The Greatest Dance Trax of the 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Hit That Perfect BeatBronski Beat3:18
2Touch Me49ers3:55
3Ride on TimeBlack Box4:11
4Blame It on the BoogieBig Fun3:27
5Walk the DinosaurWas (Not Was)3:32
6Strokin’
recording of:
Strokin’
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Carter
publisher:
Future Stars Publishing Co.
Clarence Carter3:43
7We Connect
Stacey Q4:56
8Working My Way Back to YouThe Spinners4:04
9Doctorin’ the Tardis
music videos:
Doctorin’ The Tardis (Official Video) by The Timelords
recording of:
Doctorin’ the Tardis
writer:
Jimmy Cauty, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, Bill Drummond, Gary Glitter, Ron Grainer and Mike Leander
is based on:
Block Buster!
is based on:
Doctor Who (TV theme – please try to find correct arrangement)
is based on:
Rock & Roll, Part 2
The Timelords3:31
10Let’s Dance
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd.
Chris Rea4:02
11Living 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.
Blancmange4:00
12Venus
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (in 1986)
produced for:
PWL Productions
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
Bananarama7:12
13StompThe Brothers Johnson4:03
14TeardropsWomack & Womack3:27
15Loverboy
Billy Ocean3:32
16BreakoutSwing Out Sister3:27
17Tell 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 Dayne3:34
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Pump Up the Jam
recording of:
Pump Up the Jam
lyricist:
Manuela Kamosi
composer:
Patrick de Meyer and Thomas de Quincey
is based on:
Technotronic
Technotronic3:38
2Every Little Step
assistant recording engineer:
Don Emerson and John Guggenheim
recording engineer and editor:
Jon Gass
producer:
Babyface and L.A.
assistant mixer:
Toni Greene and Fred Howard
mixer:
Babyface, Jon Gass and L.A.
instruments:
Babyface and L.A.
background vocals:
Babyface, Bobby Brown, Kayo, Daryl Simmons and Karyn White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1988)
produced for:
LaFace Inc.
recorded at:
Silverlake Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Every Little Step
writer:
Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Babyface
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Hip Trip Music and Kear Music
Bobby Brown3:58
3Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff
publisher:
Copyright Control and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The Communards4:33
4Push ItSalt‐N‐Pepa3:31
5You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Jimmy Somerville3:59
6Neutron Dance
recording of:
Neutron Dance
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
The Pointer Sisters4:07
7Right Back Where We Started FromSinitta3:13
8Poison ArrowABC3:24
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 Astley3:32
10Mickey
cover recording of:
Kitty (more well known as "Mickey")
writer:
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
translated version of:
Mickey
Toni Basil3:26
11FunkytownLipps, Inc.3:57
12Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me NowSamantha Fox3:45
13Suspicious MindsFine Young Cannibals3:59
14We Built This CityStarship4:51
15Bat Attack
The Crime Fighters Inc.3:20
16Never Knew Love Like This Before
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horn Arrangements] arranger:
Wade Marcus
vocals arranger:
Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas and James Mtume
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Knew Love Like This Before
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume
publisher:
Frozen Butterfly Publishing Co.
Stephanie Mills5:20
17CelebrationDragon3:50