The Ultimate 80’s Ballads

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Disc 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Save Me
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
co-producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1980, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1980, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Save Me (Queen song) (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) 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)
Queen3.653:49
2Absolute Beginners
recording of:
Absolute Beginners
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1986)
David Bowie5:18
3Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
piano:
Jean Roussel
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
The Police4.054:20
4Save a Prayer
recording of:
Save a Prayer (Duran Duran)
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)
publisher:
Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran4:11
5Eternal Flame
recording of:
Eternal Flame
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
translated version of:
Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)
The Bangles3:43
6I Go to Sleep
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixed at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Go to Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
The Pretenders2:55
7She Makes My Day
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Robert Palmer4:12
8Breaking Us in Two
recording of:
Breaking Us in Two
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Kobalt Music and Albion Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Joe Jackson4:52
9Africa
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Toto4:35
10Desert Moon
recording of:
Desert Moon
writer:
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung5:09
11Missing 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 Waite4:03
12Total Eclipse of the Heart
producer:
Jim Steinman (in 1982)
background vocals:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
music videos:
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.66:58
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