My Generation: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, the Eighties Part Two

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Boys Light Up
engineer:
Ross Cockle
producer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
drums (drum set):
Bill McDonough
guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks
harmonica:
James Reyne
keyboard:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer), Mal Logan, Keith McKay and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer)
percussion:
Bill McDonough and Derek Pellicci
saxophone:
Bill Harrower
vocals:
Bill McDonough, James Reyne, Brad Robinson, Mal Stainton and Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl')
recorded at and mixed at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Boys Light Up (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
James Reyne
Australian Crawl34:39
2Urgent
recording of:
Urgent
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner4:25
3Perfect
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:36
4And She Was
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guitar and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 453)
recording of:
And She Was
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Talking Heads4.153:40
5Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon (guitarist, music director, producer, composer)
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega4.53:51
6Love My Way
recording of:
Love My Way
lyricist and composer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler and Vince Ely
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH
The Psychedelic Furs3:31
7Shattered Dreams
recording of:
Shattered Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
Johnny Hates Jazz3:25
8Heaven (Must Be There)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nostata Pty. Limited (in 1984)
recording of:
Heaven (Must Be There)
lyricist and composer:
Bernie Lynch
Eurogliders33:36
9Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
composer:
Mark Lettieri
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears44:10
10Into the Night
Benny Mardones3:45
11Believe It or Not
vocals:
Joey Scarbury
recording of:
Believe It or Not (theme from “The Greatest American Hero”)
lyricist:
Stephen Geyer
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
Darjen Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Lokey Publishing and Stephen Cannell Music
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Joey Scarbury53:15
12And We Danced
recording of:
And We Danced
writer:
Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman
The Hooters3:45
13Sounds of Then
GANGgajang3:54
14Harden My Heart
recording of:
Harden My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Marv Ross (guitarist, songwriter)
publisher:
Bonnie Bee Good Music (publisher) (in 1981), Geffen/Kaye Music (in 1981) and Narrow Dude Music (publisher) (in 1981)
Quarterflash3:51
15Holding Back the Years
recording of:
Holding Back the Years
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
Simply Red4:26
16Missing You
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 Waite54:02
17I Ran
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls4:37
18Working for the Weekend
recording of:
Working for the Weekend
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist), Matt Frenette and Mike Reno
Loverboy3:42
19To Her Door
recording of:
To Her Door
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls33:16
20Short Note
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Giant Recording Company (from 1981 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME, 1995/02–2004/02) (from 1981 to present)
Matt Finish3:57

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