The Ultimate Eighties: The Album of the Decade

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Higher Love
recording of:
Higher Love
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood4:10
2In a Big Country
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
music videos:
In a Big Country by Big Country
recording of:
In a Big Country
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Big Country Music Ltd., BMG Gold Songs and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
Big Country4:42
3We Built This City
producer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer) and Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
recording of:
We Built This City
writer:
Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited, Little Mole Music, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, 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
Starship4:49
4Something About You
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Something About You
writer:
Wally Badarou, Boon Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King and Mike Lindup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Music of Windswept, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Level 422.53:44
5Come On Eileen
recording of:
Come On Eileen (in 1982)
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
lyrics quoted on:
Kom igen Lena!
Dexys Midnight Runners33:28
6Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.94:20
7True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
music quoted on:
It’s True
Spandau Ballet5:40
8Broken Wings
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister (American pop rock band)
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. Mister4:29
9Someday
producer:
Jim Vallance
Glass Tiger3:32
10Just Between You and Me
April Wine3:50
11The Look of Love
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark Lickley
keyboard:
Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1982)
mixed at:
SARM Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73)
partial recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
ABC4.13:27
12Hold Me
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
bass guitar:
John McVie
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood
guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham
keyboard:
Christine McVie
vocals:
Christine McVie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2016) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2016)
mixed at:
George Massenburg Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hold Me
lyricist, writer and composer:
Christine McVie and Robbie Patton
Fleetwood Mac4.43:39