Ashes to Ashes: Series 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Under Pressure
engineer:
Mack and David Richards
producer:
David Bowie, Brian May, Queen and Roger Taylor
bass guitar and guitar:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
electric guitar:
Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
finger snaps and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
finger snaps and handclaps:
David Bowie (from 1981 until 1982-03)
keyboard:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
piano:
Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
synthesizer:
David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
background vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David R. Jones (in 1981, in 1994), Mainman S.A. (in 1981, in 1994), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1981, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1981, in 1994)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 429)
recording of:
Under Pressure (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
writer:
David Bowie, Brian May, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music, Mainman S.A., Mainman Saag, Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen & David Bowie4:04
2Alex Drake
[dialogue]0:15
3Opening Titles
Edmund Butt0:54
4Planet EarthDuran Duran3:55
5In the Air Tonight
assistant engineer:
Nick Launay and Karen Segal
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
assistant producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
bass guitar:
John Giblin (in 1980)
guitar:
Daryl Stuermer (in 1980)
Rhodes piano, drum machine, drums (drum set), synthesizer and vocoder and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (in 1980)
violin:
Sharokav (in 1980)
arranger:
Phil Collins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 291)
recording of:
In the Air Tonight (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hit & Run Music (Publishers) Limited, Imagem Music, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (in 1980, in 1981), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1980) and Pun Music, Inc. (in 1981)
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Phil Collins5:29
6Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3:08
7Vindaloo
[dialogue]0:16
8Mirror ManThe Human League3:48
9The Look of Love, Part 1ABC3:28
10Going Back to My RootsOdyssey5:25
11The Strangest Day
[dialogue]0:47
12Alex’s Theme
Edmund Butt1:51
13Funeral Pyre
producer:
The Jam and Peter Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-04)
recording of:
Funeral Pyre (in 1981-04)
lyricist:
Paul Weller
composer:
Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton and Paul Weller
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam3:28
14TemptationNew Order5:22
15The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)Fun Boy Three3:13
16Back of LoveEcho & the Bunnymen3:13
17Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)A Flock of Seagulls4:10
18Love Plus OneHaircut One Hundred3:33
19Felicity Kendal
[dialogue]0:28
20Stand and DeliverAdam and the Ants3:07
21Lies
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1982)
recording of:
Lies
writer:
Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., CD Baby Publishing, Point Music Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Thompson Twins3:11
22Streets of LondonAnti-Nowhere League3:16
23I Second That EmotionJapan3:45
24Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
recording of:
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
lyricist and composer:
James Warren
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Heath Music Ltd. (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Ltd. (in 1980)
The Korgis4:06
25Atomic
engineer:
Peter Coleman and David Tickle
producer:
Mike Chapman
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guest background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1979), Chrysalis Records (in 1979), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1979) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
part of:
Songs banned by the BBC (number: Gulf War ban)
recording of:
Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
writer:
Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Chrysalis Records Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music Inc
Blondie3:47
26Tea & Sympathy
[dialogue]0:24
27Hunt’s Theme
Edmund Butt1:04