Video Killed the Radio Star. Lost & Found Hits of the 80's

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Video Killed the Radio Star
recording of:
Video Killed the Radio Star
writer:
Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
publisher:
Ackee Music, Inc., BMG Gold Songs, Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Island Music Ltd., Round Hill Compositions, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Buggles3:14
2It's Raining Men
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
The Weather Girls5:24
3Wouldn't It Be Good
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Good
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
publisher:
Arctic King, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Mamal, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Nik Kershaw4:29
4Somebody's Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Rockwell43:58
5Heartache
recording of:
Heartache
writer:
Wayne Brown, Iris Fernando and Tambi Fernando
Pepsi & Shirlie3:35
6Running in the Family
recording of:
Running in the Family
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 423:56
7Waiting for a Train
recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Harry Vanda and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
Flash and the Pan3:43
8Rockit
recording of:
Rockit
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Herbie Hancock3:41
9You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
producer:
Pete Waterman
performer:
Dead or Alive (UK new wave band) (in 1984)
music videos:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (On 'Blue Peter') (TX 10/01/2003) by Dead or Alive (UK new wave band)
recording of:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
writer:
Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever and Mike Percy
publisher:
Burning Music Ltd., Métisse Music, Warner Chappell Music France and Westbury Music Ltd.
part of:
American Psycho
Dead or Alive4.153:15
1099 Luftballons
recording engineer:
Imre Sereg
producer:
Reinhold Heil (in 1982) and Manfred Praeker (in 1982)
mixer:
Udo Arndt (in 1982)
bass guitar:
Jürgen Dehmel
drums (drum set):
Rolf Brendel
guitar:
Carlo Karges
keyboard:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen
lead vocals:
Nena Kerner (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
mixed at:
Audio-Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 3), VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 16) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 105)
recording of:
99 Luftballons (in 1982)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
writer:
Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Karges
composer:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (in 1982)
Nena4.553:51
11Come On Eileen
recording of:
Come On Eileen
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners4:03
12Break My Stride
drums (drum set) programming:
John Gilston
producer:
Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer)
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer) and Matthew Wilder
drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Bunetta
guitar:
Dennis Herring
background vocals:
Greg Prestopino, Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) and Matthew Wilder
lead vocals:
Matthew Wilder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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:
Big Ears Music (publisher) (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (US publisher) (in 1983)
Matthew Wilder3.43:02
13Who's Johnny
recording of:
Who’s Johnny
writer:
Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
El DeBarge4:09
14Talking in Your Sleep
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep
writer:
Coz Canler, Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
ForeverEndeavor Music, Inc. (publisher)
The Romantics3:52
15Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work4.053:38
16New York/N.Y.
recording of:
New York New York
writer:
Nina Hagen, Karl Rucker and Steve Schiff
Nina Hagen4:57
17Down on the Street
recording of:
Down on the Street
writer:
Roger Odell and Bill Sharpe
Shakatak3:21
18Den Makalösa Manicken
recording of:
Den makalösa manicken
lyricist and composer:
Michael B. Tretow
Michael B. Tretow4:39
19Fade to Grey
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Midge Ure
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Visage3:53
▼ CD 2
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1To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler rap)
recording of:
To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)
writer:
Mel Brooks and Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
Mel Brooks4:42
2Manic Monday
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michelle Steele
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs
recording of:
Manic Monday
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
The Bangles4.13:05
3Misfit
recording of:
Misfit
writer:
Toby Andersen (keyboardist), Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Michael Drummond, Nicholas Bernard Thorp and Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (singer from Curiosity Killed the Cat)
Curiosity Killed the Cat4:04
4Breakout
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishers and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister3.83:46
5Slave to the Rhythm
recording of:
Slave to the Rhythm
writer:
Simon Darlow (songwriter, keyboardist & guitarist), Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson and Bruce Woolley
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (UK), SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated) and Unforgettable Songs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)), Sony Music Publishing France, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
is based on:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones (original version of “Slave to the Rhythm”)
Grace Jones4:28
6The Look of Love
recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
part of:
Mantrap (ABC long-form film)
ABC3:29
7Word Up
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo4:03
8I Can't Let You Go
Haywoode3:43
9A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
Shalamar5:09
10Magic Smile
recording of:
Magic Smile
lyricist and composer:
Rosie Vela
publisher:
Mercury Dime Ltd.
Rosie Vela4:26
11Da Da Da
Trio3:23
12Change Your Mind
recording of:
Change Your Mind
Sharpe & Numan4:13
13Every Time
recording of:
Every Time
lyricist:
Aron Strobel and Stefan Zauner
composer:
Michael Kunze (producer and songwriter), Aron Strobel and Stefan Zauner
translated version of:
Ohne dich (schlaf’ ich heut Nacht nicht ein)
Münchener Freiheit54:04
14The Captain of Her Heart
recording of:
The Captain of Her Heart
lyricist and composer:
Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo
publisher:
Z Muzik Ed. Soc. (Suiza) and Z-Muzik (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985)
Double3:18
15Pass the Dutchie
Musical Youth3:25
16Love and Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King43:22
17Wot
recording of:
Wot!
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Ian Burns
Captain Sensible3:24
18Halleluiah Man
Love and Money4:37
19Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)
Julia and Company3:34