Absolute Hits: 80s Pop

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)Wham!3:34
2When Will I Be Famous?
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (Sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
When Will I Be Famous?
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US and Maximum Music Limited
Bros34:00
3Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley4.453:34
4Stand and Deliver
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
music videos:
Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 10)
recording of:
Stand and Deliver
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Adam and the Ants53:36
5Can You Feel It
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
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:
Can You Feel It
writer:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Jacksons4.353:51
6Girls Just Want to Have Fun
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
bass:
Eric Bazilian
electric guitar:
Rick DiFonzo
electronic drum set:
Anton Fig
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Rob Hyman
background vocals:
Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson (vocals)
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) and 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 1983, in 1994)
produced for:
Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
recording of:
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hazard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Heroic Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Cyndi Lauper4.13:51
7Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Bangles4.13:06
8Jump (For My Love)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
The Pointer Sisters4:27
9Dr. Beat
recording of:
Dr. Beat
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine4:23
10You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive3:12
11You Got It (The Right Stuff)
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
recording of:
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block34:11
12If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.53:16
13I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)Hall & Oates5:08
14Love Resurrection
producer:
Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
drums (drum set):
Tim Goldsmith
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Alison Moyet (singer)
music videos:
Love Resurection by Alison Moyet
recording of:
Love Resurrection
writer:
Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet (singer) and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Alison Moyet33:52
15Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarBilly Ocean2.354:46
16Holding Out for a Hero
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 1984)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler44:25
17System Addict
recording of:
System Addict
writer:
Gary Bell and Billy Livsey
Five Star4:04
18Down Under
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), 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 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work4.253:44
19Doctor! Doctor!
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins4:39
20Love & Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King43:23

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ASIN:UK: B000NJLQ2O [info]

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part of:Absolute (Crimson Productions) (order: 5)