Big Tunes: Back 2 the 80s

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1I Should Be So Lucky
engineer:
Karen Hewitt, Mark McGuire and Yoyo
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Mixmaster Pete Hammond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (from 1988 to present)
music videos:
I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue
recording of:
I Should Be So Lucky
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (from 1988 to present)
Kylie Minogue3:25
2I Think We’re Alone Now
additional recording engineer:
John Kerns
drum machine [drum] programming:
John Duarte
engineer:
Bill Smith
producer:
George E. Tobin
guitar:
Chuck Yamek
synthesizer:
John Duarte
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tiffany
remixer:
George E. Tobin and Bill Smith
arranger:
John Duarte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1987)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 7)
cover recording of:
I Think We’re Alone Now
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Cordell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Tiffany3:48
3RespectableMel & Kim3:22
4The Only Way Is Up
cover recording of:
The Only Way Is Up
writer:
Johnny Henderson and George Jackson
publisher:
Big Life Music (in 1988) and Malaco Music (in 1988)
Yazz & The Plastic Population4:29
5Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Arista Records, LLC (in 1987)
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc., Goldpoint and Intersong Music
Taylor Dayne3:37
6Venus
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
drums (drum set):
Linn 9000
vocals:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (in 1986)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (number: 2)
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3:37
7Too Many Broken HeartsJason Donovan3:27
8When Will I Be FamousBros4:00
9Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield, Mike Duffy, Phil Harding and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis, Jonathan King and Yoyo
engineer:
Mark McGuire
producer:
Aitken, Stock and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control, Hammer Music, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley3:33
10Don’t Leave Me This Way
performer:
Sarah Jane Morris and The Communards (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song) (in 1986)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff
publisher:
Copyright Control and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The Communards4:50
11You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive3:15
12Club TropicanaWham!4:28
13HeartachePepsi & Shirlie3:37
14The Harder I TryBrother Beyond3:28
15You’ll Never Stop Me Loving YouSonia3:18
16BoysSabrina Salerno3:55
17Call MeSpagna4:07
18So Macho
recording of:
So Macho
lyricist and composer:
James George Hargreaves
Sinitta3:24
19Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
producer:
Jon Astrop
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1986) and Zomba Records Limited (in 1986)
recording of:
Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (Full moon in the city and the night was young... I was hungry for love)
writer:
Jon Astrop, Peter Brian Harris and Mark Shreeve
publisher:
Copyright Control and Imagem London Ltd.
Samantha Fox3:42
20Sign of the TimesThe Belle Stars2:54
2CD
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1The Final CountdownEurope3:59
2Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us NowStarship4:30
3Manic MondayThe Bangles3:05
4Girls Just Wanna Have FunCyndi Lauper3:50
5FootlooseKenny Loggins3:42
6Call Me
engineer:
Harold Faltermeyer
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
additional synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
electric piano:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
lead vocals:
Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-01)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 157)
recording of:
Call Me (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Deborah Harry
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie3:26
7Cuddly ToyRoachford3:49
8Real 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 Blue4:05
9Love & 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
King3:22
10Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood3:24
11Love ResurrectionAlison Moyet3:52
12The Safety DanceMen Without Hats2:45
13Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GiG Records (in 1985) and TELDEC Record Service GmbH (in 1985)
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 87)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Bolland Music, Manuskript and Nada Music
Falco3:22
14Out of TouchHall & Oates4:06
15Waiting for a Star to FallBoy Meets Girl4:29
16Mirror MirrorDollar3:30
17My Favourite Waste of TimeOwen Paul3:26
18Each Time You Break My Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986)
recording of:
Each Time You Break My Heart
writer:
Stephen Bray and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
publisher:
Warner Bros.
Nick Kamen4:31
19It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
producer:
Michael Baker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1987)
produced for:
Simple Simon Inc.
recording of:
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd.
The Blow Monkeys4:03
20Doctor! Doctor!
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins4:38
3CD
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1You Got It (The Right Stuff)
producer:
Maurice Starr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 92) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 499)
recording of:
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Songs and Maurice Starr Music
New Kids on the Block4:11
2I’m So ExcitedThe Pointer Sisters3:50
3Dr. Beat
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (in 1984)
recording of:
Dr. Beat
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Miami Sound Machine4:22
4System AddictFive Star4:04
5Riding on a TrainThe Pasadenas4:16
6Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)Simply Red4:28
7If You Let Me StayTerence Trent D’Arby3:15
8Who’s Zoomin’ Who?Aretha Franklin4:43
9Living in AmericaJames Brown4:10
10Walk This Way
Run‐D.M.C.3:37
11When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get GoingBilly Ocean4:10
12Say I’m Your Number OnePrincess3:35
13History
recording of:
History
lyricist and composer:
Jochem Fluitsma and Eric van Tijn
Mai Tai3:51
14RoadblockStock Aitken Waterman3:11
15I’d Rather Jack
recording of:
I'd Rather Jack
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd (in 1988)
The Reynolds Girls3:31
16Happenin’ All Over AgainLonnie Gordon3:24
17Who’s in the HouseThe Beatmasters feat. MC Merlin3:59
18Doctorin’ the HouseColdcut feat. Yazz3:47
19Love Can’t Turn Around
recording of:
Love Can't Turn Around
additional lyricist:
Farley Keith Williams
lyricist:
Vince Lawrence
additional composer:
Jesse Saunders
composer:
Farley Keith Williams
version of:
I Can't Turn Around
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders feat. Darryl Pandy3:43
20Theme From S’ExpressS’Express3:57