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

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Annotation

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z.
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z.
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals3:36
2Beast of Burden
lead vocals:
Bette Midler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
cover recording of:
Beast of Burden
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Co.
Bette Midler3:45
3Abracadabra
additional engineer:
Gary Mallaber
engineer and mixer:
David Cole
producer:
Gary Mallaber and Steve Miller
bass:
Gerald Johnson
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Gary Mallaber
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Byron Allred
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sailor Records
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band5:07
4Pamela
recording of:
Pamela
writer:
David Paich and Joseph Williams
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and Jogi Wimball Music
Toto5:10
5I Won’t Let You Down
recording of:
I Won’t Let You Down
writer:
Jim Diamond and Tony Hymas
PHD4:00
6What’s a Matter Baby
recording of:
What’s a Matter Baby
writer:
Joy Byers and Clyde Otis
Ellen Foley3:36
7I’ll Find My Way Home
producer:
Vangelis
instruments and performer:
Vangelis
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson
vocals:
Jon Anderson
arranger:
Vangelis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1981) and Spheric B.V. (in 1981)
recording of:
I’ll Find My Way Home
lyricist:
Jon Anderson
composer:
Jon Anderson and Vangelis
publisher:
EMI Music, Spheric B.V., Toughknot Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
Jon and Vangelis4:31
8Cry
producer:
Godley & Creme and Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (in 1985) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1985)
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme3:55
9Rain in May
recording of:
Rain in May
writer:
Chris Meldon and Chris Pilgram
publisher:
Nada Music GmbH and Roba Music
Max Werner3:34
10Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GiG Records (in 1985) and TELDEC Record Service GmbH (in 1985)
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 87)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Bolland Music, Manuskript and Nada Music
Falco3:21
11Half a Boy & Half a Man
vocals:
Nick Lowe
recording of:
Half a Boy, Half a Man
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management
Nick Lowe2:55
12The Look of Love
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark Lickley
keyboard:
Mark White
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1982)
mixed at:
Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 43) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73)
partial recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer, Stephen Singleton and Mark White
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc.
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC3:29
13Peter Gunn
cover recording of:
Peter Gunn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4:30
14For America
producer:
David Motion
recording of:
For America
lyricist and composer:
Simon Toulson-Clarke
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Red Box3:45
15Only Crying
recording of:
Only Crying
lyricist and composer:
Keith Marshall
Keith Marshall4:09
16The Sign of the Times
engineer:
Phil Chapman, Pete Hammond, Phil Harding and Julian Mendelsohn
producer:
Peter Collins
alto saxophone:
Miranda Joyce
bass guitar:
Lesley Shone
drums (drum set):
Judy Parsons
guitar:
Sarah‐Jane Owen
lead vocals:
Jennie Matthias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recording of:
Sign of the Times
writer:
Stella Barker, Clare Hirst, Miranda Joyce, Jennie Matthias, Sarah‐Jane Owen, Judy Parsons and Lesley Shone
The Belle Stars2:53
17Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston (in 1983)
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta (in 1983)
guitar:
Dennis Herring (in 1983)
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino (in 1983), Joe Turano (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Pasha Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 39)
recording of:
Break My Stride (in 1983)
writer:
Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
publisher:
Buchu Music, Bug Music, Inc., Bughouse, MCA Music Publishing, Music of Windswept, Universal Studios, Inc., WB Music Corp., Wilder Kingdom Music, Big Ears Music (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3:02
18Words
producer:
Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun and Frédéric Leibovitz
arranger:
Daniel Darras, F.R. David and Frédéric Leibovitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carrère (in 1982)
recording of:
Words
lyricist:
Martin Kupersmith and Louis Sandy Yagura
writer:
Martin Kupersmith, Louis Sandy Yagura and Robert Fitoussi
composer:
Robert Fitoussi
publisher:
Fable Music and Warner Chappell
translated version of:
Sen můj a Lízin
F.R. David3:24
19Wunderbar
Tenpole Tudor2:59
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