The History of Pop 1984–1986

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1The Lady in Red
producer:
Paul Hardiman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at:
RDS Arena in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1988-12-07) and Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 2004-11-06)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 54)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 1988-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 2004-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
Chris de Burgh4:19
2Cherish
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown, Curtis Williams, James Taylor and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3:57
3Maria Magdalena
producer:
Michael Cretu
remixer:
Wolfgang Filz and Peter Ries
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Schallplatten GmbH (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
lyricist:
Hubert Kemmler and Richard Palmer‐James
composer:
Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler and Markus Löhr
publisher:
Data Alpha and Sony/ATV
Sandra3:58
4Reach Out
performer:
Paul Engemann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
recording of:
Reach Out
lyricist:
Paul Engemann and Richie Zito
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Axxis Musikverlag GmbH
Giorgio Moroder3:47
5Smalltown Boy
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths
producer:
Mike Thorne
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat4:58
6Guardian Angel
recording of:
Guardian Angel (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Drafi Deutscher and Chris Evans‐Ironside
Masquerade4:32
7Come Back and Stay
producer:
Laurie Latham
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
guitar:
Paul Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Come Back and Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lee
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. and Chrysalis Songs
Paul Young4:24
8Only You
producer:
The Flying Pickets and John Sherry
performer:
The Flying Pickets
music videos:
Only You by The Flying Pickets
cover recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited, Sonet Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Flying Pickets3:24
9I Need More of You
recording of:
I Need More of You
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy
The Bellamy Brothers3:27
10Still Loving You
producer:
Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Breeze Music (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4:55
11Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music
Simple Minds4:20
12Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen
lead vocals:
Limahl
performer:
Limahl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neue Constantin Film Productions GmbH
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3:33
13Destiny
producer:
Candy de Rouge and Gunther Mende
arranger:
Candy de Rouge and Gunther Mende
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
FAR Studios in Rosbach vor der Höhe, Hessen, Germany
recording of:
Destiny
writer:
Wolfgang Detmann, Gunther Mende and Jennifer Rush
publisher:
CBS Songs Musikverlag GmbH (in 1985) and Libraphone Musikverlag (in 1985)
Jennifer Rush3:39
14Kayleigh
recording engineer:
Thomas Stiehler (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Mark Freegard and Chris Kimsey
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ian Mosley (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
keyboard:
Mark Kelly (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lead vocals:
Fish (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK) Ltd. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1985) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1985)
remix of:
Kayleigh by Marillion
edit of:
Kayleigh by Marillion
recording of:
Kayleigh (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas
publisher:
Chappell, Charisma Music Publishing Co Ltd., Charisma Music Publishing Ltd. and Marillion Music
Marillion3:35
15In the Army Now
recording engineer:
Tim "Ted" Summerhayes
assistant engineer:
Kevin Whyte
engineer:
Simon Sullivan and Tim "Ted" Summerhaynes
producer:
Pip Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1986) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1986)
produced for:
Handle Artists
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
In the Army Now
writer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Beadle Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Dayglow Music NV, Dayglow Muziekuitgeverij N.V., Island Music Ltd., Nada Music, Nada Music International, Nada Music International CV and The International Music Network
recording of:
In the Army Now
writer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Beadle Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Dayglow Music NV, Dayglow Muziekuitgeverij N.V., Island Music Ltd., Nada Music, Nada Music International, Nada Music International CV and The International Music Network
Status Quo4:42
16The Wild Boys
engineer and audio engineer:
Jason Corsaro
producer:
Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1984, in 1998)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 54)
recording of:
The Wild Boys
writer:
Andrew Taylor, Nicholas James Bates, Nigel John Taylor, Roger Andrew Taylor and Simon John Charles Le Bon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Exitglen Ltd., Gloucester Place Music Ltd., Hintcrest Ltd. and Noticevale Ltd.
Duran Duran4:19
1719
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1985)
music videos:
19 by Paul Hardcastle
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 73)
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
publisher:
Oval Music and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
Paul Hardcastle3:41
18The Final Countdown
producer:
Kevin Elson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records AB (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986), Epic Records (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
recording of:
The Final Countdown
lyricist and composer:
Joey Tempest
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Sweden AB, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Seven Doors Music
Europe3:57

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part of:The History of Pop (number: 1984-1986) (order: 11)