20 Years on MTV: 1985

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1Jeanny, Part 1
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
music videos:
Jeanny by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
recording of:
Jeanny (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Amfinold BV, Ferdi Bolland Songs and Nada Bolland Music
Falco4.655:57
2Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
music videos:
Take On Me (2019 4K remaster of 1985 mix with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284)
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha4.53:50
3Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.56:31
4We Are the World
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
keyboard:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Michael Omartian (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29) and Greg Phillinganes (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), David Paich (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29) and Ian Underwood (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
choir vocals:
Dan Aykroyd (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Harry Belafonte (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Lindsey Buckingham (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Mario Cipollina (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Bob Geldof (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), LaToya Jackson (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Marlon Jackson (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Tito Jackson (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Bette Midler (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), John Oates (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Jeffrey Osborne (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Anita Pointer (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), June Pointer (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Ruth Pointer (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Smokey Robinson (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29) and Sheila E. (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
solo vocals:
Kim Carnes (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Bob Dylan (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Daryl Hall (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), James Ingram (R&B singer) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Al Jarreau (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Cyndi Lauper (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Huey Lewis (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Kenny Loggins (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Willie Nelson (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Lionel Richie (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Diana Ross (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Bruce Springsteen (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Tina Turner (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29), Dionne Warwick (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29) and Stevie Wonder (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
recorded at:
1985‐01‐28: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA (1985-01-28 – 1985-01-29) (U.S.A. for Africa vocals recording session)
recorded at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29) and Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
music videos:
We Are the World (music video) by USA for Africa
recording of:
We Are the World (from 1985-01-28 until 1985-01-29)
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Lionel Richie
USA for Africa46:59
5Money for Nothing
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg (Rockin' Reel Studios engineer) and Bruce Lampcov
additional drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
additional guest vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
quotes music from:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Dire Straits4.458:26
6Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.13:01
7Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
arranger:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
remix of:
Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold mix) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician) and Rock Me Amadeus (The Salieri version) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
edit of:
Rock Me Amadeus (12″ American edit) (12″ American extended edit) by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus (in 1985)
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Falco3:15
8We Don't Need Another Hero
assistant engineer:
Mike Ging
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
saxophone:
Tim Cappello
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
music videos:
We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner
recording of:
We Don’t Need Another Hero
lyricist and composer:
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Tina Turner3.354:12
9Dancing in the Street
assistant engineer:
Steve Boyer, Ira McLaughlin (engineer) and Richard Sullivan
engineer:
Stephen Benben, Bob Clearmountain and Mark Saunders (engineer)
additional producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson), Mick Jagger, Nile Rodgers and Steve Thompson (producer)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Stan Harrison (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone) (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
drums (drum set):
Neil Conti (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
electric bass guitar:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist) (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07) and Matthew Seligman (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07), Earl Slick (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07) and G.E. Smith (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
keyboard:
Steve Nieve (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion), Jimmy McLean (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07) and Pedro Ortiz (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
trumpet:
Mac Gollehon (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
background vocals:
Tessa Niles (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07) and Helena Springs (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-06-30) and Mick Jagger (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-06-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-06-30) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-07)
music videos:
Dancing in the Street (music video) by David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) & Mick Jagger
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street (from 1985-06-29 until 1985-07)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, 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)
David Bowie & Mick Jagger3.43:05
10West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs
background vocals, lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985, in 1991)
music videos:
West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
West End Girls (in 1985)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys3.83:57
11Don't You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and MCA Music Ltd.
Simple Minds4.24:21
12Nikita
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
assistant mixer:
Tom Pearce
mixer:
Graham Dickson (UK engineer aka "Overdubs") and Gus Dudgeon
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric bass guitar:
David Paton (of Pilot)
electric guitar:
Nik Kershaw
grand piano and voice synthesizer and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
Fred Mandel
background vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Davey Johnstone and George Michael
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
William A. Bong Ltd. (in 1985)
additionally recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
The Sol Studio (The Sol) in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nikita
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.75:42
13Nineteen
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
music videos:
19 (music video) by Paul Hardcastle
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 73)
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle3.63:38
14Holding Back the Years
assistant engineer:
Chris Dickie
engineer and mixer:
Femi Jiya
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Joyce (in 1985)
guitar:
Sylvan (in 1985)
keyboard and background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre (in 1985)
trumpet:
Tim Kellett (in 1985)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) (in 1985)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1985)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985)
music videos:
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
Holding Back the Years (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red44:31
15Just a Gigolo
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar) and Sid McGinnis (American musician and guitarist)
keyboard, saxophone and background vocals:
Edgar Winter
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
synthesizer:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (Louis Prima medley)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer and Roger Graham
composer:
Leonello Casucci and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
arranger:
Louis Prima (in 1956)
translator:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Eschig Max. Soc., Warner/Chappell North America and Wiener Bohème Verlag GmbH
medley of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
medley of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
David Lee Roth3.54:42

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part of:20 Years on MTV (number: 1985) (order: 5)