The Best 80s Groove Album in the World... Ever!

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▼ CD 1: Disc One
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1Teardrops
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records), Lee Hamblin and The Gypsy Wave Power Co.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (Island Def Jam Music Group, American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack33:48
2Back to Life
Soul II Soul3:52
3Hangin’ on a String (Contemplating)
recording of:
Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)
lyricist and composer:
Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Brampton Music Ltd. (publisher), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Loose Ends5:51
4Solid
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson35:12
5Just Be Good to Me
The S.O.S. Band7:39
6How Will I Know
engineer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass:
Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
guitar synthesizer:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Mary Canty and Yvonne Lewis (keyboard)
saxophone:
Premik Russell Tubbs
synthesizer:
Preston Glass
background vocals:
Cissy Houston
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
How Will I Know
writer:
Narada Michael Walden
composer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Whitney Houston4.54:34
7Criticize
recording of:
Criticize
writer:
Jellybean Johnson and Alexander O’Neal
Alexander O’Neal44:03
8Never Too Much
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
Luther Vandross3:50
9Trapped (edit)
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Don Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
publisher:
Moonwalk Music (publisher)
Colonel Abrams4:00
10Somebody’s Watching Me
Rockwell3:57
11Upside Down
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 89)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tommy Jymi Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Ross44:05
12She Works Hard for the Money
Donna Summer4:33
13Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent
Gwen Guthrie3:35
14Automatic
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
associate producer:
Glen Ballard and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1983)
guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1983) and Dennis Herring (in 1983)
Minimoog and synthesizer:
John Van Tongeren (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983), Howie Rice (in 1983) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Automatic (in 1983)
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters44:48
15I’ll Be Good
René & Angela5:21
16Inside Out (single mix)
recording of:
Inside Out
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Rae (Scottish singer/songwriter)
Odyssey3:49
17A Love Supreme
recording of:
A Love Supreme (song by Will Downing)
lyricist:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Will Downing (American soul, house singer, songwriter and producer)
composer:
John Coltrane
is based on:
A Love Supreme (entire suite)
Will Downing3:49
18My One Temptation
recording of:
My One Temptation
writer:
Michael Leeson (songwriter), Peter Vale (writer/arranger) and Miles Waters (songwriter)
publisher:
Abacus Publishing and Chappell Music Co. Inc.
Mica Paris4:33
19Nights Over Egypt
recording of:
Nights Over Egypt
writer:
Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Jones Girls4:39
20Sexual 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:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone: 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 Gaye3.753:59
▼ CD 2: Disc Two
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1I Believe in Miracles
Jackson Sisters4:50
2Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Cross the Track (We Better Go Back)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Maceo & the Macks3:19
3Word Up
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo4.14:21
4Let’s Groove
recording of:
Let’s Groove
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Earth, Wind & Fire4:04
5Can You Feel It
The Jacksons3:48
6Give 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, in 1983)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
KC and the Sunshine Band4.354:12
7We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
recording of:
We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off
writer:
Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
Jermaine Stewart4:00
8Love Come Down
Evelyn “Champagne” King6:05
9Can’t Wait Another Minute
Five Star4:30
10Dr. Beat
Miami Sound Machine4:17
11Living in America
assistant engineer:
Jeff Lord‐Alge
engineer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
producer:
Dan Hartman
bass guitar:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
Dan Hartman and Stevie Ray Vaughan
horn:
Crispin Cioe, Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player), Arno Hecht (American saxophonist), Hollywood Paul Litteral and The Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
keyboard:
Dan Hartman
membranophone:
Ray Marchica
background vocals:
Dan Hartman and T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Living in America
writer:
Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight
publisher:
April Music, Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Janiceps Music, Second Nature Music, Inc., UA Music Inc. and United Lion Music Inc.
James Brown3.354:42
12Buffalo Gals
Malcolm McLaren & The World’s Famous Supreme Team4:19
13(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
recording of:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
writer:
Stephen Hague and Soldier B
The Rock Steady Crew3.53:48
14Rockit
recorded in:
United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Martin Bisi
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Michael Beinhorn (in 1983) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1983)
performer:
DXT (US 80s hip hop, aka Grandmixer D.ST)
recorded at:
OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Rockit by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit (in 1983)
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Herbie Hancock45:25
15Got to Have Your Love
Mantronix feat. Wondress6:17
16I Wonder If I Take You Home
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 336)
recording of:
I Wonder If I Take You Home
writer:
Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George and Paul George (American)
publisher:
Careers-BMG Music, Mokojumbi Music and Zomba Songs Inc.
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force36:45
17All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls4:06
18Taste of Bitter Love
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:35
19Indestructible
Four Tops4:56
10Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin4:37
▼ CD 3: Disc Three
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1I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
recording engineer and mixer:
Neil Kernon
assistant engineer:
Bruce Buckhhalter (Engineer)
co-producer:
Neil Kernon
producer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 6)
recording of:
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hot Cha Music Co. and Primary Wave Brian
Daryl Hall & John Oates45:07
2All Around the World
producer:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield
recording of:
All Around the World
writer:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
publisher:
Block & Gilbert and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Lisa Stansfield54:27
3Looking for a New Love
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 5)
recording of:
Looking for a New Love
writer:
André Cymone and Jody Watley
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Ultrawave Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1986)
Jody Watley53:59
4Girlfriend
Pebbles4:16
5Straight Up
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Wolff
publisher:
Elliot Wolff Music and Virgin Music, Inc. (the American arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
Paula Abdul4:08
6Tell It to My Heart
Taylor Dayne3:38
7Lessons in Love
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd. and Ruby Ruby Ltd.
Level 423.64:01
8Sho’ You Right
Barry White4:33
9Party All the Time
Eddie Murphy3:57
10Get Down on It
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Second Decade Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Kool & the Gang3:31
11I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head)
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:25
12Carribean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jive Records (may or may not be the company behind the Jive imprint; not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Caribbean Queen
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean44:02
13Stay With Me Tonight
Jeffrey Osborne4:56
14Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., 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.), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bill Withers4.754:14
15Every Little Step
Bobby Brown3:56
16The Lover in Me
recording of:
The Lover in Me
writer:
Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
Sheena Easton5:01
17Roses
Haywoode3:46
18Once Bitten, Twice Shy
The Smooth Jazz All Stars3:34
19Say Yeah
The Limit4:24
20If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.53:14