Absolute Hits of the 80’s

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1Blue Eyes
recording engineer:
Bill Price (in 1982-02)
producer:
Chris Thomas
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1982-02)
electric bass guitar:
Dee Murray (in 1982-02)
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (in 1982-02)
guitar:
Richie Zito (in 1982-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (in 1982-02)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
James Newton Howard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Happenstance Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (in 1982-02)
music videos:
Blue Eyes by Elton John
recording of:
Blue Eyes (in 1982-02)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne
composer:
Elton John
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3:26
2Running Up That HillKate Bush5:00
3Stuck With You
engineer:
Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
producer:
Huey Lewis and the News
mixer:
Robert Missbach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1986) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1986)
recording of:
Stuck with You
lyricist and composer:
Chris Hayes and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd., Copyright Control and Hulex Music (in 1986)
Huey Lewis & the News4:28
4Never 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 Astley3:34
5RespectableMel & Kim5:42
6Whose Side Are You On?
engineer and mixer:
Phil Harding
producer:
Peter Collins
drums (drum set):
Charlie Morgan
keyboard:
Danny White
percussion:
Robin Jones
vocals:
Basia and Mark Reilly
vocals arranger:
Basia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recording of:
Whose Side Are You On?
writer:
Mark Reilly, Ronnie Ross and Danny White
Matt Bianco4:35
7Private DancerTina Turner7:13
8These DreamsHeart4:16
9The Look
programming:
Anders Herrlin (in 1988-08) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
engineer:
Anders Herrlin and Alar Suurna
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
bass guitar:
Anders Herrlin (in 1988-08)
classical guitar:
Erik Borelius (in 1988-08)
drums (drum set) and hi-hat:
Pelle Alsing (in 1988-08)
electric guitar:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1988-08)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
saxophone:
Erik Häusler (in 1988-08)
slide guitar:
Janne Oldaeus (in 1988-08)
background vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1988-08), Per Gessle (in 1988-08) and Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
lead vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1988-08) and Per Gessle (in 1988-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Sweden AB and EMI Svenska AB
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1988-08)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The Look (in 1988-08)
lyricist and composer:
Per Gessle
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette4:00
10Moonlight Shadow
engineer:
Nigel Luby
producer:
Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
drums (drum set):
Simon Phillips (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
vocals:
Maggie Reilly (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mike Oldfield (in 2013)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1983) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Denham Studios (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Shadow (from 1982-11 until 1983-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Oldfield Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1983)
Mike Oldfield3:36
11Straight UpPaula Abdul4:12
12Out of TouchHall & Oates4:22
13HeartbreakerDionne Warwick4:19
14Avalon
producer:
Rhett Davies and Roxy Music
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Alan Spenner (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark (from 1981 until 1982)
guitar:
Neil Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982) and Phil Manzanera (from 1981 until 1982)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Bryan Ferry (from 1981 until 1982)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (from 1981 until 1982)
saxophone:
Andy Mackay (from 1981 until 1982)
background vocals:
Yannick Etienne (from 1981 until 1982) and Fonzi Thornton (from 1981 until 1982)
performer:
Roxy Music (from 1981 until 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (from 1982 to present, in 1982), Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1982) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982, in 1999)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
recording of:
Avalon (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., E.G. Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Songs, Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Roxy Music4:16
15Twist in My Sobriety
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music International and WEA Records Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Twist in My Sobriety (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tanita Tikaram
publisher:
Brogue Music, Warner Basart and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Tanita Tikaram4:52
16Brother Louie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. and BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (in 1986)
recording of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Hanseatic and Intersong Music Ltd.
Modern Talking3:41

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part of:Absolute Hits of the (number: 80) (order: 4)
Wikidata:Q18646863 [info]