The Pop Years: The 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1980
▶ CD 2: 1981
▼ CD 3: 1982
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Young Guns (Go for It!)
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
music videos:
Young Guns (Go for It!) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Young Guns (Go for It!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!5:13
2Goody Two Shoes
producer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
drums (drum set):
Bogdan Wiczling
saxophone:
Jeff Daly
trumpet:
Martin Drover
vocals:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-06)
remixed at:
Alchemy Studio (London studio owned by Kenny Jones) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-06)
music videos:
Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 149)
recording of:
Goody Two Shoes
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1982)
Adam Ant2.353:30
3Go Wild in the Country
recording of:
Go Wild in the Country
writer:
Malcolm McLaren
composer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow2:43
4Fantastic Day
producer:
Bob Sargeant
recording of:
Fantastic Day
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
Haircut 10023:14
5I Second That Emotion
producer:
John Punter
cover recording of:
I Second That Emotion
writer:
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Japan43:45
6See Those Eyes
recording of:
See Those Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Tich Anderson, Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone and Jim McKinven
Altered Images3:08
7Maneater
assistant engineer:
Bruce Buckhalter (Engineer), Barry Harris (engineer) and Michael Somer-Abbott
engineer:
Neil Kernon
co-producer:
Neil Kernon
producer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
recording of:
Maneater
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates4.454:29
8Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King4.53:18
9Sexual Healing
producer:
Marvin Gaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982) and 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)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye3.84:04
10Heartbreaker
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Barry Gibb
bass guitar:
George “Chocolate” Perry (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:
George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's)
lead vocals:
Dionne Warwick
conductor:
Albhy Galuten
strings arranger:
Albhy Galuten and Barry Gibb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
produced for:
Karlbhy Productions
additionally recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
recording of:
Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song) (in 1982)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Dionne Warwick44:17
11Inside Out
producer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
recording of:
Inside Out
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Rae (Scottish (Very Scottish!) singer/songwriter)
Odyssey6:20
12I’ve Had Enough
Earth, Wind & Fire4:27
13John Wayne Is Big Leggy
recording of:
John Wayne Is Big Leggy
writer:
Paul Caplin, Kate Garner and Jeremy Healy
Haysi Fantayzee3:20
14The Clapping Song
cover recording of:
The Clapping Song
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI Al Gallico Music Corp.
The Belle Stars3:13
15Hi-Fidelity
recording of:
Hi-Fidelity
writer:
Enid Gloria Levine
The Kids From "Fame"2:46
16Oh Julie
recording of:
Oh Julie (1982 song)
lyricist and composer:
Shakin’ Stevens
publisher:
SM Limited, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Shakin’ Stevens2:33
17Don’t Love Me Too Hard
The Nolans3:43
18My Camera Never Lies
recording of:
My Camera Never Lies
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Nichola Martin (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Note Music Ltd., Paper Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited
Bucks Fizz4:03
19Abracadabra
recording of:
Abracadabra
lyricist and composer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Sailor Music
Steve Miller Band3:39
20Ticket to the Moon
recording of:
Ticket to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra4:08
▶ CD 4: 1983
▶ CD 5: 1984
▶ CD 6: 1985
▶ CD 7: 1986
▶ CD 8: 1987
▶ CD 9: 1988
▶ CD 10: 1989