Classic Rock: 1980–1985

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rain
recording of:
Rain
writer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult) and Billy Duffy
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
The Cult3:58
2The House Is Rockin’ (With Domestic Problems)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
producer:
Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The House Is Rockin’ (With Domestic Problems)
writer:
Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson
publisher:
Adult Music (from 1978 until 1979) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1978 until 1979)
Cheap Trick45:11
3Got Me Under Pressure
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording 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)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Got Me Under Pressure
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.354:02
4Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.653:46
5Fields of Fire
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
music videos:
Fields of Fire by Big Country
recording of:
Fields of Fire
lyricist:
Stuart Adamson
composer:
Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler (English rock bassist with Big Country) and Bruce Watson
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG VM Music Ltd. and Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1983)
Big Country3:34
6I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down
composer:
Homer Banks and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions4.52:09
7Another Nail in My Heart
engineer:
Andy Lumm
producer and mixer:
Squeeze (UK new wave band) and John Wood (UK producer)
bass:
John Bentley (UK bassist, member of Squeeze)
drums (drum set):
Gilson Lavis
guitar:
Chris Difford
guitar and keyboard:
Glenn Tilbrook
keyboard:
Jools Holland
vocals:
Chris Difford, Jools Holland and Glenn Tilbrook
recorded at:
Chelsea Olympic in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Another Nail in My Heart
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
publisher:
Deptford Songs
Squeeze4.352:59
8All Over the World
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, guitar and synthesizer and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-05 until 1980)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-05 until 1980)
drums (drum set), percussion and timpani:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1979-05 until 1980)
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-05 until 1980)
strings:
Louis Clark (from 1979-05 until 1980)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-05 until 1980)
performer:
Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group) (from 1979-05 until 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jet Inc. (in 1980), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980, in 2005) 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 1980)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-05 until 1980)
recording of:
All Over the World (from 1979-05 until 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
part of:
Xanadu (1980 film soundtrack)
Electric Light Orchestra4.54:03
9Middle of the Road
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Malcolm Foster
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Middle of the Road
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
The Pretenders54:15
10Ziggy Stardust
engineer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
producer:
Bauhaus (UK gothic rock band) and John Sparrow (UK recording engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Ziggy Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
Bauhaus43:13
11747 (Strangers in the Night)
recording of:
747 (Strangers in the Night)
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (Blues Rock, Hard Rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
Saxon43:42
12I Surrender
assistant engineer:
Thomas Brekling and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1980-11)
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli (in 1980-11)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1980-11)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1980-11)
vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1980-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studio (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1980-11)
cover recording of:
I Surrender (in 1980-11)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Complete Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard 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)
Rainbow44:02
13Juke Box Hero
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby and Larry Fast
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Juke Box Hero
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.754:22
14Hit Me With Your Best Shot
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1980)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
Pat Benatar4.452:53
15Take It on the Run
assistant engineer:
Tom Cummings (engineer) and Jeff Eccles
engineer:
Kevin Beamish
co-producer:
Alan Gratzer
producer:
Kevin Beamish, Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kevin Cronin
bass:
Bruce Hall (US bassist for REO Speedwagon)
drums (drum set):
Alan Gratzer
guitar:
Gary Richrath
synthesizer:
Neal Doughty
arranger:
Kevin Cronin
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 1980)
recording of:
Take It on the Run
lyricist and composer:
Gary Richrath
publisher:
Slam Dunk Music (work publisher) and 大洋音楽
REO Speedwagon3.754:02
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part of:Classic Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: TL559/14) (order: 43)