Billboard #1s: The ’80s

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Love Shack
producer:
Don Was
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
The B‐52s3.54:23
2Orange Crush
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 273)
recording of:
Orange Crush
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Night Garden Music
R.E.M.4.33:52
3Need You Tonight
assistant engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Need You Tonight (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp., XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
music quoted on:
Break My Heart
INXS4.353:04
4Touch of Grey
recording of:
Touch of Grey
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non-performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Grateful Dead4:32
5Hold Me
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
bass guitar:
John McVie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood
guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham
keyboard:
Christine McVie
vocals:
Christine McVie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2016) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2016)
mixed at:
George Massenburg Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hold Me
lyricist, writer and composer:
Christine McVie and Robbie Patton
Fleetwood Mac4.43:44
6Fascination Street
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Fascination Street
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
The Cure4:20
7Amanda
engineer and producer:
Tom Scholz
acoustic guitar, arpeggione [guitar violins], bass guitar, effects, electric guitar, electric piano, grand piano, Hammond organ and theatre organ:
Tom Scholz (from 1980 until 1981)
drums (drum set):
Jim Masdea (from 1980 until 1981) and Tom Scholz (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Brad Delp (from 1980 until 1981)
arranger:
Tom Scholz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1986) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Tom Scholz Hideaway Studio II in Massachusetts, United States (from 1980 until 1981)
recording of:
Amanda (from 1980 until 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Scholz
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Hideaway Hits (in 1986)
Boston4.54:18
8The Living Years
engineer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
lead vocals:
Paul Carrack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Living Years
writer:
B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.
Mike + the Mechanics3.655:30
9New World Man
producer:
Terry Brown (producer)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
recording of:
New World Man (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Rush4.23:44
10She's a Beauty
recording of:
She’s a Beauty
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Steve Lukather and Fee Waybill
publisher:
Boones Tunes, Decomposition Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Rehtakul Veets Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Tubes3:31
11The Voice
recording of:
The Voice
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues4:15
12867-5309/Jenny
assistant engineer:
Catharina "Mix" Masters (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
engineer:
Toby Scott (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
producer:
Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone) and Chuck Plotkin
recorded at:
Clover Recorders (Chuck Plotkin’s Clover Studios in Hollywood CA, USA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
recording of:
867‒5309/Jenny
lyricist and composer:
Alex Call and Jim Keller (member of Tommy Tutone)
Tommy Tutone4.753:46
13Love Is a Battlefield
producer:
Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman and Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer)
mixer:
Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is a Battlefield
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
BMG Music Pbl. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Pat Benatar3.954:11
14Abracadabra
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band4.43:39
15Downtown Train
producer:
Trevor Horn
cover recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Rod Stewart4:39

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ASIN:US: B0001CCWYE [info]