Sexy ’80s

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Annotation

"The Sexy '80s" on spine.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3:45
2I Want Candy
producer:
Kenny Laguna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1982)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 8) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 86)
cover recording of:
I Want Candy (in 1982)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer
publisher:
Downtown Music Publishing LLC, Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Wren Music Co.
Bow Wow Wow2:46
3Hold Me Now
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey
producer:
Tom Bailey and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983), Arista Records Ltd. (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (in 1984)
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey
vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Point Music and Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins4:47
4Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta (in 1983)
guitar:
Dennis Herring (in 1983)
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino (in 1983), Joe Turano (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Pasha Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 39)
recording of:
Break My Stride (in 1983)
writer:
Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
publisher:
Buchu Music, Bug Music, Inc., Bughouse, MCA Music Publishing, Music of Windswept, Universal Studios, Inc., WB Music Corp., Wilder Kingdom Music, Big Ears Music (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3:01
5Jeopardy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Communications PLC (in 1983)
recording of:
Jeopardy
writer:
Greg Kihn and Steve Wright
Greg Kihn Band3:48
6She’s a Beauty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983)
recording of:
She’s a Beauty
writer:
David Foster, Steve Lukather and Fee Waybill
publisher:
Boones Tunes, Decomposition Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd., Rehtakul Veets Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Tubes3:31
7Here Comes the Rain Again
engineer:
Jon Bavin
producer:
Dave Stewart
instruments:
Annie Lennox (in 1983) and Dave Stewart (in 1983)
strings:
British Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1983)
vocals:
Annie Lennox (in 1983)
strings arranger:
Michael Kamen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (in 1983, in 1991)
recording of:
Here Comes the Rain Again (in 1983)
writer:
Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and D’n’A Ltd.
Eurythmics4:53
8Family Man
co-producer:
Neil Kernon
producer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Family Man
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
writer:
Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert and Maggie Reilly
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Josef Weinberger Ltd., Musik-Edition Discoton, Oldfield Music Ltd., TBP Music Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Limited
Hall & Oates3:25
9Kyrie
engineer:
Paul DeVilliers and Lois Oki
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Page
drums (drum set):
Pat Mastelotto
guitar:
Steve Farris
keyboard:
Steve George
vocals:
Steve George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1985), BMG Music (in 1985), RCA Records (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1985)
recording of:
Kyrie
lyricist:
John Lang
composer:
Steve George and Richard Page
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Entente Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music, Stemwa Famo Music, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Mr. Mister4:32
10Digging Your Scene
recording of:
Digging Your Scene
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., RCA Music Ltd. (in 1986) and Trashsongs (in 1986)
The Blow Monkeys4:06
11(She’s) Sexy + 17
recording of:
(She’s) Sexy and 17
lyricist and composer:
Brian Setzer
Stray Cats3:29
12So Alive
engineer:
John Fryer
producer:
John Fryer and Love and Rockets
bass and keyboard:
David J
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Kevin Haskins
guitar and keyboard:
Daniel Ash
guest background vocals:
Ruby James, Sylvia Mason‐James and Lorna Wright
vocals:
Daniel Ash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet Records (in 1989)
recording of:
So Alive
lyricist:
Daniel Ash
composer:
Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins
Love & Rockets4:15