Absolute Synth Anthems

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Forever Young
additional recording engineer:
Uli Rudolf
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
bass:
Ken Taylor (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
background vocals:
Gulfstream (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and The Rosie Singers (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA MUSIK GMBH (company, not a label) (from 1984 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Forever Young (Alphaville song, “I want to be forever young”) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz), Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4.553:45
2Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1980s English synth-pop duo)
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10) and Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Soft Cell3.92:36
3The Model
live recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
translated version of:
Das Modell
recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
translated version of:
Das Modell
Kraftwerk4.153:39
4Blue Monday (88)
producer:
Quincy Jones and New Order (UK synth pop band)
remixer:
John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order44:08
5Here Comes the Rain Again
engineer:
Jon Bavin
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
instruments:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
strings:
British Philharmonic Orchestra (Here Comes the Rain Again)
vocals:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
strings arranger:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
recording of:
Here Comes the Rain Again (in 1983)
writer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
Eurythmics4.254:50
6New Song
engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
part of:
Anti-Hit List: March 18, 1996 (number: 9)
recording of:
New Song
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
Howard Jones4.54:14
7Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
recording of:
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Publishing Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox44:05
8You Spin Me Around (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
9Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.13:01
10State of the Nation
Industry4:29
11(Keep Feeling) Fascination
producer:
Martin Rushent
remixer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
music videos:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League
recording of:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination
writer:
Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
The Human League3.653:43
12Sometimes
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 107)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure33:37
13Cambodia
producer:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Pop (a division of Cherry Red Records Ltd.), RAK, EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recording of:
Cambodia
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde53:56
14Love Will Tear Us Apart
cover recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Paul Young4:18
15Der Mussolini
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
recording of:
Der Mussolini (from 1980-12 until 1981-01)
lyricist:
Gabi Delgado-Lopez
composer:
Robert Görl
publisher:
Wintrup Musik
D.A.F.3.53:54
16Is It a Dream
recording of:
Is It a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Sal Solo
Classix Nouveaux4.53:38
17Flash in the Night
recording of:
Flash in the Night
lyricist:
Björn Håkanson
composer:
Tim Norell
Secret Service3:38
18Jackie
Ratata3:24
19Save a Prayer
recording of:
Save a Prayer (Duran Duran)
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
publisher:
Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran3:45
20Only You
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
additional producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:
Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.43:11
21Oxygene, Part IV
recording of:
Oxygène, Part IV
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
publisher:
Francis Dreyfus Music and JM Jarre Publishing Designee
part of:
Oxygène
Jean Michel Jarre4:16
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