100 80s Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Red Red Wine (edit)
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Bang Records (US disco) (in 1968)
UB403.83:01
2Karma Chameleon
recording of:
Karma Chameleon
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television), Jon Moss and Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
Culture Club3:52
3Baggy Trousers
recording of:
Baggy Trousers
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness52:47
4A Message to You Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
writer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:53
5Don't Worry Be Happy
music videos:
Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 31)
recording of:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Bobby McFerrin3:53
6Thinking of You
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Terry Hall and Toby Lyons
The Colour Field23:30
7Lavender
recording engineer:
Thomas Stiehler
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Mark Freegard and Chris Kimsey
bass guitar:
Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) (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 (Marillion keyboardist) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Lavender (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (Marillion bassist / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
publisher:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
is based on:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
Marillion2.53:43
8Missing You (single version)
producer:
Gary Gersh, David Thoener and John Waite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1984)
edit of:
Missing You by John Waite
recording of:
Missing You
lyricist:
John Waite
composer:
Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
publisher:
Everpop Songs, Markmeem Music (publisher), Quartet Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Fallwater Music (in 1984), Markeem Music (publisher) (in 1984), Paperwaite Music (publisher) (in 1984), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
John Waite3.43:32
9(I Just) Died in Your Arms
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer), Cutting Crew and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
recording of:
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Van Eede
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Cutting Crew4.14:25
10Rush Hour
recording of:
Rush Hour
writer:
Peter Rafelson and Jane Wiedlin
Jane Wiedlin4:06
11Leave a Light On
producer:
Rick Nowels
recording of:
Leave a Light On
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
Future Furniture Music (in 1989), Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1989) and Virgin Songs Inc. (in 1989)
Belinda Carlisle24:17
12I Want That Man
additional producer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
producer and mixer:
Tom Bailey (UK singer-songwriter / composer / producer) and Eric Thorngren
additional drums (drum set):
Geoff Dugmore
additional guitar:
Chris Stein
remixer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Quad Recording in New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Pearl Sound in Canton, Michigan, United States
recording of:
I Want That Man
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
publisher:
Point Music Ltd. and Point Music America Inc. (in 1989)
Deborah Harry3.63:42
13Respectable
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.53:22
14Good Life
engineer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer)
producer:
Kevin Saunderson
mixer:
Ben Grosse (American producer and engineer) and Kevin "Master Reese" Saunderson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (company and copyright holder for 10 Records) (in 1989)
recording of:
Good Life
writer:
Paris Grey, Roy Holmon, Jackson, Ann Saunderson and Kevin Saunderson
publisher:
Drive On Music and Virgin Songs
Inner City34:04
15Solid
recorded in:
U.S.A.
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984)
produced for:
Hopsack & Silk Productions Inc.
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson2.53:22
16Keep on Movin' (edit)
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
produced for:
Silent Productions Ltd. (Production company of Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper)
music videos:
Keep On Movin’ (official music video) by Soul II Soul
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Jazzie B
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1989)
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler43:32
17If Only I Could
recording of:
If Only I Could
writer:
Ralf Hamm, Markus Staab, Sydney Youngblood and Claus Zundel
Sydney Youngblood33:30
18The King of Wishful Thinking
recording engineer:
Paul Erickson (recording engineer)
membranophone programming:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
programming:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
executive producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
producer:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
guest guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guest horn:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Peter Wolf (US rock vocalist, member of J. Geils Band)
guest background vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), Dorian Holley, Phillip Ingram and Alfie Silas
arranger:
Jerry Hey and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
recording of:
King of Wishful Thinking
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter), Richard Drummie and Martin Page
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Go West34:01
19Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen
lead vocals:
Limahl
performer:
Limahl
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3.353:30
20Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Climie Fisher3.854:29