#1 Hits: 1985 - 1989

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Power of Love
Huey Lewis & the News3:55
2Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
composer:
Mark Lettieri
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.94:09
3Broken Wings
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. Mister4:46
4Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
music quoted on:
Mope
Falco3.73:21
5Heaven Is a Place on Earth
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Future Furniture
Belinda Carlisle54:12
6Human
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League3:48
7Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
performer:
Starship (continuation of Jefferson Starship)
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Starship4.154:29
8(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer), Cutting Crew and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
Cutting Crew3.854:34
9Shake You Down
recording of:
Shake You Down
lyricist and composer:
Gregory Abbott
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Grabbitt Music (publisher)
Gregory Abbott44:07
10I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro, Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.95:00
11Lean 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 Nouveau3.354:00
12Hold on to the Night
engineer and mixer:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer)
producer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Richard Marx
bass guitar [bass]:
Patrick O’Hearn (American bass guitarist and keyboardist)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Mike Landau
keyboard and piano [acoustic piano]:
Richard Marx
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
vocals:
Richard Marx
arranger:
Richard Marx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Manhattan Records (1984–1987; relaunched 2001) (in 1987)
recording of:
Hold On to the Nights
lyricist and composer:
Richard Marx
publisher:
BMG Monarch, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Chi‐Boy Music (in 1987)
Richard Marx5:14
13Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken
keyboard:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1987)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.453:32
14When I See You Smile
recording of:
When I See You Smile
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Bad English4:19
15The Living Years
recording of:
The Living Years
writer:
B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.
Mike + the Mechanics5:31

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Release

ASIN:US: B00004YNAO [info]