Remember Your 80’s Volume 1 (1980–1984)

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1980
▶ CD 2: 1981
▶ CD 3: 1982
▼ CD 4: 1983
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1Beat It
recording engineer:
Donn Landee and Bruce Swedien
miscellaneous support:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
mixer:
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric bass guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard:
Bill Wolfer
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
solo electric guitar:
Eddie Van Halen
synclavier:
Tom Bahler
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
percussion arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Quincy Jones
arranger:
Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1982)
samples:
Untitled (side A) by Denny Jaeger
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 185) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 337)
recording of:
Beat It
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Michael Jackson4.44:17
299 Luftballons
recording engineer:
Imre Sereg
producer:
Reinhold Heil (in 1982) and Manfred Praeker (in 1982)
mixer:
Udo Arndt (in 1982)
bass guitar:
Jürgen Dehmel
drums (drum set):
Rolf Brendel
guitar:
Carlo Karges
keyboard:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen
lead vocals:
Nena Kerner (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
mixed at:
Audio-Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 3) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 105)
recording of:
99 Luftballons (in 1982)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
writer:
Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Karges
composer:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (in 1982)
Nena4.453:53
3Fall in Love With Me
recording of:
Fall in Love With Me
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Earth, Wind & Fire3:55
4It’s Raining Men
mixer:
Randy Tominaga
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 1982)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
The Weather Girls3.63:32
5Young Guns (Go for It)
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
recording of:
Young Guns (Go for It!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
Wham!3:41
6Nescio
Nits4:47
7They All Went to Mexico
assistant engineer:
Maureen Droney, Wayne Lewis (engineer) and Jeffrey Norman
engineer and mixer:
Jim Gaines
producer:
Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler
assistant mixer:
Jeffrey Norman
accordion:
Flaco Jiménez
bass:
David Hood
drums (drum set):
Graham Lear
guitar:
Carlos Santana
keyboard:
Barry Beckett and Booker T. Jones
percussion:
Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow and Orestes Vilató
trumpet:
Mic Gillette
background vocals:
Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana and Orestes Vilató
vocals:
Willie Nelson
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States and The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
They All Went to Mexico
writer:
Greg Brown (American folk singer)
Carlos Santana4:45
8Overkill
engineer and producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (Former drummer for Men at Work)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Productions Pty. Limited (in 1983), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983) 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 2003)
recording of:
Overkill (Men at Work song)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
Men at Work53:46
9Ben
recording of:
Ben
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Walter Scharf
publisher:
Jobette Music (in 1972)
The Jacksons3:00
10Tell Her About It
assistant engineer:
Scott James (US recording engineer) and Mike Mairé
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar:
Doug Stegmeyer (bass player, aka Slug Douglas)
electric guitar:
Russell Javors (in 1983)
guest baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (in 1983)
guest piano [acoustic piano]:
Richard Tee (in 1983)
guest tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 1983)
guest trumpet:
John Gatchell (in 1983) and Joe Shepley (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983), 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 1983) 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 1983)
mixed at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Tell Her About It by Billy Joel
recording of:
Tell Her About It (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1983) and Joelsongs (in 1983)
Billy Joel3.753:47
11Wham Rap!
music videos:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) by Wham! (British pop-duo)
recording of:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3:31
12Sexual Healing
producer:
Marvin Gaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982) 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 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye3.84:08
13Just Be Good to Me
recording of:
Just Be Good to Me
composer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The S.O.S. Band5:44
14Cry Just a Little Bit
recording of:
Cry Just a Little Bit
lyricist and composer:
Bob Heatlie (songwriter)
Shakin’ Stevens33:10
15Give It Up
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 1982)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
KC and the Sunshine Band4.354:13
16I’m Specialized in You
recording of:
I'm Specialized in You
lyricist and composer:
Alides Hidding
Time Bandits3:52
17Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
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 Tyler4.054:30
18Reggae Night
Jimmy Cliff3:51
▶ CD 5: 1984

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includes:25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1980