80s Essential Rock Ballads

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  • Melanesia: 🇫🇯 Fiji (fj) 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea (pg) 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (vu)
  • Micronesia: 🇫🇲 Micronesia, Federated States of (fm) 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands (mh) 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands (mp) 🇳🇷 Nauru (nr) 🇵🇼 Palau (pw)
  • Antarctica: 🇧🇻 Bouvet Island (bv)

℗ «2017 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group»

Countries excluded (iTunes)

(As of 2020-08-03).

  • Northern America: 🇧🇲 Bermuda (bm) 🇨🇦 Canada (ca) 🇺🇸 United States (us)
  • Caribbean: 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda (ag) 🇦🇮 Anguilla (ai)
  • Southern Europe: 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (ba) 🇲🇪 Montenegro (me)
  • Eastern Europe: 🇽🇰 Kosovo (xk)
  • Northern Africa: 🇲🇦 Morocco (ma)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇲🇬 Madagascar (mg) 🇷🇼 Rwanda (rw) 🇿🇲 Zambia (zm)
  • Middle Africa: 🇨🇬 Congo (cg) 🇨🇩 Congo, Democratic Republic (cd) 🇬🇦 Gabon (ga)
  • Western Asia: 🇧🇭 Bahrain (bh) 🇬🇪 Georgia (ge) 🇮🇶 Iraq (iq)
  • South-Eastern Asia: 🇲🇲 Myanmar (mm)
  • Polynesia: 🇹🇴 Tonga (to)
  • Melanesia: 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands (sb) 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (vu)
Annotation last modified on 2020-08-05 04:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
118 and Life
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row4.23:51
2Black Velvet
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 6)
recording of:
Black Velvet
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
Alannah Myles4.454:47
3Don’t Close Your Eyes
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
bass guitar and keyboard:
Donnie Purnell
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Chalfant
guitar:
Brian Forsythe and Ronnie Younkins
background vocals:
Jimmy Chalfant and Donnie Purnell
lead vocals:
Steve Whiteman
recording of:
Don't Close Your Eyes
writer:
Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain) and Donnie Purnell
Kix54:17
4I Want to Know What Love Is
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner6:17
5The Price
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:
Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist), Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
lead vocals:
Dee Snider
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
recording of:
The Price
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister3.353:49
6Only One Woman (US mix)
Alien4:32
7Rough Boy
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering 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) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Rough Boy
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
ZZ Top3.34:44
8Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
bass:
Benjamin Orr
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
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 Cars43:54
9Headed for a Heartbreak
assistant engineer:
Noah Baron and Jimmy Hoyson
engineer and producer:
Beau Hill
bass guitar:
Kip Winger
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
guitar:
Reb Beach and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
arranger:
Beau Hill and Kip Winger
recording of:
Headed for a Heartbreak
lyricist and composer:
Kip Winger
publisher:
EMI-Virgin Songs, Small Hope Music and Varseau Music
Winger45:14
10Time
cover recording of:
Time
lyricist:
Roger Waters
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Roger Waters and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, KPM (music publisher), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
Wrathchild America5:40
11Go Away
Dirty Looks4:20
12House of Pain
producer and mixer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Eric Stacy
drums (drum set):
Mark Michals
guitar:
Brent Muscat and Greg Steele
lead vocals:
Taime Downe
recording of:
House of Pain
writer:
Taime Downe and Greg Steele
publisher:
Gypsy Fetish Music
Faster Pussycat55:47
13Fly High Michelle
additional engineer:
Rich Denhart (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dave Kent and Michael Koppelman
engineer:
Dan Harjung
co-producer:
Enuff Z’Nuff
producer:
Enuff Z’Nuff and Ron Fajerstein
mixer:
Paul Lani
drums (drum set):
Vic "Vikki" Foxx (US hard rock drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Z’Nuff
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Derek Frigo
lead vocals:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
music videos:
Fly High Michelle (music video) by Enuff Z’Nuff
recording of:
Fly High Michelle
lyricist and composer:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff)
publisher:
Enuff Z’Nuff Songs Inc., Fajerstein Music Inc. and Octa Music Inc.
sub-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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Enuff Z’Nuff34:16
14Alone Again
additional engineer:
Gary McGachan
associate producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Pilson
drums (drum set):
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken)
guitar:
Don Dokken and George Lynch
background vocals:
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken) and Jeff Pilson
lead vocals:
Don Dokken
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 1984)
recording of:
Alone Again
writer:
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken), Don Dokken, George Lynch and Jeff Pilson
publisher:
E/A Music Inc., Megadude Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング
Dokken34:20
15It’s Over Now
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Mabuchi
assistant engineer:
Gordon “G.G.” Gebert
producer:
Frehley’s Comet (American hard rock band led by Ace Frehley) and Scott Mabuchi
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker
electric bass guitar [bass]:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Tod Howarth
keyboard and lead vocals:
Tod Howarth
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
It’s Over Now
lyricist and composer:
Tod Howarth
publisher:
Todboy Tunes and Universal Music – Z Songs
Frehley’s Comet4:43
16Feel the Same
recording of:
Feel the Same
composer:
Rick Ventura
Riot4:55
17The Ballad
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Alex Perialas
art direction:
Bob Defrin (US art director & graphic designer)
additional assistant engineer:
Michael Rosen (US metal producer/engineer)
associate producer:
David Pigg (guitar) and Roy Rowland (lead vocals)
additional vocals:
Ellio Cahn, Bodgan Jablonski, Willy Langs and Mark Walters
lead vocals:
Chuck Billy
bass guitar arranger:
Greg Christian
drums (drum set) arranger:
Louie Clemente
guitar arranger:
Eric Peterson (Metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Megaforce Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
The Ballad
lyricist:
Chuck Billy and Alex Skolnick
composer:
Testament (thrash metal band, originally named Legacy)
Testament46:09
18Into the Night
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Anton Fig
electric bass guitar [bass]:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Tod Howarth
keyboard:
Tod Howarth
lead vocals:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist)
cover recording of:
Into the Night
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
Ace Frehley4:14
19Steal Another Fantasy
recording of:
Steal Another Fantasy
Axe4:41
20I Hate Kissing You Good‐Bye
Tuff4:20
21Heaven or Nothing
Barren Cross4:13

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music Group – X5 Music Group (in 2017)
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ASIN:US: B077HYPDV7 [info]
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