NOW 100 Hits: Forgotten 80s

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Too Good to Be ForgottenAmazulu3:06
2WordsF.R. David3:27
3Japanese Boy
producer:
Neil Ross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Japanese Boy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Heatlie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI (in 1981)
Aneka3:56
4Baby I Don’t Care
Transvision Vamp3:59
5CrashThe Primitives2:32
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 Factory3:32
7Real Gone Kid
recording engineer:
Felix Kendall
producer:
Warne Livesey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Real Gone Kid
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross
publisher:
ATV Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Deacon Blue4:04
8Pale Shelter
recording of:
Pale Shelter
lyricist:
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith
composer:
Roland Orzabal
Tears for Fears4:41
9Lean on Me (Ah‐Li‐Ayo)
producer:
Chris Hughes and David Motion
recording of:
Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)
lyricist and composer:
Simon Toulson-Clarke
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Red Box4:24
10Best Years of Our LivesModern Romance2:36
11Love & Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King3:21
12Running in the Family
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
recording of:
Running in the Family
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 423:57
13A Night to RememberShalamar3:32
14My 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 Ross3:56
15Tribute (Right On)The Pasadenas4:25
16Use It Up and Wear It OutOdyssey4:12
17Rock the Boat
cover recording of:
Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Wally Holmes
publisher:
Origin Network Pty Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Forrest4:36
18Good Thing Going (We’ve Got a Good Thing Going)
Sugar Minott3:41
19Can’t Be With You Tonight
Judy Boucher5:25
20I Need Love
producer:
LA Posse and LL Cool J
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Def Jam Recordings (in 2021)
recording of:
I Need Love
composer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin, Steven Ettinger, James Todd Smith, Darryl Pierce and Dwayne Simon
publisher:
Def Jam Music, Inc.
LL Cool J5:22
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)John Parr4:09
2Mary’s Prayer
producer:
Dave Bascombe
performer:
Danny Wilson (in 1987)
produced at:
Marcus Studios in Bayswater, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom and Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mary’s Prayer (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Clark
publisher:
Copyright Control (, in 1988)
Danny Wilson3:45
3Hold Me NowThompson Twins4:46
4Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange4:01
5Frankie
producer:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Denise Rich
publisher:
Copyright Control
Sister Sledge4:17
6Love Plus OneHaircut 1003:38
7Harvest for the WorldThe Christians3:56
8Down to EarthCuriosity Killed the Cat3:50
9Wishing WellTerence Trent D’Arby3:31
10Let’s Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
Sly Fox5:09
11E=MC2Big Audio Dynamite4:28
12The RaceYello3:19
13Street Tuff
Rebel MC & Double Trouble3:30
14Walking on Sunshine
cover recording of:
Walking on Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Greenheart Music
Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin4:50
15Wordy RappinghoodTom Tom Club4:24
16Papa’s Got a Brand New PigbagPigbag3:36
17John Wayne Is Big LeggyHaysi Fantayzee3:19
18Girlie GirlieSophia George3:04
19RoadblockStock Aitken Waterman3:20
20SolidAshford & Simpson3:45
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1See the Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1985)
recording of:
See the Day
lyricist and composer:
Dee C. Lee
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Dee C. Lee4:20
2Caravan of Love
engineer:
Phil Bodger
producer:
John Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (in 1986, in 1987)
cover recording of:
Caravan of Love
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., IJI Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
The Housemartins3:39
3ChanceBig Country4:25
4I’m FallingThe Bluebells5:21
5Wishful Thinking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
lyricist:
Eddie Lundon
composer:
Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon
publisher:
EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
China Crisis4:06
6LouiseThe Human League4:56
7Einstein a Go‐Go
producer:
Landscape
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (from 1981 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape2:59
8Ever So Lonely
Monsoon4:19
9Da Da Da (I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha)
engineer:
Jim Duncombe (in 1982-01)
producer:
Klaus Voormann (in 1982-01)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1982-01)
castanets:
Hans‐Joachim Behrendt (in 1982-01)
drums (drum set):
Peter Behrens (in 1982-01)
keyboard:
Stephan Remmler (in 1982-01)
background vocals:
Annette Humpe (in 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Stephan Remmler (in 1982)
performer:
Kralle Krawinkel (in 1982-01)
engineered at:
Audio Studios in Berlin, Germany (in 1982-01) and Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich, Switzerland (in 1982-01)
edit of:
Da Da Da I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha by Trio
music videos:
Da Da Da (I Don't Love You) by Trio
recording of:
Da Da Da I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha (in 1982-01)
lyricist and composer:
Kralle (in 1981) and Stephan Remmler (in 1981)
translator:
Kralle and Stephan Remmler
publisher:
Just Us Music Production GmbH
translated version of:
Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha
Trio3:21
10Mickey
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 43), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 57) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 497)
cover recording of:
Kitty (more well known as "Mickey")
writer:
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
translated version of:
Mickey
Toni Basil4:12
11Fantasy Island
cover recording of:
Fantasy Island (english version)
writer:
Martin Duiser and Piet Souer
publisher:
Roba Music GmbH
Tight Fit3:26
12The Land of Make BelieveBucks Fizz3:46
13I’ve Never Been to Me
producer:
Don Costa, Berry Gordy and Ron Miller
arranger:
Don Costa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1977) and Motown Record Company, L.P. (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
I’ve Never Been to Me
writer:
Ken Hirsch and Ron Miller
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Charlene3:47
14I Should Have Known BetterJim Diamond4:04
15Somebody’s Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell
publisher:
EMI Music and Jobete Music
Rockwell3:58
16HeartachePepsi & Shirlie3:34
17If Only I CouldSydney Youngblood3:30
18You’ll Never Stop Me Loving YouSonia3:24
19Behind the GrooveTeena Marie3:59
20I’m Gonna Miss You
producer:
Frank Farian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hansa (in 1988)
produced for:
Far Music Production
recording of:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
writer:
Frank Farian, Dietmar Kawohl and Peter Bishoph
publisher:
FAR Music
Milli Vanilli3:59
4CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Zoom
recording of:
Zoom
writer:
Bobby Eli and Len Barry
Fat Larry’s Band4:15
2Wonderful Life
producer:
Dave Dix
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1987)
music videos:
Wonderful Life by Black
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
publisher:
Rondor Music Ltd.
