Hits of the 80s

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1Planet Earth
live 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 Duran4:33
2Call Me
engineer:
Harold Faltermeyer
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
additional synthesizer:
Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
electric piano:
Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
lead vocals:
Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-01)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 157)
recording of:
Call Me (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Deborah Harry
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie3:31
3The Thin Wall
engineer:
Conny Plank
co-producer:
Conny Plank
producer:
Ultravox
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (from 1981 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
recording of:
The Thin Wall
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox5:42
4If I Was
recording of:
If I Was
writer:
Danny Mitchell and Midge Ure
Midge Ure4:45
5Gold
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain
bass:
Martin Kemp (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
John Keeble (in 1982)
guitar:
Gary Kemp (in 1982)
keyboard:
Jess Bailey (in 1982)
percussion and saxophone:
Steve Norman (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Tony Hadley (in 1982)
performer:
Spandau Ballet (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recording of:
Gold (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3:52
6Is It a Dream
recording of:
Is It a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Sal Solo
Classix Nouveaux3:36
7French Kissin’ in the USA
producer:
Seth Justman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (in 1986)
recording of:
French Kissin’ in the USA
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Lorre
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, Home Grown Music, Home Grown Music, Inc. and Theodello Profunct Publishers
Deborah Harry4:13
8She 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 Dolby3:43
9The 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
Kraftwerk3:41
10Our Lips Are Sealed
producer:
David Byrne
remixer:
Fun Boy Three and Jeremy Green
cover recording of:
Our Lips Are Sealed
writer:
Go‐Go’s, Terence Edward Hall and Jane Wiedlin
publisher:
Copyright Control, Gotown Music and Plangent Visions Music
Fun Boy Three2:54
11Let’s Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers2:58
12It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Fun Boy Three and Bananarama2:50
13Too Much Too Young
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
live recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials2:07
14Thinking of You
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 50)
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Terry Hall and Toby Lyons
Colour Field3:31
15On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter3:08
16Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3:46
17Talk Talk
recording engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
mixer:
Mike Robinson
bass guitar:
Paul Webb
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris
keyboard:
Simon Brenner
lead vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk3:17
18And She Was
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (task: second engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar and bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne and Jerry Harrison
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne
arranger:
David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
And She Was (video) by Talking Heads
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 453)
recording of:
And She Was
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Index Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Talking Heads3:40