Greatest Hits of the ’80’s: The Definitive Singles Collection 1980–1989

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

Annotation

This release was not in Belgium but in Benelux, (a name for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg)

Tracklist

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1Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me by a‐ha and Take On Me by a‐ha
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 26), BILLIONS CLUB and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284)
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha3:47
2Why
producer:
Mike Thorne
recording of:
Why?
composer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat4:03
3Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
Soft Cell2:40
4Heartbeat
additional engineer:
David Axelbaum
engineer:
Gary McGachan
producer:
Chas Sandford
mixer:
Gary McGachan and Chas Sandford
bass:
Mark Leonard
drums (drum set):
William “Curly” Smith
guitar:
Chas Sandford
keyboard:
Charles Judge
background vocals:
Bill Champlin and Tamara Champlin
lead vocals:
Don Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 58)
cover recording of:
Heartbeat
writer:
Eric Kaz and Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc., Glasco Music Company and Moon and Stars Music
Don Johnson4:17
5Everything She Wants
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter
producer:
George Michael
electric guitar:
Andrew Ridgeley (in 1984)
keyboard:
George Michael
saxophone:
David Baptiste
background vocals and lead vocals:
George Michael (in 1984)
performer:
Wham! (in 1984)
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1984)
recording of:
Everything She Wants
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music
Wham!5:02
6I Want You
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello5:48
7(Feels Like) Heaven
producer:
Peter Wilson
arranger:
Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan and Kevin Patterson
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory3:32
8Hold On Tight
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass:
Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (in 1981)
electric piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1981)
guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
conductor:
Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
recording of:
Hold On Tight (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) 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)
Electric Light Orchestra3:07
9Pretend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Pretend (1952 song popularized by Nat King Cole)
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
Alvin Stardust2:42
10Breakaway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1982, in 1983)
cover recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Tracey Ullman2:37
11When the Lady Smiles
engineer:
John Kriek
producer:
Shell Schellekens
drums (drum set):
Cesar Zuiderwijk
electric bass guitar and keyboard:
George Kooymans
guitar:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
vocals:
Barry Hay and George Kooymans
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CNR and 21 Records (in 1984)
recorded at:
Kooymans' Pseudo Studios in Rijkevorsel, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
mixed at:
Sound Push Studios in Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
When the Lady Smiles
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
Golden Earring5:37
12Come On Eileen
producer:
Clive Langer, Kevin Rowland and Alan Winstanley
creative direction:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Come On Eileen
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Kevin Adams Music Ltd.
Dexys Midnight Runners4:04
13I Don’t Wanna Dance
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Dance
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant3:39
14Feel the Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
Feel the Love - Oomachasaooma
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
10cc5:04
15When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
executive producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
producer:
Barry J. Eastmond and Wayne Brathwaite
mixer:
Nigel Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (in 1986)
music videos:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music, Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Billy Ocean4:09
16Fame
recording of:
Fame
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Michael Gore
publisher:
EMI Affiliated Catalog Inc.
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1980 winner)
Irene Cara3:46
17Let’s Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry, Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records, CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow
publisher:
Copyright Control, Ensign Music Corporation and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deniece Williams4:19
18Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
recording of:
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
writer:
Ron Haffkine, Dennis Locorriere and Sam Weedman
cover recording of:
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
writer:
Ron Haffkine, Dennis Locorriere and Sam Weedman
Dr. Hook3:46
19Sometimes
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell and Vince Clarke
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure3:33