Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 3: 1984–85

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Free Wheel BurningJudas Priest4:50
2I Wanna Be Somebody
recording of:
I Wanna Be Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P.6:19
3Slide It InWhitesnake3:19
4The Last in LineDio5:40
5Red, Hot and Heavy
Pretty Maids3:57
6Still Loving 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
Scorpions6:25
7Perfect StrangersDeep Purple5:54
8I’ll See the Light Tonight
assistant engineer:
Peter Vargo
engineer:
Lester Claypool
producer and mixer:
Yngwie Malmsteen
electric bass guitar:
Marcel Jacob
guitar and background vocals:
Yngwie Malmsteen
instruments:
Anders Johansson
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
lead vocals:
Jeff Scott Soto
arranger:
Yngwie Malmsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor K.K. (in 1985)
recording of:
I’ll See the Light, Tonight
lyricist:
Yngwie Malmsteen and Jeff Scott Soto
composer:
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie J. Malmsteen4:28
9Round and RoundRatt4:24
10I Wanna Rock
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
background vocals:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Mark Mendoza (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lead vocals:
Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 17)
recording of:
I Wanna Rock (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister3:06
11Sign of the Hammer
producer and mixer:
Tony Platt
recording of:
Sign of the Hammer
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar4:18
12Gypsy
recording of:
Gypsy (in 1984-05)
lyricist:
King Diamond
composer:
Michael Denner and King Diamond
Mercyful Fate3:11
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Out in the Fields
engineer:
James (Jimbo) Barton
producer:
Peter Collins
assistant mixer:
James “Jimbo” Barton
guest bass guitar [bass] and guest vocals:
Philip Lynott
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charlie Morgan
guest keyboard [keyboards]:
Don Airey and Andy Richards
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Moore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (in 1985) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 2002)
produced at:
Sarm East in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Out in the Fields
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott4:17
2Hellbound
programming:
Harry Thumann
engineer:
Rainer Assmann
producer and mixer:
Rainer Assmann and Henry Staroste
bass guitar:
Frank Rittel (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
drums (drum set):
Michael Eurich (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
guitar:
Rudi Graf (from 1985-02 until 1985-04) and Peter Szigeti (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
lead vocals:
Doro Pesch (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
arranger:
Henry Staroste
recorded at:
Country Lane Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
recording of:
Hellbound (from 1985-02 until 1985-04)
writer:
Michael Eurich, Rudi Graf, Doro Pesch, Frank Rittel, Henry Staroste and Peter Szigeti
Warlock3:40
3Smokin’ in the Boys RoomMötley Crüe3:27
4Killing Is My Business (and Business Is Good)
additional producer:
Jay Jones
co-producer:
Megadeth
producer:
Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine
bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]:
David Ellefson
drums (drum set):
Gar Samuelson
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recorded at and mixed at:
Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01)
recording of:
Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! (from 1984-12 until 1985-01)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Einstein Music, Mustaine Music and Theory Music
Megadeth3:02
5Ride the Sky
engineer, producer and mixer:
Harris Johns
drums (drum set):
Ingo Schwichtenberg (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
electric bass guitar:
Markus Grosskopf (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
electric guitar:
Kai Hansen (from 1985-09 until 1985-10) and Michael Weikath (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
vocals:
Kai Hansen (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
recorded at:
Music Lab Berlin in Berlin, Germany (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
recording of:
Ride the Sky (from 1985-09 until 1985-10)
lyricist and composer:
Kai Hansen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH, Maldoror Musikverlag and Wintrup Musikverlag
Helloween5:56
6Gung HoAnthrax4:36
7Metal Heart
assistant engineer:
Peter Brandt and Mike Kashnitz
engineer:
Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead] and electric sitar [coral electric sitar]:
Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
cymbal [cymbals], drums (drum set), gong [gongs] and timpani [timpanis]:
Stefan Kaufmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
electric bass guitar and Moog:
Peter Baltes (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
electric guitar [rhythm]:
Jörg Fischer (from 1984-10 until 1984-12) and Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Peter Baltes (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Udo Dirkschneider (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Jörg Fischer (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12) and Stefan Kaufmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
lead vocals:
Udo Dirkschneider (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Schallplatten GmbH (in 1985)
produced for:
Breeze Music GmbH
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks-Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
recording of:
Metal Heart (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
writer:
Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Jörg Fischer, Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
publisher:
Breeze Music GmbH and Schacht Musikverlage
Accept5:23
8It’s Not LoveDokken6:13
9Hell Awaits
recording of:
Hell Awaits
lyricist:
Kerry King
composer:
Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
publisher:
Bloody Skull Music and Bug Music
Slayer6:02
10Broken Heroes
recording of:
Broken Heroes
writer:
Biff Byford and Steve Dawson
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc.
Saxon5:29
11Bonded by BloodExodus3:45
12Endless Pain
engineer, producer and mixer:
Horst Müller
executive producer:
Karl-U. Walterbach
bass guitar:
Roberto Fioretti
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Jürgen Reil (in 1985)
guitar:
Mille Petrozza (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maldoror Musikverlag (in 1985) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 2021)
recorded at:
CAT Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
recording of:
Endless Pain (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mille Petrozza
composer:
Roberto Fioretti, Mille Petrozza, Jürgen Reil and Terozza
Kreator3:31

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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 3) (order: 3)