Essential Eighties 2 (3CD Set)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Volume 1

▶CD 2: Volume 2

▼CD 3: Volume 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Comin' On Strong	Broken English		3:38
2	When You Walk in the Room producer: Christopher Neil phonographic copyright (℗) by: BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1987) cover recording of: When You Walk in the Room lyricist and composer: Jackie DeShannon publisher: EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Metric Music Company (publisher), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, SBK Songs (publisher) (in 1987) and United Partnership Ltd. (in 1987)	Paul Carrack	3	3:24
3	Searchin’ (I Gotta Find a Man) recording of: Searchin’ (I Gotta Find a Man) lyricist and composer: Ian Anthony Stephens	Hazell Dean		3:10
4	T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) cover recording of: It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) writer: Sy Oliver and Trummy Young	Fun Boy Three with Bananarama		2:54
5	Nineteen producer: Paul Hardcastle recording of: 19 lyricist: Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord composer: Paul Hardcastle	Paul Hardcastle	3.6	3:39
6	Your Mama Don’t Dance engineer: Duane Baron producer: Tom Werman mixer: Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman bass guitar: Bobby Dall drums (drum set): Rikki Rockett guitar: C.C. DeVille lead vocals: Bret Michaels cover recording of: Your Mama Don’t Dance writer: Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina publisher: Jasperilla Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)	Poison	4	3:02
7	The Stroke assistant recording engineer: Garry Rindfuss recording engineer: Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) producer: Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Billy Squier drums (drum set): Bobby Chouinard guitar and lead vocals: Billy Squier background vocals: Mark Clarke (Rock, UK) and Alan St. Jon additionally recorded at: Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany recorded at: Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States mixed at: Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany recording of: The Stroke lyricist and composer: Billy Squier	Billy Squier	5	3:39
8	Too Much Pressure recording of: Too Much Pressure lyricist and composer: Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)	The Selecter		3:50
9	Golden Brown co-producer: Steve Churchyard producer: Steve Churchyard and The Stranglers mixer: Tony Visconti performer: The Stranglers phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981) recording of: Golden Brown writer: Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield publisher: Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.	The Stranglers	4.5	3:29
10	She 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 Dolby	3.8	3:43
11	Don’t Want to Wait Anymore recording of: Don’t Want to Wait Anymore writer: Rick Anderson (bassist for The Tubes), Michael Cotten, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Prairie Prince, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Fee Waybill and Vince Welnick publisher: Boones Tunes, Decomposition Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	The Tubes		3:49
12	Here I Go Again producer: Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s) mixer: Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) drums (drum set) and percussion: Aynsley Dunbar electric bass guitar: Neil Murray (British bass guitar player) electric guitar and background vocals: John Sykes guest keyboard and keyboard: Don Airey and Bill Cuomo solo electric guitar: Adrian Vandenberg lead vocals: David Coverdale phonographic copyright (℗) by: Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987) mixed at: Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States music videos: Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake recording of: Here I Go Again writer: David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden publisher: Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Seabreeze Music Ltd., Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)	Whitesnake	3.9	4:34
13	Tomorrow People phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1988) recording of: Tomorrow People lyricist and composer: Ziggy Marley	Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers	4	3:37
14	Ride Like the Wind cover recording of: Ride Like the Wind lyricist and composer: Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter) publisher: Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Universal Music–MGB Songs	Saxon	3.45	4:27
15	Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) producer: Nellee Hooper guest lead vocals and guest vocals: Caron Wheeler performer: Caron Wheeler recording of: Back to Life writer: Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler	Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler	3.65	3:46
16	This Is Not a Love Song producer and mixer: Martin Atkins (UK drummer) and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) arranger: Martin Atkins (UK drummer) and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) recording of: This Is Not a Love Song writer: Martin Atkins (UK drummer), Keith Levene and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) publisher: Complete Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Virgin Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) version of: Love Song	Public Image Ltd	5	4:13

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) (in 1999)