We Can’t Get Enough! Best of the Eighties

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1Planet Earth
recording of:
Planet Earth
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Duran Duran3:59
2Love on Your Side
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins3:49
3Don’t Go
engineer:
John Fryer and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Vince Clarke and Daniel Miller
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd., Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia KB
Yazoo2:52
4Fade to Grey
engineer:
John Hudson
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage
performer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange and Midge Ure
arranger:
Visage
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1980) and Universal Records (in 1980)
recorded at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Mayfair Sound in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. and Performance Music Ltd
Visage3:48
5Let Me Go
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Let Me Go!
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd., Sound Diagrams, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Heaven 174:15
6Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 17)
recording of:
The Safety Dance (from 1982-01 until 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Tactik Music (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats4:29
7Love Song
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Iovine
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Brian McGee
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeill
vocals:
Jim Kerr
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Alan MacNeil and Brian McGee
Simple Minds3:50
8Stand & Deliver
engineer:
Alan Douglas
producer:
Chris Hughes
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Adam Ant
drums (drum set):
Chris Hughes and Terry Lee Miall
guitar:
Marco Pirroni
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1981)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 145)
recording of:
Stand and Deliver
writer:
Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Adam and the Ants3:05
9Favourite Shirt
producer:
Bob Sargeant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 31)
recording of:
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
publisher:
Bryan Morrison Music Ltd.
Haircut One Hundred3:05
10To Cut a Long Story Short
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980)
mixed at:
Jam Studios in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control, PDC Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3:21
11Red Skies
recording of:
Red Skies
lyricist:
Cy Curnin
writer:
Charles Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West‐Oram and Adam Woods
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
The Fixx4:35
12Genius of Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Steven Stanley
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
recording of:
Genius of Love
writer:
Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Steven Stanley and Tina Weymouth
Tom Tom Club5:33
13She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1982) and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio in London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 76)
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Copyright Control and Participation Music Inc.
Thomas Dolby3:41
14It’s My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd., Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing
Talk Talk3:52
15Sometimes
producer:
Flood
mixer:
Flood, Daniel Miller and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 107)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell and Vince Clarke
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure3:37
16Love Is a Shield
programming:
Heiko Maile
producer:
Camouflage and Alexander Henninger
guitar:
Johannes Luley
oboe:
Simone Winter
vocals:
Marcus Meyn
recording of:
Love Is a Shield
lyricist:
Peter Godwin, Oliver Kreyssig and Marcus Meyn
composer:
Heiko Maile
publisher:
Blue Box Publishing Promotion Karin Wirthmann
Camouflage4:44
17Never Never
recording of:
Never Never
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke
publisher:
Sonet (in 1983)
The Assembly3:47
18Vienna
producer:
Conny Plank and Ultravox
bass:
Chris Cross
drums (drum set):
Warren Cann
guitar:
Midge Ure
keyboard and violin:
Billy Currie
vocals:
Midge Ure
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox4:38
19C’est comme ça
bass and guitar and lead vocals:
Catherine Ringer
guitar:
Sam Smith
guitar and membranophone:
Fred Chichin
tambourine:
Tony Visconti
mixed at:
Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
C'est comme ça
lyricist:
Catherine Ringer
composer:
Fred Chichin
publisher:
Six
Les Rita Mitsouko4:52
20Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
Soft Cell2:35
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1The Look of Love
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark Lickley
keyboard:
Mark White
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1982)
mixed at:
Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 43) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73)
partial recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer, Stephen Singleton and Mark White
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc.
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC3:30
2Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
assistant engineer:
Gordon Milne
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Jon Moss
electric piano, guitar and synthesizer:
Roy Hay
synclavier:
Keith Miller
additional vocals:
Helen Terry
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
music videos:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 58)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig, George O’Dowd, Roy Hay and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club4:23
3Everybody Have Fun Tonight
producer:
Peter Wolf
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 99)
recording of:
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
writer:
Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Peter Wolf
publisher:
Chong Music Ltd., Spirit One Music and Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd.
Wang Chung4:46
4The Politics of Dancing
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Copyright Control, Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re‐Flex4:13
5Don’t Talk to Me About Love
recording of:
Don’t Talk to Me About Love
writer:
Clare Grogan, Stephen Lironi, Tony McDaid and Johnny McElhone
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd., Slotorest Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
Altered Images3:49
6Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
producer:
Hugh Jones
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Sharrock
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Chris Layhe
guitar and keyboard:
Ian McNabb
vocals:
Ian McNabb
recording of:
Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
lyricist and composer:
Ian McNabb
The Icicle Works3:47
7Feels 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 Factory3:30
8Shouldn’t Have to Be Like That
recording of:
Shouldn’t Have to Be Like That
writer:
Rune Kristoffersen and Øyvind Kvalnes
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fra Lippo Lippi3:52
9Black Man Ray
producer:
Walter Becker
recording of:
Black Man Ray
writer:
Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson and Eddie Lundon
China Crisis3:36
10The Promise
producer:
Michael Brauer and Ben Rogan
mixer:
Michael Brauer
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale and Andrew Mann
When in Rome3:40
11Something Good
programming:
Paul Haig
producer and mixer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
guitar and keyboard:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
sampler:
Paul Haig
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
recording of:
Something Good
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
Paul Haig3:25
12Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds, Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Management Ltd.
A Flock of Seagulls4:12
13Doot Doot
recording of:
Doot Doot
writer:
Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas
publisher:
Curly Music Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Point Music Ltd. (in 1983)
Freur4:03
14Cars
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
lead vocals:
Gary Numan (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979) and WEA Filipacchi Music (in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cars by Gary Numan
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 11), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 16) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 93)
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
writer:
Nick Hemming and Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
Gary Numan3:46
15My Soul Unwraps Tonight
recording of:
My Soul Unwraps Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Richard Kenton
Savage Progress3:23
16Girl’s Got a Brand New Toy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (in 1985)
recording of:
Girl’s Got a Brand New Toy
lyricist and composer:
Ken Taylor
publisher:
CBS Songs, Chartbreaker Musikverlag GmbH and EMI Kick Musikverlag GmbH
TXT3:52
17The Celtic Soul Brother
producer:
Clive Langer, Kevin Rowland and Alan Winstanley
recording of:
The Celtic Soul Brothers
writer:
Micky Billingham, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Dexys Midnight Runners3:09
18Waiting for Another Chance
recording of:
Waiting for Another Chance
writer:
Willie Gardner, Brian McGee, Douglas Muirden, David Murdoch, David Rudden and Paul Wishart
publisher:
Copyright Control and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Endgames3:56
19L’Aventurier
recording of:
L’Aventurier (Indochine song)
orchestrator:
Gérard Tempia-Bonda
lyricist:
Nicola Sirkis
composer:
Dominique Nicolas
publisher:
droits réservés
Indochine3:53
20Love Action (I Believe in Love)
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1981)
music videos:
Love Action (I Believe In Love) by The Human League
recording of:
Love Action (I Believe in Love)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Burden and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd., April Musikverlag GmbH (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
The Human League3:49