Best of the Eighties

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Annotation

Packaging consists of a stiff-card box with hinged lid containing 6 CDs in cardboard sleeves.

Tracklist

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1Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
assistant engineer:
Gordon Milne
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Jon Moss
electric piano, guitar and synthesizer:
Roy Hay
synclavier:
Keith Miller
additional vocals:
Helen Terry
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
music videos:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 58)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig, George O’Dowd, Roy Hay and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club4:24
2Planet Earth
recording of:
Planet Earth
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Duran Duran3:57
3Mirror Man
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1982)
music videos:
Mirror Man by The Human League
recording of:
Mirror Man
writer:
Ian Burden, Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L and PolyGram Music Publishing
The Human League3:49
4(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing
recording of:
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
lyricist:
Glenn Gregory
composer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Heaven 174:12
5Enola Gay
engineer:
Laurence Diana and Max Norman
producer:
Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
bass and synthesizer:
Andy McCluskey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Malcolm Holmes
keyboard and synthesizer:
Paul Humphreys
vocals:
Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3:34
6Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
recording of:
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Publishing Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox4:07
7True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain
performer:
Spandau Ballet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1983)
music videos:
True by Spandau Ballet
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Native Tongue Music Publishing, Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet5:43
8Ghosts
keyboard programming:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
producer:
Japan and Steve Nye
bass, flute [African flute], fretless bass and suona [dida]:
Mick Karn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen
guitar:
David Sylvian
keyboard and tape:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
violin:
Simon House
vocals:
Yuka Fujii and David Sylvian
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick-Nomis Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Japan4:32
9Black Man Ray
producer:
Walter Becker
recording of:
Black Man Ray
writer:
Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson and Eddie Lundon
China Crisis3:36
10If I Was
guest performer:
Mark King
recording of:
If I Was
writer:
Danny Mitchell and Midge Ure
Midge Ure4:52
11The Model
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
publisher:
Edition Positive Songs, Kling Klang Musik GmbH, No Hassle Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Das Modell
Kraftwerk3:40
12Is It a Dream?
recording of:
Is It a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Sal Solo
Classix Nouveaux3:38
13Together in Electric Dreams
producer:
Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey
mixer:
Brian Reeves
bass:
Arthur Barrow
guitar:
Richie Zito
synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
E.G. Daily and Joe Esposito
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
recording of:
Together in Electric Dreams
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder3:52
14Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
producer:
Bob Kraushaar
performer:
Gene Pitney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1988)
music videos:
Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart by Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
cover recording of:
Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
Cookaway Music Ltd., Dick James Music Ltd. and PolyGram Music Publishing
Marc Almond & Gene Pitney4:41
15It's My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (in 1984) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd., Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing
Talk Talk3:54
16Election Day
vocals:
Grace Jones
recording of:
Election Day
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor
Arcadia4:29
17Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some3:35
18She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1982) and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio in London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 76)
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Copyright Control and Participation Music Inc.
Thomas Dolby3:41
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