80’s Hard Rock Essentials

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Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Care a Lot
recording engineer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jim "Watts" Verecke
producer:
Steve Berlin, Faith No More and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
congas and drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Gould
electric guitar [guitars]:
Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Roddy Bottum
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Mike Bordin (American drummer), Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin (ex-Faith No More guitarist)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Chuck Mosely (American vocalist and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Slash Records (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Control Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and Studio D in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio D in Sausalito, California, United States
music videos:
We Care a Lot by Faith No More
recording of:
We Care a Lot (in 1986)
lyricist:
Roddy Bottum and Chuck Mosely (American vocalist and guitarist)
composer:
Roddy Bottum and Billy Gould
publisher:
Big Thrilling Music (Music publishing company) and Faith No More Music (Faith No More publishing company)
Faith No More4.254:03
2Urgent
Foreigner6:00
3I Wanna Rock
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
background vocals:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lead vocals:
Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 17)
recording of:
I Wanna Rock (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister4.33:00
4Alone Again
additional engineer:
Gary McGachan
associate producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Pilson
drums (drum set):
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken)
guitar:
Don Dokken and George Lynch
background vocals:
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken) and Jeff Pilson
lead vocals:
Don Dokken
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1984) and Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1984)
recording of:
Alone Again
writer:
Mick Brown (US drummer, formerly of Dokken), Don Dokken, George Lynch and Jeff Pilson
publisher:
E/A Music Inc., Megadude Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (avex music publishing)
Dokken3.654:20
5Breakout
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Anton Fig
electric bass guitar [bass]:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
guitar:
Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Tod Howarth
keyboard and lead vocals:
Tod Howarth
recording of:
Breakout
writer:
Eric Carr (KISS drummer), Ace Frehley (American rock guitarist) and Richie Scarlet
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Hori Productions America Inc., KISS (publisher for the rock band KISS, formerly KISS Songs Inc.), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Ace Frehley3:40
6Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Tony Kaye (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint "BMG Chrysalis"), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes44:28
7Shake It Up
producer:
Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
assistant mixer:
Jon Mallison
mixer:
Rafe McKenna and Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
bass guitar:
Steve Price (UK bassist/singer, member of Bad Company)
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
guitar:
Mick Ralphs
vocals:
Brian Howe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shake It Up
writer:
Brian Howe and Terry Thomas (Member of Charlie)
publisher:
Phantom Music, Phantom Records, Inc. (Phantom Music Division), T.J.T. Songs, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Bad Company33:59
8Smooth Up in Ya
additional engineer:
Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
producer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer) and Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Lonnie Vencent
drums (drum set):
Jimmy D’Anda
guitar:
Mick Sweda
background vocals:
Mick Sweda and Lonnie Vencent
lead vocals:
Marq Torien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Smooth Up in Ya by BulletBoys
recording of:
Smooth Up in Ya
writer:
Jimmy D’Anda, Mick Sweda, Marq Torien and Lonnie Vencent
publisher:
Buffoonery Grooves, From My Head to Your Ears Music, Fussy Pants Music, My Two Angels Publishing and Shifty Harris
BulletBoys4:26
9Seventeen
assistant engineer:
Noah Baron and Jimmy Hoyson
engineer and producer:
Beau Hill
audio engineer:
Bob Caputo (engineer) and Bob Schwall (technician)
editor:
Stephen Benben
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Kip Winger
cello:
Maria Kitsopoulos
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rod Morgenstein
guitar:
Reb Beach and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
keyboard:
Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist) and Kip Winger
viola:
Rebecca Young (violist)
violin:
Hae-Young Ham (violinist) and Sandra Park (violinist)
additional vocals:
Beau Hill and Ira McLaughlin (engineer)
background vocals:
Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein and Paul Taylor (Winger rhythm guitarist and keyboardist)
strings arranger:
Kip Winger
arranger:
Beau Hill, Winger and Kip Winger
recorded at and mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 87)
recording of:
Seventeen
writer:
Reb Beach, Beau Hill and Kip Winger
publisher:
Blue 32 Music Inc., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Julian Kelly Music, Small Hope Music, Varseau Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Winger44:04
