Now That’s What I Call Music 8

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Notorious
engineer and mixer:
Daniel Abraham
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
Notorious
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
Duran Duran44:00
2Suburbia
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986, in 1991)
recording of:
Suburbia
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
Pet Shop Boys3.84:04
3Walk This Way
guest guitar family:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
guest performer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band)
recording of:
Walk This Way (Run-D.M.C. version)
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC
version of:
Walk This Way
Run‐D.M.C.3.653:39
4Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Communards3.44:32
5Breakout
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishers and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister3.83:47
6Higher Love
recording of:
Higher Love
writer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood4:13
7(Forever) Live and Die
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
producer:
Stephen Hague
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio de la Grande Armée in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
(Forever) Live and Die
writer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), Graham Weir and Neil Weir
publisher:
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark1.53:38
8In Too Deep
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersall
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Genesis (English rock band) and Hugh Padgham
bass and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Tony Banks (Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
recording of:
In Too Deep (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
lyricist:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Anthony Banks Ltd., Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Michael Rutherford Ltd. and Philip Collins Ltd.
written at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Genesis2.94:58
9Word Up
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:22
10I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
editor:
Barry Diament (in 1986)
bass guitar and guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1986)
drums (drum set), percussion and synthesizer:
Bruce Woolley (in 1986)
synthesizer [DX 7, PPG Wave]:
Philippe Saisse (in 1986)
synthesizer [Roland]:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Curtis King Jr. (American singer and songwriter) (in 1986), Terri G. (in 1986), Grace Jones (in 1986), Nile Rodgers (in 1986) and Brenda White-King (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Grace Jones (in 1986)
arranger:
Nile Rodgers and Bruce Woolley
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
edited at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
recording of:
I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You) (in 1986)
lyricist:
Grace Jones
composer:
Bruce Woolley
publisher:
April Music Inc., Bruce Woolley Music Ltd and Grace Jones Music
Grace Jones4.353:58
11Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
recording of:
Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.653:36
12We Don’t Have To…Jermaine Stewart44:05
13Step Right Up
recording of:
Step Right Up
lyricist and composer:
Derek Bramble
Jaki Graham4:04
14What Have You Done for Me Lately
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge
co-producer:
Janet Jackson
executive producer:
John McClain
producer:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
vocals arranger:
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
recording of:
What Have You Done for Me Lately
writer:
Janet Jackson, James Samuel Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Flyte Tyme Tunes
Janet Jackson23:34
15Human
music videos:
Human by The Human League
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League33:47
16I Wanna Wake Up With You
recording of:
I Want to Wake Up With You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music and IQ Music
Boris Gardiner23:59
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