The Very Best of Pop Music 1983–84

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Down on the StreetShakatak3:23
2Give 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 Band4:02
3Love Is a Stranger
engineer:
A. Williams, D. A. Stewart and R. Crash
producer:
Dave Stewart and Adam Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (in 1982) and BMG Records (UK) Limited (in 1991)
recording of:
Love Is a Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
publisher:
Arnakata Music Ltd, Logo Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Eurythmics3:45
4Victims
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne and Mike Ross‐Trevor
producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Victims by Culture Club
recording of:
Victims (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig, George O’Dowd, Roy Hay and Jon Moss
Culture Club4:53
5Only YouThe Flying Pickets3:23
6My Ever Changing Moods
producer:
Paul Weller and Peter Wilson
recording of:
My Ever Changing Moods
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
The Style Council4:03
7Rockit
Moog [mini-moog] programming:
Michael Beinhorn
producer:
Herbie Hancock and Material
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell
Batá drum [Bata]:
Daniel Ponce
drum machine [Dr Click Rhythm Controller], keyboard [E-mu 4060 Digital Keyboard], Moog [Mini-Moog], synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Rhodes Chroma] and voice synthesizer [Sennheiser Vocoder]:
Herbie Hancock
electronic drum set [Synare] and other instruments [DMX]:
Michael Beinhorn
turntable:
Grand Mixer DST
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock and Bill Laswell
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock3:41
8Jump (for My Love)The Pointer Sisters4:17
9Like to Get to Know You Well
recording engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Tayler
programming:
Howard Jones
producer:
Rupert Hine
instruments:
Howard Jones
lead vocals:
Howard Jones
recorded at and mixed at:
Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Like to Get to Know You Well
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones4:00
10(She’s) Sexy + 17
recording of:
(She’s) Sexy and 17
lyricist and composer:
Brian Setzer
Stray Cats3:13
11ManiacMichael Sembello4:15
12It’s Raining MenThe Weather Girls3:29
13Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (in 1984)
recording of:
Caribbean Queen
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4:03
14Havava Moon
recording of:
Havana Moon
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Santana4:11
15Lost in LoveAir Supply3:52
16True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1983)
music videos:
True by Spandau Ballet
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Native Tongue Music Publishing, Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet5:31
17Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)Paul Young5:58
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1A Rockin’ Good Way
guest performer:
Shakin’ Stevens
performer:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983)
cover recording of:
A Rockin’ Good Way
writer:
Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus and Clyde Otis
publisher:
Copyright Control
Bonnie Tyler feat. Shakin’ Stevens2:51
2Love Is a BattlefieldPat Benatar4:04
3Forever Young
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (from 1984 to present) and wea music (in 1984, in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Forever Young (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens, Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Fable Music Pty. Ltd. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag
Alphaville3:47
4I Won’t Hold You BackToto4:51
5Tahiti
recording of:
Tahiti
writer:
Richard Crane and David Essex
publisher:
Mutiny Music
part of:
Mutiny! (Mutiny on the Bounty)
David Essex5:03
6Family ManHall & Oates3:18
7Cry Just a Little Bit
recording of:
Cry Just a Little Bit
lyricist and composer:
Bob Heatlie
Shakin’ Stevens3:05
8Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4:05
9Tonight I Celebrate My LovePeabo Bryson & Roberta Flack3:29
10TemptationHeaven 173:06
11Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him GoodbyeBananarama3:23
12Wings of a DoveMadness3:00
13The Lucky One
music videos:
The Lucky One by Laura Branigan
recording of:
The Lucky One (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Roberts
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Laura Branigan4:11
14Let’s Hear It for the BoyDeniece Williams4:17
15You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive3:14
16Time After TimeCyndi Lauper3:47
17Still Lovin’ You
recorded in:
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions6:26