80s Music Explosion!

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Straight Up (disc 1)
▶ CD 2: Straight Up (disc 2)
▶ CD 3: Together Forever (disc 1)
▶ CD 4: Together Forever (disc 2)
▶ CD 5: True Colours (disc 1)
▶ CD 6: True Colours (disc 2)
▶ CD 7: Simply Irresistible (disc 1)
▶ CD 8: Simply Irresistible (disc 2)
▼ CD 9: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
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1Gloria
recording engineer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer) and John Kovarek
producer:
Greg Mathieson and Jack White (German producer Horst Nußbaum)
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
lead vocals:
Laura Branigan (from 1981 until 1982)
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Rusk Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
music videos:
Gloria (music video) by Laura Branigan
recording of:
Gloria (English version) (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Trevor Veitch
publisher:
Ed. Melodi s.r.l. Casa Editrice, S.I.A.E. Direzione Generale, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Sugar Song Publications, Inc.
translated version of:
Gloria (original Italian version)
Laura Branigan54:52
2What I Like About You
producer:
Peter Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
recorded at:
Coconut Recording in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1979-10)
recording of:
What I Like About You (in 1979-10)
writer:
Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar and Mike Skill
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
The Romantics4.72:55
3We Got the Beat
engineer, producer and mixer:
Tim Summerhayes
recording of:
We Got the Beat
lyricist and composer:
Charlotte Caffey
writer:
The Go‐Go’s (all-female American rock band formed in 1978)
publisher:
Daddy-Oh Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
The Go‐Go’s2:17
4Shake It Up
assistant engineer:
Thom Moore (Syncro Sound engineer, Gang Green producer) and Walter Turbitt
engineer:
Ian Taylor (Rock Producer/Engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Syncro Sound in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Shake It Up
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
The Cars4.153:34
5Sunglasses at Night
engineer:
Jon Astley, Phil Chapman (engineer) and Andy MacPherson
producer:
Jon Astley and Phil Chapman (engineer)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 30)
recording of:
Sunglasses at Night
lyricist and composer:
Corey Hart
publisher:
Edition Meridian
Corey Hart3.355:19
6Lovesong
recorded at:
Palau dels Esports in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain (on 1996-10-30)
live recording of:
Lovesong
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
APB Music Co., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
The Cure3:42
7Everybody Have Fun Tonight
recording of:
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
writer:
Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Spirit One Music
Wang Chung4.54:18
8Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
engineer and producer:
Dennis Herring
recorded at and mixed at:
Dustbowl Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
lyricist and writer:
Pat MacDonald (singer, songwriter, guitarist for Timbuk3)
publisher:
Bugle Songs Ltd. (Publishing label formerly known as Illegal Music Ltd.) and IRS Songs
Timbuk 353:19
9Always Something There to Remind Me
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), Carlin Music Corporation, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Naked Eyes4.153:42
10Cum on Feel the Noise
cover recording of:
Cum On Feel the Noize
writer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Quiet Riot4:41
11Harden My Heart
producer:
John Boylan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1981)
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)
Quarterflash43:38
12Don't Talk to Strangers
recording of:
Don't Talk to Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield3.353:00
13Voices Carry
assistant engineer:
Jeff Lippay and Mike Krowiak
engineer:
Domenic Maita
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
assistant mixer:
Moira Marquis
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Harvey Goldberg
bass guitar:
Aimee Mann
guitar family:
Robert Holmes (guitarist, member of 'Til Tuesday)
membranophone and percussion:
Michael Hausman
piano and synthesizer:
Joey Pesce
vocals:
Aimee Mann, Joey Pesce and Robert Holmes (guitarist, member of 'Til Tuesday)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) 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 1985)
recorded at:
RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Voices Carry
lyricist:
Aimee Mann
composer:
Michael Hausman, Robert Holmes (guitarist, member of 'Til Tuesday), Aimee Mann and Joey Pesce
publisher:
'til tunes associates and Intersong U.S.A. (publisher)
’Til Tuesday4.854:24
14I Know What Boys Like
recording of:
I Know What Boys Like
lyricist and composer:
Chris Butler (US musician, writer and artist, led The Waitresses)
The Waitresses3:12
15Wild Wild West
recording of:
Wild, Wild West
writer:
Johnnie Christo, John Holliday, Amos Pizzey, Trevor Steel and Milan Zekavica
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1988)
The Escape Club4:01
16Queen of Hearts
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Queen of Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Hank DeVito
publisher:
Drunk Monkey Music (in 1979)
recording of:
Queen of Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Hank DeVito
publisher:
Drunk Monkey Music (in 1979)
Juice Newton4.253:25