The Very Best of the 80’s: 1980, Volume 1

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#TitleArtistLength
1The Tide Is HighBlondie4:34
2Babooshka
assistant engineer:
John Barratt (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
engineer:
Jon Kelly (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly
analog synthesizer [CS 80] and lead vocals:
Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
balalaika:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric bass guitar:
John Giblin (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Brian Bath (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Alan Murphy (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Max Middleton (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
background vocals:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Gary Hurst (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1980), Novercia Ltd. (in 1980) and EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Babooshka (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush3:29
3No Doubt About ItHot Chocolate4:27
4Mama’s Boy
recording of:
Mama’s Boy
writer:
Suzi Quatro and Len Tuckey
Suzi Quatro3:36
5Runaround Sue
Racey3:02
6Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
recording of:
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
lyricist and composer:
James Warren
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Heath Music Ltd. (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Ltd. (in 1980)
The Korgis4:12
7January February
producer:
Alan Tarney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1980) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (in 1980)
recording of:
January, February
lyricist and composer:
Alan Tarney
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Barbara Dickson3:45
8Weekend
producer:
Earth and Fire and Gerrit-Jan Leenders
recording of:
Weekend (Earth and Fire)
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Koerts
publisher:
Nada Music
Earth and Fire3:32
9Banana RepublicThe Boomtown Rats3:30
10Oops Upside Your HeadThe Gap Band4:52
11What You’re Proposin’Status Quo4:13
12Matador
additional producer:
Garland Jeffreys (lead vocals)
producer:
Roy Cicala
recording of:
Matador
writer:
Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys4:43
13FunkytownLipps, Inc.3:57
14Johnny & Mary
engineer and mixer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer
recording of:
Johnny and Mary
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Island Music and Warner/Chappell
Robert Palmer4:00
15My Old Piano
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1980)
recording of:
My Old Piano
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Chic Music, Inc.
Diana Ross3:57
16Take the Look Off Your Face
recorded in:
United Kingdom
recording engineer:
David Hamilton Smith, Nigel Green, Dave Harris and Martyn Webster
engineer:
Gary Moore (task: digital engineering)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
vocals:
Marti Webb
arranger:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr.
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Company Ltd.
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb3:29
17Boat on the River
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Boat on the River
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. and Stygian Songs
Styx3:12
18What’s Another Year
vocals:
Johnny Logan (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
What's Another Year (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Shay Healy
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH and Melodie der Welt J. Michel KG
Johnny Logan3:00

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part of:The Very Best of the 80's (number: 1980-1) (order: 1)