Best 100 Music of the Eighties

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

Tracklist

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1She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby)
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
Thomas Dolby3.83:40
2Politics of Dancing
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re-Flex6:36
3Only the Lonely
producer:
Val Garay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982)
recording of:
Only the Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Martha Davis (of The Motels)
The Motels4.53:15
4Don’t Shed a Tear
recording of:
Don’t Shed a Tear
writer:
Rob Friedman and Eddie Schwartz
Paul Carrack3:42
5Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some33:33
6In a Big Country
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
recording of:
In a Big Country
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Big Country Music Ltd., BMG Gold Songs and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
Big Country6:25
7The Promise
producer:
Michael Brauer (engineer) and Ben Rogan
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale and Andrew Mann
When in Rome53:39
8Tears Run Rings
recording of:
Tears Run Rings
lyricist and composer:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
Marc Almond4:18
9Mary’s Prayer
performer:
Danny Wilson (Scottish pop group) (in 1987)
recording of:
Mary’s Prayer (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer. Ex-Danny Wilson, Ex-Transister, Ex-King L)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Danny Wilson33:46
10All Stood Still
recording of:
All Stood Still
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox3:42
11The Future So Bright
engineer and producer:
Dennis Herring
recorded at and mixed at:
Dustbowl Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
lyricist and writer:
Pat MacDonald (singer, songwriter, guitarist for Timbuk3)
publisher:
Bugle Songs Ltd. (Publishing label formerly known as Illegal Music Ltd.) and IRS Songs
Timbuk 353:23
12Karma Chameleon
recording of:
Karma Chameleon
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 Club3:51
13Every Rose Has Its Thorns
recording of:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
writer:
Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett
publisher:
Cyanide Publishing and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Poison4:19
14Is This Love
recording of:
Is This Love (Whitesnake song)
writer:
David Coverdale and John Sykes
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Whitesnake Music Overseas Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Whitesnake33:56
15Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
David Grant & Jaki Graham4:16
16Solid
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson35:10

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ASIN:US: B000WDXRT6 [info]