Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1983–1985

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jump
assistant engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Van Halen
guitar and keyboard:
Eddie Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
5150 Studios (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 177)
recording of:
Jump
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen
publisher:
Diamond Dave Music, Mugambi Publishing and Van Halen Music
Van Halen4.554:04
2Sharp Dressed Man
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sharp Dressed Man
lyricist and composer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Joe Hill and William Gibbons
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.554:15
3Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer:
Tom Fouce and John Guess
producer:
Michael Omartian
mixer:
John Guess
cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
Rod Stewart4.54:34
4What's Love Got to Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tina Turner4.153:50
5Don't Come Around Here No More
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics), Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty
bass guitar [bass]:
Howie Epstein
bass guitar [intro bass]:
Dean Garcia (English multi-instrumentalist; Curve)
cello:
Daniel Rothmuller
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stan Lynch
guitar:
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Benmont Tench
piano:
T. P.
sitar:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
background vocals:
Sharon Celani, Marilyn Martin and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics), Howie Epstein and T. P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Church Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Gone Gator One in Encino, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Gone Gator One in Encino, California, United States
remixed at:
The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
recording of:
Don’t Come Around Here No More
writer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and Tom Petty
publisher:
D’n’A Ltd. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers4.355:06
6Will the Wolf Survive?
recording engineer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Steve Berlin and T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Larry Kalman Hirsch (Producer & Engineer)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Will the Wolf Survive?
writer:
David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez (Los Lobos)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Davince Music and No K.O. Music
Los Lobos43:43
7Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars43:56
8Go Insane
recording of:
Go Insane
lyricist and composer:
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham53:08
9Rockit
recorded in:
United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Martin Bisi
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Michael Beinhorn (in 1983) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1983)
performer:
DXT (US 80s hip hop, aka Grandmixer D.ST)
recorded at:
OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Rockit by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit (in 1983)
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Herbie Hancock45:24
10Walk of Life
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg (Rockin' Reel Studios engineer) and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Walk of Life
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits4.154:08
11This Charming Man
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
music videos:
This Charming Man by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 11) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 36)
recording of:
This Charming Man
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths3.852:45
12Two Tribes
producer:
Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recording of:
Two Tribes
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Mark William O'Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and William Johnson
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.653:57
13Here 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)
Eurythmics4.255:06
14I Love L.A.
assistant engineer:
Bob Fernandez (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (in 1983)
background vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham (in 1983) and Christine McVie (in 1983)
conductor:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (in 1983)
arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Love L.A. (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Six Pictures Music (in 1983)
Randy Newman53:32
15Forever Man
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Mark Linett
bass guitar:
Nathan East
congas:
Lenny Castro
guitar:
Eric Clapton and Steve Lukather
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Eric Clapton
synthesizer:
Michael Omartian
timbales:
Ted Templeman
background vocals:
Eric Clapton and Marcy Levy
drums (drum set) arranger:
Jeff Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Forever Man
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Lynn Williams
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) and Urge Music
Eric Clapton3.653:13
16Time After Time
additional engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Rod O’Brien
assistant engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer)
engineer:
William Wittman
associate producer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff
lead vocals:
Cyndi Lauper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Cyndi Lauper4.44:01
17I Can't Live Without My Radio
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Chung King House of Metal in New York, New York, United States (from 1984 until 1985)
recording of:
I Can’t Live Without My Radio
composer:
James Todd Smith and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
LL Cool J4.65:31
18Close (to the Edit)
producer:
Trevor Horn
electronic instruments:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
arranger:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Close (to the Edit)
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
Art of Noise4.255:36