Classic Rock: 1986

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

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Battleship Chains
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Rick Price (Georgia Satellites)
drums (drum set):
Mauro Magellan
guitar:
Dan Baird and Rick Richards (US rock/metal guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dan Baird
cover recording of:
Battleship Chains
lyricist and composer:
Terry Anderson
The Georgia Satellites4.52:59
2Rock ’n’ Roll MercenariesMeat Loaf & John Parr4:58
3Velcro Fly
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Velcro Fly
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
ZZ Top2.53:32
4Look Away
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Robin Millar
mixer:
Walter Turbitt
vocals:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
music videos:
Look Away by Big Country
recording of:
Look Away
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
Big Country3.54:27
5Rock the Night
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
background vocals:
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
lead vocals:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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:
Rock the Night
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
Europe4.354:05
6Night Songs
assistant engineer:
David Glover (bass guitarist), Joe Hauserman (engineer), Mark McKenna, Nick Didia and Paul Wertheimer
engineer and producer:
Andy Johns
bass guitar:
Eric Brittingham
drums (drum set):
Fred Coury
guest keyboard:
Jeff Paris
guitar:
Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar
piano and lead vocals:
Tom Keifer
background vocals:
Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar
guest background vocals:
Tony Mills (former vocalist for TNT and Shy)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Warehouse (Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Night Songs
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Eve Songs, Inc., 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
Cinderella44:15
7To Be a Lover
programming:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
engineer:
Dave Concors, Neil Dorfsman and Dave Wittman
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Craig Vogel
mixer:
Gary Langan
bass and guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1986) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986)
keyboard:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986)
piano:
Richard Tee (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Jocelyn Brown (in 1986), Connie Harvey (in 1986) and Janet Wright (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
To Be a Lover by Billy Idol
cover recording of:
I Forgot to Be Your Lover (in 1986)
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
East Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group
Billy Idol3.53:53
8Don’t Get Me Wrong
engineer:
Bruce Lampcov
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Chucho Merchán
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
piano and synthesizer:
Wix (UK / Paul Wickens)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK)
recording of:
Don’t Get Me Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
The Pretenders4.23:49
9I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
producer:
Bernard Edwards
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing (in 1985) and Flyte Tyme Tunes (in 1985)
Robert Palmer43:46
10All Fall Down
recording of:
All Fall Down
writer:
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox45:10
11Hounds of Love
assistant engineer:
Pearse Dunne
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), James Guthrie, Paul Hardiman, Del Palmer, Brian Tench and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Kate Bush
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
cello:
Jonathan Williams (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel) and Charlie Morgan (British drummer and percussionist)
vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1985), EMI Korea (in 1985), EMI Records (not for release label use!) (in 1985), EMI Records Group N.A. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Noble & Brite Ltd. (in 1985), Novercia Ltd. (in 1985), Oasis (in 1985), CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) (in 1993), Universal Domestic Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH) (in 2006), Noble and Brite (in 2011) and Noble & Brite Ltd (in 2018)
recorded at:
Wickham Farm Home Studio in Welling, Bexley, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Hounds of Love
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Kate Bush Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Kate Bush4.13:04
12Broken Wings
engineer:
Paul DeVilliers
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister (American pop rock band)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
drums (drum set):
Pat Mastelotto
guitar:
Steve Farris (US session guitarist, member of Mr. Mister)
keyboard:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label)
Mr. Mister4.24:40
13And She Was
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guitar and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 453)
recording of:
And She Was
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Talking Heads4.153:41
14Higher Love
recording of:
Higher Love
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood4:15
15When Tomorrow Comes
recording engineer:
Jon Bavin
assistant engineer:
Fred Defaye and Serge Pauchard
engineer:
Jon Bavin and Emmanuel Guiot (engineer)
producer:
Dave A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
mixer:
Jon Bavin and Manu Guiot (sound engineer)
bass guitar:
John McKenzie (English blues bassist)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke
guitar:
Dave A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
keyboard:
Patrick Seymour (British songwriter & keyboardist, Eurythmics)
saxophone:
Jimmy “Z” Zavala
lead vocals:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1986)
mixed at:
Studio de la Grande Armée in Paris, Île-de-France, France
remasters:
When Tomorrow Comes by Eurythmics
recording of:
When Tomorrow Comes
orchestrator:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics), Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Patrick Seymour (British songwriter & keyboardist, Eurythmics)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
Eurythmics44:31
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part of:Classic Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: TL559/08) (order: 37)