Take 40: Ten Years of No. 1 Hits

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1: '85 to '90
▼CD 2: '90 to '95
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1She Drives Me Crazy
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
Fine Young Cannibals3:35
2Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
composer:
Mark Lettieri
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.94:08
3Better Be Home Soon
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Nick Seymour
guitar and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
recording of:
Better Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
Crowded House3.53:07
4Boom! Shake the Room
recording of:
Boom! Shake the Room
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3:47
5Bust a Move
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
guest bass guitar:
Flea (US bassist)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delicious Vinyl, Inc. (in 1989)
mixed for, arranged for and produced for:
Delicious Vinyl Inc.
samples:
Daytime Hustler by Bette Midler and Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990 winner)
recording of:
Bust a Move
writer:
Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Young MC44:24
6Take It From Me
recording of:
Take It from Me
writer:
Justine Bradley, Noel McDonald, Jamie Muhoberac and Rick Price (Australian singer and songwriter)
Girlfriend3:29
7Love... Thy Will Be Done
recording of:
Love… Thy Will Be Done
writer:
Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1991), Girlsongs (publisher) (in 1991), Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1991) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1991)
Martika24:13
8Achy Breaky Heart
producer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2011)
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus2.653:23
9Rush
Big Audio Dynamite3:59
10Ice Ice Baby
producer:
Vanilla Ice
vocals:
Vanilla Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1990) and SBK Records (in 1990)
samples:
Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie
music videos:
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
recording of:
Ice Ice Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper) and Vanilla Ice
composer:
David Bowie, Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), John R. Deacon, Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) and Vanilla Ice
publisher:
Aftershock Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Fernhill Publishing, Ice Baby Music, Knightlife Productions, QPM Music Inc., Queen Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice4.254:29
11I’ve Been Thinking About You
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
Londonbeat3:49
12Hazard
Richard Marx4:37
13Here’s Johnny
Hocus Pocus4:41
14Let’s Talk About Sex
recording of:
Let’s Talk About Sex
lyricist and composer:
Fingerprints
publisher:
Next Plateau Music Inc. and Sons of K-oss Music
Salt‐N‐Pepa3:30
15Read My Lips
Melissa Tkautz3:41
16Love You Right
Euphoria3:37
17U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller and Stanley Kirk Burrell
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.154:16
18How to Dance
Bingoboys3:47
19Give It Up
Cut ’n’ Move54:22
20Another Night
recording of:
Another Night
writer:
Frank Hassas, Olaf Jeglitza and Jürgen Wind
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Real McCoy3:56

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mushroom Records P/L (from 1995 to present)