Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium Series

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1Uptown Girl
assistant engineer:
Scott James and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (in 1983)
electric guitar:
David Brown (in 1983)
piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1987)
mixed at:
A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 443)
recording of:
Uptown Girl (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Billy Joel3:16
2Red Red Wine
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982, in 1983) and DEP International (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music and Bang Records (in 1968)
UB403:01
3Karma ChameleonCulture Club3:57
4Is There Something I Should Know
co-producer:
Duran Duran and Ian Little
producer:
Duran Duran and Ian Little
mixer:
Ian Little and Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1998)
recording of:
Is There Something I Should Know?
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
Duran Duran4:07
5I’m Still StandingElton John3:01
6Relax
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (in 1983) and Anne Dudley (in 1983)
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim (in 1983)
guitar:
Brian Nash (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson (in 1983), Mark O’Toole (in 1983) and Paul Rutherford (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (in 1983) and Zang Tuum Tumb (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 10) and Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax (in 1983)
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and SPZ Music, Inc.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3:55
7Let’s Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-12 until 1983-01)
recording of:
Let’s Dance (from 1982-12 until 1983-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex, Jones Music, Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
David Bowie4:09
8New Years DayU24:18
9Beat Surrender
producer:
Peter Wilson
trumpet:
Martin Drover and Luke Tunney
background vocals:
Afrodiziac, Claudia Fontaine, Tracie and Caron Wheeler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-10)
recording of:
Beat Surrender (in 1982-10)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam3:22
10Stepping Out
recording of:
Steppin’ Out
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson
publisher:
Albion Music
Joe Jackson3:45
11Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982, in 1983)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and Harrick Music, Inc.
KC & the Sunshine Band4:09
12I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on MeNik Kershaw3:02
13(Keep Feeling) FascinationThe Human League3:42
14TemptationHeaven 173:06
15Blue MondayNew Order7:25
16I.O.U.
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
producer:
Arthur Baker
performer:
Freeez (in 1983)
recorded at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
I.O.U.
writer:
Arthur Baker and John Robie
publisher:
Shakin’ Baker Music
Freeez3:49
17The Sun Goes Down (Livin’ It Up)Level 423:42
18Nobody’s Diary
producer:
Daniel Miller, Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo
recording of:
Nobody’s Diary
lyricist and composer:
Alison Moyet
Yazoo4:29
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part of:Now That’s What I Call Music! The Millennium Series (number: 1983) (order: 4)