Black4:48
3I Want to Wake Up With You
Boris Gardiner2:55
4Never Knew Love Like This BeforeStephanie Mills3:29
5History
recording of:
History
lyricist and composer:
Jochem Fluitsma and Eric van Tijn
Mai Tai3:51
6Almaz
recording of:
Almaz
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
writer:
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford4:29
7Shake You Down
producer:
Gregory Abbott
bass:
T.M. Stevens
membranophone:
David Beal
background vocals:
Gregory Abbott, Robert Deadmon and Aida Foreman
lead vocals:
Gregory Abbott
arranger:
Gregory Abbott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 69)
recording of:
Shake You Down
lyricist and composer:
Gregory Abbott
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Grabbitt Music
Gregory Abbott4:06
8Body TalkImagination3:31
9Jump (for My Love)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (in 1983)
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc (in 1983)
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry
additional synthesizer and Minimoog and electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
bass:
Louis Johnson (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Michael Brooks and James C. Tract
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records Inc. (in 1983)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love) (in 1983)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell, Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music, ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Pointer Sisters4:23
10Eloise
engineer and producer:
Jon Kelly
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (in 1968)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range
The Damned5:09
11Love Missile F1–11Sigue Sigue Sputnik3:44
12Hit That Perfect BeatBronski Beat3:39
13Sonic Boom BoyWestworld2:55
14BoxerbeatJo Boxers2:54
15To Cut a Long Story ShortSpandau Ballet3:22
16Kiss Me
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Duffy
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy3:55
17Drop the BoyBros3:58
18Rain or Shine
recording of:
Rain or Shine
writer:
Billy Livsey and Peter Sinfield
Five Star3:59
19Tarzan BoyBaltimora3:48
20Every Loser WinsNick Berry3:12
5CD
#TitleArtistLength
1PerfectFairground Attraction3:37
2Everybody’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 Korgis4:15
3Labelled With LoveSqueeze4:30
4Heart and Soul
engineer:
Jerry Napier
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker
bass:
Paul Jackson
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Tim Burgess
guitar [rhythm guitar] and other instruments [some bits]:
Ron Rogers
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Chetwood
other instruments [other bits] and solo guitar [guitar solos]:
Taj Wyzgowski
vocals:
Carol Decker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Siren Records Ltd. (in 1987)
produced for:
RTB Audio Visual Productions USA
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 69)
recording of:
Heart and Soul
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers
publisher:
AMP Publishing Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
T’Pau3:35
5Brother Louie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. and BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (in 1986)
recording of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Hanseatic and Intersong Music Ltd.
Modern Talking3:43
6I Can’t Wait
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz3:39
7Wee RuleWee Papa Girl Rappers3:30
8Straight Up
producer:
Keith Cohen and Elliot Wolff
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Wolff
publisher:
Elliot Wolff Music and Virgin Music, Inc.
Paula Abdul3:50
9Feels Like I’m in LoveKelly Marie3:19
10Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)Ottawan4:49
11Shake Your Love
recording engineer:
Bernard Bullock, Phil Castellano and Don Feinberg
programming and producer:
Fred Zarr
assistant engineer:
Bill Esses
assistant mixer:
Jim Goatley
mixer:
Phil Castellano and Fred Zarr
guitar:
David “Jaz” Grant
keyboard and synthesizer:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson and Jeff Smith
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
recorded at:
Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 8)
recording of:
Shake Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation, Creative Bloc Music Ltd. (from 1987 to ????) and Deborah Ann’s Music (from 1987 to ????)
Debbie Gibson3:42
12Losing My Mind
assistant engineer:
Danton Supple
engineer:
Renny Hill and Julian Mendelsohn
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn and Pet Shop Boys
additional vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (from 1989 to present)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 109)
cover recording of:
Follies: Losing My Mind (Follies)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation (ended) and Herald Square Music, Inc.
part of:
Follies
Liza Minnelli4:12
13Right Back Where We Started FromSinitta3:14
14Living on Video
recording of:
Living on Video
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Languirand
publisher:
Costa Demo Productions (in 1983)
Trans‐X3:44
15Come Live With MeHeaven 173:36
16Don’t Call Me Baby
recording of:
Don’t Call Me Baby
lyricist:
Tracey Bryn
composer:
Tracey Bryn and Mike Jones
Voice of the Beehive3:05
17The First Picture of YouThe Lotus Eaters3:39
18Brilliant MindFurniture3:42
19Stuck on You
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1983)
recording of:
Stuck on You
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music and Copyright Control
Lionel Richie3:10
20Nellie the Elephant
Toy Dolls3:28