Essential: The 80s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Love of the Common PeoplePaul Young3:41
2Prince CharmingAdam and the Ants3:18
3Drop the BoyBros3:51
4Happy BirthdayAltered Images3:00
5You Take Me Up
recording of:
You Take Me Up
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins4:09
6(Feels Like) Heaven
producer:
Peter Wilson
arranger:
Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan and Kevin Patterson
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory3:31
7I RanA Flock of Seagulls3:41
8My Favourite Waste of TimeOwen Paul3:28
9Blue Hat for a Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Hat for a Blue Day
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
publisher:
Bryan Morrison Music Ltd.
Nick Heyward4:02
10Go Wild in the CountryBow Wow Wow3:00
11Keep On Loving YouREO Speedwagon3:21
12Jessie’s GirlRick Springfield3:16
13AfricaToto4:55
14You’re the VoiceJohn Farnham5:02
15CarrieEurope4:32
16KyrieMr. Mister4:16
17Hold On Tight
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Hold On Tight (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra3:08
18Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982, in 1983)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Harrick Music, Inc.
KC and the Sunshine Band4:11
19Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan, Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart, John Herman, Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Epic Records (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing, Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal, Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Alice Cooper4:32
20Dead Ringer for LoveMeat Loaf4:24

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ASIN:UK: B002KSATV0 [info]