Now That’s What I Call Music! 1981: The Millennium Series

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

Annotation

Label: Virgin/EMI - Catalog #: 520256

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
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 and David Bowie4:04
2ViennaUltravox4:37
3Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
The Specials3:39
4One in TenUB404:31
5The Tide Is High
engineer:
Lenise Bent
producer:
Mike Chapman
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (in 1980)
guest percussion:
Alex Acuña (in 1980), Ollie E. Brown (in 1980) and Emil Richards (in 1980)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
timpani:
Chris Stein (in 1980)
background vocals:
Clem Burke (in 1980), Jimmy Destri (in 1980), Nigel Harrison (in 1980) and Frank Infante (in 1980)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (in 1980)
instruments arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1980) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
cover recording of:
The Tide Is High (in 1980)
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control, Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Blondie3:50
6Girls on Film
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 1998)
recording of:
Girls on Film
writer:
Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
version of:
Girls on Film (Pre-Le Bon version)
Duran Duran3:29
7Tainted LoveSoft Cell2:38
8Love Action (I Believe in Love)
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1981)
music videos:
Love Action (I Believe In Love) by The Human League
recording of:
Love Action (I Believe in Love)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Burden and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd., April Musikverlag GmbH (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
Human League3:51
9ABBA Medley
recording of:
More Stars (7″ mix) (7″ mix, duration: ~4:42)
writer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
medley of:
Stars on 45 (the song itself)
medley of:
Voulez‐Vous
medley of:
SOS
medley of:
Bang‐a‐Boomerang
medley of:
Money, Money, Money
medley of:
Knowing Me, Knowing You
medley of:
Fernando (English version)
medley of:
The Winner Takes It All
medley of:
Super Trouper
Starsound4:33
10Chant No 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet4:02
11Yellow Pearl (Top of the Pops Theme)
recording of:
Yellow Pearl
writer:
Phil Lynott and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music
Phil Lynott2:57
12Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
recording engineer:
David Bowie (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
assistant engineer:
Larry Alexander (from 1980-02 until 1980-04) and Jeff Hendrickson (from 1980-02 until 1980-04)
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar and analog synthesizer [EDP Wasp]:
Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
electric bass guitar:
George Murray (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Robert Fripp (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
background vocals:
Tony Visconti (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (in 1980), RCA Victor (in 1980), Mainman S.A. (in 1992) and Tintoretto Music (in 1992)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-03) and Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
recording of:
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Fleur Music Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie5:09
13Under Your Thumb
recording of:
Under Your Thumb
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
Godley and Creme3:40
14Fade to GreyVisage3:50
15Tears Are Not EnoughABC3:30
16It’s My Party
engineer:
Nick Bradford
producer:
Dave Stewart
electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
Dave Stewart
background vocals:
Amanda Parsons
lead vocals:
Barbara Gaskin
recorded at and mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
cover recording of:
It’s My Party
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin3:47
17Souvenir
producer:
M. Howlett
vocals:
Paul Humphreys
recording of:
Souvenir
writer:
Martin Cooper and Paul Humphreys
publisher:
Dinsong Music
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3:36
18Chariots of Fire
engineer:
Raphael Preston, Raine Shine and John Walker
producer:
Vangelis
performer:
Vangelis
arranger:
Vangelis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1981), Spheric B.V. (in 1981), Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1981) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
composer:
Vangelis
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing and WB Music Corp.
Vangelis3:32
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