Now That’s What I Call Music! II

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Radio Ga Ga
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
synthesizer programming:
Fred Mandel
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drum machine, drums (drum set), vocoder and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler:
Fred Mandel
guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
sampler:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer arranger:
Fred Mandel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Radio Ga Ga (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.95:44
2Wouldn’t It Be Good
recording engineer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Nik Kershaw (in 1983)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey and Nik Kershaw
arranger:
Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1984)
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Good (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Mamal, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Nik Kershaw4.54:28
3Hold Me Now
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Point Music (publisher)
part of:
50 First Dates
Thompson Twins4.54:46
4Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
engineer:
John Buckley (British production music composer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Ross
keyboard:
Danny White (keyboardist)
vocals:
Basia and Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Basia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1984)
recording of:
Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
writer:
Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter) and Danny White (keyboardist)
Matt Bianco2.53:25
5More More MoreCarmel3:15
6Michael Caine
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
recording of:
Michael Caine
writer:
Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate
Madness2.83:40
7Only You
producer:
The Flying Pickets and John Sherry
performer:
The Flying Pickets
cover recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Flying Pickets43:23
899 Red Balloons
producer:
Reinhold Heil (from 1982 until 1983) and Manne Praeker (from 1982 until 1983)
lead vocals:
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, for releases between 2005/03/09–2009/01/14) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 64)
recording of:
99 Red Balloons (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (in 1983)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
translated version of:
99 Luftballons
recording of:
99 Luftballons
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (in 1982)
Nena3.753:51
9Girls 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 Lauper4.13:55
10My Guy’s Mad at Me
cover recording of:
My Guy (Tracey Ullman version)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
version of:
My Girl
Tracey Ullman42:56
11Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer)
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer) and Matthew Wilder
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta
guitar:
Dennis Herring
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) and Matthew Wilder
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Pasha Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Break My Stride
writer:
Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
publisher:
Big Ears Music (publisher) (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (US publisher) (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3.43:00
12Breaking Down (Sugar Samba)
Julia and Company3:08
13That’s Livin’ Alright
recording of:
That's Living Alright
writer:
Ken Ashby and David Mackay (Australian producer)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer)
Joe Fagin2:58
14I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
recording of:
I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Gower (singer and keyboard player for Racey)
Hot Chocolate23:41
15Bird of Paradise
recording of:
Bird of Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Snowy White (guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connolly Ltd. and Novello & Co. Ltd.
Snowy White4.54:57
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