80s Pop: 120 Original Hits

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
CD 4
CD 5
CD 6
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1True
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
music quoted on:
It’s True
Spandau Ballet5:25
2Weak in the Presence of Beauty
recording of:
Weak in the Presence of Beauty
writer:
Robert E. Clarke and Michael Ward (80s/90s songwriter)
Alison Moyet3:24
3She Makes My Day
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Robert Palmer4:13
4Circle in the Sand
producer:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use "Demon Music Group"; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
recording of:
Circle in the Sand
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Shipwreck Music (publisher) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Belinda Carlisle3.53:39
5Hold Me in Your Arms
Rick Astley4:17
6Promise
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia7:27
7Second Summer of Love
recording of:
The Second Summer of Love
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer. Ex-Danny Wilson, Ex-Transister, Ex-King L)
Danny Wilson2:41
8Looking for LindaHue & Cry3:45
9Don't Look Down
recording of:
Don’t Look Down
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West4:08
10Better Love Next Time
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
Better Love Next Time
composer:
Larry Keith (American songwriter in AOR Rock, Country, R&B), Steve Pippin (American songwriter, session singer and actor) and Johnny Slate
Dr. Hook42:57
11Crying Game
programming:
Pete Gleadall
engineer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Pet Shop Boys
vocals and performer:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spaghetti Recordings Ltd. (in 1992)
cover recording of:
The Crying Game
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Boy George23:20
12Mated
cover recording of:
Mated
writer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia"), Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton and John “Willie” Wilcox
publisher:
MIDI Evil Music and Willie Wilcox Music
Jaki Graham3:43
13Wait Until Tonight (My Love)Phil Fearon & Galaxy3:40
14What Kinda Boy You Looking for GirlHot Chocolate3:43
15Tonight I Celebrate My LovePeabo Bryson3.753:27
16Goodbye Girl
recording of:
Goodbye Girl
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West4:31
17Classic
recording of:
Classic
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
Finchley Music Corp.
Adrian Gurvitz33:36
18Tunnel of Love
engineer:
Jeremy Green
producer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
recording of:
Tunnel of Love
writer:
Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple
Fun Boy Three3:06
19I Scare Myself
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered in:
Brussels, Belgium
engineer:
Dan Lacksman (Belgian musician & producer)
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Matthew Seligman
electronic drum set and percussion:
Clif Brigden
guitar and trumpet:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter)
piano:
Thomas Dolby
trombone:
Peter Thoms (trombone)
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) and Lesley Fairbairn
vocals:
Thomas Dolby
cover recording of:
I Scare Myself
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hicks
publisher:
Oh Boy Music Company
Thomas Dolby35:35
20Only You
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
additional producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:
Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
vocals:
Alison Moyet (singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.43:05