The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of 80’s, Volume 2

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1Africa
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and 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 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Toto4.14:57
2The Flame
recording of:
The Flame
writer:
Nick Graham (British singer, songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, Atomic Rooster member) and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Sony Music Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cheap Trick3:44
3Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.054:28
4One Summer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME, 1995/02–2004/02)
Daryl Braithwaite3:41
5Out of Mind, Out of Sight
producer:
Mark Opitz
recording of:
Out of Mind Out of Sight
lyricist and composer:
James Freud
Models3:36
6Before Too Long
recording of:
Before Too Long (Paul Kelly song)
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls3.53:23
7Change in Mood
Kids in the Kitchen3:43
8If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?
engineer:
Bruce Brown (Australia producer & engineer) and Russel Dunlop (Australian drummer, singer, composer, producer, engineer)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, Neutral Bay location, 1985-2016) in Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
lyricist and composer:
Martin Plaza (Australian musician)
Mental as Anything32:54
9She’s the One
The Cockroaches2:33
10Keep on Loving You
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar:
Kevin Cronin
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer
guitar:
Gary Richrath
Hammond organ:
Neal Doughty
background vocals:
Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
arranger:
Kevin Cronin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1980)
recording of:
Keep On Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin
publisher:
Fate Music and Taiyō Music
REO Speedwagon3.753:21
11All You Zombies
recording of:
All You Zombies
writer:
Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman
The Hooters5:57
12Long Hot Summer
recording of:
Long Hot Summer
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
Stylist Music Ltd.
The Style Council3:49
13Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
cover recording of:
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Paul Young4:01
14Looking for Clues
recording of:
Looking for Clues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music
Robert Palmer5:00
15Wouldn’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 Kershaw4.54:32

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part of:The Encyclopaedia of Music (number: 80.2) (order: 14)