer and producer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
John Wetton
guitar:
Steve Howe
keyboard:
Geoff Downes
vocals:
Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and John Wetton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1982) and The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Heat of the Moment (music video) by Asia
recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes and John Wetton
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Fujipacific Music, Inc., John Wetton Music Ltd, Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), Almond Legg Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1982 until 2019-05-28), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Asia4.353:48
20Happy Talk
cover recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Captain Sensible3:23
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