10House of Pain
producer and mixer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Eric Stacy
drums (drum set):
Mark Michals
guitar:
Brent Muscat and Greg Steele
lead vocals:
Taime Downe
recording of:
House of Pain
writer:
Taime Downe and Greg Steele
publisher:
Gypsy Fetish Music
Faster Pussycat55:47
11Nobody Rides for Free
Dirty Looks3:09
12Fire Down Under
engineer:
Rod Hui (from 1980-11 until 1980-12)
producer:
Steve Loeb (from 1980-11 until 1980-12)
recording of:
Fire Down Under
composer:
Kip Lemming and Guy Speranza
Riot2:33
13Round and Round
assistant engineer:
Dave Clark (engineer), Clif Smith (Engineer), Robin Laine and Ray Leonard (engineer)
engineer:
Jim Faraci and Beau Hill
producer:
Beau Hill
bass guitar:
Juan Croucier
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Blotzer
electric guitar:
Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini
background vocals:
Robbin Crosby, Juan Croucier and Warren DeMartini
lead vocals:
Stephen Pearcy
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States and The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 51) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 61)
recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy
publisher:
Ratt Music and Time Coast Music
Ratt4.54:27
14Rock ’n’ Roll Party in the Streets
recording of:
Rock 'n' Roll Party in the Streets
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Barth
publisher:
Lovolar Music
Axe3:29
15New Thing
additional engineer:
Rich Denhart (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dave Kent and Michael Koppelman
engineer:
Dan Harjung
producer:
Enuff Z’Nuff and Ron Fajerstein
mixer:
Paul Lani
drums (drum set):
Vic "Vikki" Foxx (US hard rock drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Z’Nuff
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Derek Frigo
lead vocals:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
music videos:
New Thing (music video) by Enuff Z’Nuff
recording of:
New Thing
writer:
Donnie Vie (US vocalist, formerly of Enuff Z’Nuff) and Chip Z’Nuff
publisher:
Enuff Z’Nuff Songs Inc., Fajerstein Music Inc., Octa Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Enuff Z’Nuff4:18
16Who’s Behind the Door?
recording of:
Who’s Behind the Door?
lyricist and composer:
Randy Jackson (frontman of hard rock band Zebra)
Zebra5:16
17I Remember You
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
I Remember You
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row45:14
18Cold Blood
engineer:
Duane Baron
producer:
Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman
mixer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
bass guitar and keyboard:
Donnie Purnell
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Chalfant
guitar:
Brian Forsythe and Ronnie Younkins
background vocals:
Jimmy Chalfant and Donnie Purnell
lead vocals:
Steve Whiteman
recording of:
Cold Blood
writer:
Donnie Purnell and Taylor Rhodes
Kix44:18
19Kick Start My Heart
producer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
mixer:
Kevin Doyle (award-winning sound engineer, producer)
bass guitar:
Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator)
lead vocals:
Alannah Myles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
Kick Start My Heart
writer:
Shirley Eikhard, Madeline Stone, Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay) and Chris Waters
Alannah Myles3.53:42
20On and On
Raven3:53
21I’m Alive (That Was the Day My Dead Pet Returned to Save My Life)
additional recording engineer:
Joe Robb
recording engineer and mixer:
Dee Robb
assistant engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
producer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Erik Scott (bassist/producer)
bass guitar:
Erik Scott (bassist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Jan Uvena
vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974)
arranger:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and Erik Scott (bassist/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1982) and WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1982)
recorded at and mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’m Alive (That Was the Day My Dead Pet Returned to Save My Life)
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Erik Scott (bassist/producer) and Dick Wagner
publisher:
Spirit One Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Early Frost Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1982 to present) and Hened Music (from 1982 to present)
Alice Cooper feat. Patty Donahue53:14
22Too Rich to Be Good
Michael Monroe3:26
23Electric Crown
assistant engineer:
Ulrich Wild
engineer and producer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Sarah Bedingham
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
bass guitar:
Greg Christian
drums (drum set):
Louie Clemente
guitar:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
lead vocals:
Chuck Billy
recorded at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Electric Crown
lyricist:
Chuck Billy and Alex Skolnick
composer:
Eric Peterson (metal guitarist, member of Testament) and Alex Skolnick
Testament5:30
24Mountain Song
bass guitar:
Eric Avery
drums (drum set):
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
guitar:
Dave Navarro (American guitarist)
vocals:
Perry Farrell
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 71)
recording of:
Mountain Song
lyricist:
Perry Farrell
composer:
Eric Avery, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
Jane’s Addiction54:03
25Fly Away
Blackfoot2:58