Best of Formel Eins: Die Kulthits

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1Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
engineer:
A. Williams, D. A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and R. Crash
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
performer:
Eurythmics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 353) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 357)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.253:34
2Suspicious Minds
cover recording of:
Suspicious Minds
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
publisher:
Laetrec Music, Press Music Co., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Fine Young Cannibals3.253:58
3You
recording of:
You
lyricist:
Peter Sawatzki and Holger Wobker
composer:
Peter Sawatzki
Boytronic4:20
4Lean on Me
cover recording of:
Lean on Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Club Nouveau5:50
5Container Love
additional producer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Phillip Boa, Heinz Ehrlichmann and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
mixer:
Tony Visconti
publisher:
Constrictor (German label) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (- 2017)
recording of:
Container Love
lyricist:
Guido Eickelmann (Der Rabe) and The Voodoo (Uwe Knak, German percussionist)
composer:
Phillip Boa
Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub43:50
6Lullaby
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
music videos:
Lullaby by The Cure
recording of:
Lullaby (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
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
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
music quoted on:
I Don't Know
The Cure4.14:08
7What Is Love
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Rupert Hine
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recording of:
What Is Love?
lyricist:
William Bryant (UK lyricist, writer and speaker) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Group and Warner Chappell Publishing
Howard Jones53:39
8Boxer Beat
recording of:
Boxerbeat
writer:
David Collard, Rob Marche and Dig Wayne
JoBoxers2:53
9Don’t Break My Heart
solo vocals:
Tom Hooker (American singer, songwriter and photographer)
recording of:
Don’t Break My Heart
lyricist:
Tom Hooker (American singer, songwriter and photographer) and Roberto Turatti
composer:
Riccardo Ballerini, Michele Chieregato and Stefano Montin
Den Harrow3:51
10Wouldn’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 Kershaw4.54:31
11Doctor! Doctor!
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins4:26
12You Came
programming:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
guitar:
Steve Byrd and Ricky Wilde
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
recording of:
You Came
writer:
Kim Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde3.753:28
13Break 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 Wilder3.43:02
14Back in the High Life Again
recording of:
Back in the High Life Again
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood35:36
15Real Wild Child (Wild One)
drum machine [Linn drum] programming:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer and mixer:
David Bowie and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass, drums (drum set), organ, sampler [Akai S900], synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and violin:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05), David Bowie (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (moved to Attalens in 2002) in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
cover recording of:
Wild One (Real Wild Child) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
writer:
Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens (US songwriter, known for "Wild One")
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) and Peermusic (UK) Limited
Iggy Pop4.53:39
16Steppin’ Out
engineer:
Michael Ewasko
co-producer and co-mixer:
Joe Jackson (English musician) and David Kershenbaum
lead vocals:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
arranger:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
recorded at:
Blue Rock Studio in New York, New York, United States (from 1982-03 until 1982-06)
recording of:
Steppin’ Out
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Albion Music
Joe Jackson54:23
17Obsession
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion33:57
18Cry
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme43:55
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part of:Formel Eins (order: 34)