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Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eye of the Tiger
assistant engineer:
Hill Swimmer
engineer:
Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
producer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Eye of the Tiger
writer:
Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor)
publisher:
Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Survivor4.54:01
2Grease Megamix
lead vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British-Australian singer, actress and activist) and John Travolta (American actor and singer)
remixer:
Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (Duo)
DJ-mixer:
Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
performer:
Olivia Newton‐John (British-Australian singer, actress and activist) and John Travolta (American actor and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1990, in 2003)
DJ-mix of and mash-up of:
Greased Lightnin’ by John Travolta, Summer Nights by John Travolta, Olivia Newton‐John & Cast and You’re the One That I Want by John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John
recording of:
The Grease Megamix
writer:
Warren Casey, John Farrar and Jim Jacobs
medley of:
Greased Lightnin’
medley of:
Summer Nights (Grease song)
medley of:
You’re the One That I Want (Grease)
John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John3.654:48
3Flashdance... What a Feeling
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Irene Cara
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram Records, Inc. (New York) (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1983) and Unidisc Music Inc. (in 1983)
recording of:
Flashdance… What a Feeling
lyricist:
Irene Cara and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Alcor Music (publisher), Carasmatic Music, Carub Music (publisher), Chappell Music Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), GMPC, Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Sony/ATV Harmony and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 56)
Irene Cara3.83:49
4Call Me
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (in 1979)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1979) and Chris Stein (in 1979)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1998) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
recording of:
Call Me (in 1979)
writer:
Deborah Harry and Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie4.153:26
5A View to a Kill
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro
producer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro, Duran Duran (English rock band) and Bernard Edwards
sampler:
Jonathan Elias
vocals:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry (English score composer)
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Duran Duran (English rock band)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
Duran Duran3.553:33
6Don't You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Simple Minds4.354:18
7The Power of Love
recording engineer:
Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
additional engineer:
Michael Christopher (engineer), Phil Kaffel and Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
Rob Beaton, Alex Haas (Trance remixer/producer. Member of Cypher 7), Tom Size (US audio engineer) and Jim "Watts" Vereecke
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Jellybean (US producer John Benitez) and Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
mixer:
Robert Missbach
bass guitar:
Mario Cipollina
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News)
guitar:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News))
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
keyboard:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News)
saxophone:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News)
vocals:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News), Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)), Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Huey Lewis
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Studio D Recording in Sausalito, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Power of Love (Back to the Future)
writer:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)) and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Cause and Effect Music, Huey Lewis Music, Kinda Blue Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Huey Lewis & the News43:52
8Independent Women, Part 1
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles (US singer, songwriter, record producer & actress), Poke and Tone and Cory Rooney
produced for:
Cory Rooney Entertainment, Inc., Music World Productions, Inc. and Trackmasters Entertainment Inc.
recording of:
Independent Women
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Beyoncé (US singer, songwriter, record producer & actress), Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Cory Rooney
Destiny’s Child3.553:37
9Shy Guy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) 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 1994)
recording of:
Shy Guy
writer:
Kingsley Gardner, Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter) and Andy Marvel
publisher:
Diana King Music, Kinsley Gardner Nation of Soul Music, W'nR Music and World of Andy Music
Diana King23:39
10Ghostbusters
producer:
Ray Parker Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
recording of:
Ghostbusters
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), IQ Music Ltd., Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Raydiola Music (in 1984)
is based on:
I Want a New Drug
lyrics quoted on:
Ghostingbust
Ray Parker Jr.4.154:03
11Holding Out for a Hero
programming:
Phil Shenale
associate producer:
Arthur Pyson, Neil Dorfsman and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Jim Steinman
bass trombone:
Dave Taylor (US jazz bass trombonist)
drum machine [Linn Drums]:
Sterling Smith and Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
electronic drum set [Simmons Drums]:
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
piano:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer:
Phil Shenale and Sterling Smith
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
trombone:
Jim Pugh (US trombonist) and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
trumpet:
Alan Rubin and Lew Soloff
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
brass [horn] arranger:
Tom Malone (US trombonist)
additional vocals arranger:
Ellen Foley
vocals arranger:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), 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 1984) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler45:48
12Picture of You
assistant engineer:
Tim Wills
producer:
Absolute (UK house/garage/production/songwriting team)
mixer:
Absolute (UK house/garage/production/songwriting team) and Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
vocals:
Keith Duffy (Member of Boyzone), Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating and Shane Lynch
recording of:
Picture of You
writer:
Ronan Keating, Eliot Kennedy (songwriter, producer), Andrew Watkins (writer, musician, producer-Flies on you) and Paul Wilson (member of “Absolute”)
publisher:
19, ATV Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Boyzone3:27
13Mustang SallyThe Commitments53:59
14The Shoop Shoop Song
producer:
Peter Asher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1990)
cover recording of:
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Clark (songwriter)
publisher:
By the Bay Music, TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
Cher3.352:49
159 to 5
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.52:44
16Right Back Where We Started From
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
Right Back Where We Started From (in 1975)
writer:
J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs
Maxine Nightingale4.43:12
17Aquarius
vocals:
Renn Woods
recording of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Ren Woods44:43
18Gonna Fly Now
Bill Conti feat. DeEtta Little & Nelson Pigford2:46
19Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
lead vocals:
Eric Idle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Eric Idle
publisher:
Oops Publishing Ltd.
version of:
Look on the Bright Side of Life (All Things Dull and Ugly)
part of:
Part Five: Miserere Loves Company
Monty Python3.53:43

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