Best 100 Music of the Eighties

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Election Day
producer:
Arcadia (Duran Duran splinter group: Le Bon, Rhodes and Taylor) and Alex Sadkin
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
keyboard:
Nick Rhodes
background vocals:
Grace Jones
vocals:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran)
music videos:
Election Day by Arcadia (Duran Duran splinter group: Le Bon, Rhodes and Taylor)
part of:
CBC Music: The Ultimate Election Day Playlist
recording of:
Election Day
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia35:25
2State of the Nation
Industry4:33
3Thinking of You
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Terry Hall and Toby Lyons
The Colour Field23:29
4Honey Be Good
The Bible3:45
5Abandon Ship
April Showers3:40
6African & White
engineer:
Geoff Higgins
producer:
Jeremy Lewis (Liverpool producer)
bass and lead vocals:
Gary Daly
guitar and keyboard:
Eddie Lundon
percussion:
Dave Reilly (China Crisis)
remixer:
Steve Levine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
African and White
lyricist:
Gary Daly
composer:
Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon and Dave Reilly (China Crisis)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
China Crisis33:47
7Alive & Kicking
recording of:
Alive and Kicking
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Publishing Ltd.
Simple Minds4:33
8Rio
producer:
Colin Thurston
recording of:
Rio
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran45:11
9White Wedding
assistant engineer:
Steve Bates
engineer:
Brian Reeves
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Phil Feit
drums (drum set):
Steve Missal
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1982, in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
White Wedding, Pt. 1 by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
White Wedding
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music Inc
Billy Idol4.84:13
10If You Leave
engineer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
producer:
Tom Lord‐Alge and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
publisher:
A&M Records and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
recording of:
If You Leave
writer:
Martin Cooper (OMD and The Listening Pool), Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.74:27
11I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 21)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
The Proclaimers43:36
12From Across the Kitchen Table
The Pale Fountains3:33
13Over and Over
The Railway Children3:49
14Inside Out
recording of:
Inside Out
The Mighty Lemon Drops53:19
15Tinseltown in the Rain
recording of:
Tinseltown in the Rain
writer:
Robert Bell (The Blue Nile) and Paul Buchanan (Scottish alt. pop musician, of Blue Nile)
The Blue Nile5:54
16Let Me Go
recording of:
Let Me Go!
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 174:16
17Gold
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
bass:
Martin Kemp (UK actor, musician, bassist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
guitar:
Gary Kemp (in 1982)
keyboard:
Jess Bailey (in 1982)
membranophone:
John Keeble (in 1982)
percussion and saxophone:
Steve Norman (UK saxophonist/percussionist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Tony Hadley (in 1982)
performer:
Spandau Ballet (in 1982)
recording of:
Gold (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:51
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ASIN:US: B000WDXRT6 [info]