Number Ones of the 80’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Going UndergroundPearl Jam2:55
2Use It Up & Wear It OutOdyssey4:59
3Tainted LoveSoft Cell2:36
4Prince CharmingAdam Ant3:19
5Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
The Specials3:41
6This Ole House
cover recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Shakin’ Stevens3:07
7Come On EileenDexys Midnight Runners and The Emerald Express4:09
8Eye of the TigerSurvivor3:49
9Down UnderMen at Work3:43
10Too ShyKajagoogoo3:45
11Freedom
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter
producer:
George Michael
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
saxophone:
David Baptiste
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Freedom (Wham!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music and Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (in 1984)
Wham!5:05
12NineteenPaul Hardcastle3:40
13Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne
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
publisher:
Copyright Control and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The Communards4:34
14Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield, Mike Duffy, Phil Harding and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis, Jonathan King and Yoyo
engineer:
Mark McGuire
producer:
Aitken, Stock and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control, Hammer Music, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley3:34
15La Bamba
producer:
Mitchell Froom
performer:
Los Lobos
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Slash Records (in 1987)
cover recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A.
version of:
La bamba
Los Lobos2:51
16Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us NowStarship4:29
17The Only Way Is Up
recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson and George Jackson
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (in 1988)
Yazz4:05
18I Owe You NothingBros3:37
19PerfectFairground Attraction3:37
20Eternal FlameThe Bangles3:55