Best of Formel Eins: Die Kulthits

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Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When Will I Be FamousBros5:02
2I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
recording engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
additional bass:
Paul Westwood (bassist) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Nik Kershaw (in 1983)
arranger:
Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1983)
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Mamal and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Nik Kershaw4.53:23
3Shout
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 Fears4.456:30
4Running in the Family
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Running in the Family (ended)
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 4233:57
5Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:45
6NightshiftCommodores4.54:19
7Say I’m Your Number One
recording of:
Say I’m Your Number One
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music
Princess3:36
8I 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
9Crockett’s Theme
recording of:
Crockett’s Theme (Miami Vice)
composer:
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer3.43:31
10Word Up
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70)
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)
Cameo44:18
11You’re My Heart You’re My Soul
recording of:
You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Steve Benson (German songwriter Dieter Bohlen)
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH, Blue Obsession, Hansa Musikverlag and Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (since 2017)
Modern Talking3:22
12Penny LoverLionel Richie33:47
13Love Is the Drug
cover recording of:
Love Is the Drug
lyricist:
Bryan Ferry
composer:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., E.G. Music Inc., Universal Music–MGB Songs and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1975)
Grace Jones6:04
14Stop
vocals:
Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Bruce Brody, Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Doolittle Music, Irving Music (BMI) and WayBlue Ltd. (publisher)
Sam Brown4:56
15Axel F
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer3:19
16Under Your Thumb
recording of:
Under Your Thumb
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
Godley & Creme23:38
17The Final Countdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
John Levén
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ian Haugland
guitar:
John Norum
keyboard:
Mic Michaeli
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
produced for:
Elson Music Vision, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich, Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Seven Doors Music
Europe45:09
18(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records)
electric guitar:
Kerry King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 269)
recording of:
Fight for Your Right (to Party)
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Rick Rubin (American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Def Jam Music
Beastie Boys4.13:27
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part of:Formel Eins (order: 34)