Smash Hits 80s Mixtape

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1-1House of FunMadness3.65?:??
1-2Planet Earth
Duran Duran?:??
1-3Just Like Heaven
recording of:
Just Like Heaven
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure?:??
1-4Together in Electric Dreams
The Human League?:??
1-5To Cut a Long Story Short
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980)
mixed at:
Jam Studios in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PDC Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.5?:??
1-6Tainted Love
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Soft Cell?:??
1-7You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive4.25?:??
1-8Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some3?:??
1-9Like to Get to Know You Well
recording engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
programming:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
producer:
Rupert Hine
instruments:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Farmyard Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Like to Get to Know You Well
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones5?:??
1-10The Harder I Try
Brother Beyond?:??
1-11Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Culture Club?:??
1-12Everybody Wants to Rule the World
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
writer:
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears?:??
1-13Walk Out to Winter
engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
producer:
John Brand (engineer) and Bernie Clarke (keyboard / producer)
bass guitar:
Campbell Owens
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Ruffy
guitar:
Roddy Frame
vocals:
Roddy Frame
arranger:
Roddy Frame
recording of:
Walk Out to Winter
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera3?:??
1-14Each Time You Break My HeartNick Kamen3?:??
1-15Dangerous
Roxette?:??
1-16Some Like It Hot
recording of:
Some Like It Hot
writer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, EMI Songs, Polygram Music and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
The Power Station5?:??
1-17Life’s What You Make ItTalk Talk?:??
1-18Army Dreamers
recording of:
Army Dreamers
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush?:??
1-19Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher (affiliated with PRS)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Climie Fisher3.85?:??
1-20The Power of Love
recording of:
The Power of Love
writer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson, Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Rubet Music Publishing, Inc.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood?:??
2-1Town Called Malace
recording of:
Town Called Malice
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Jam?:??
2-2How Soon Is Now?
recording of:
How Soon Is Now?
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer-songwriter)
writer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer-songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths?:??
2-3The Cutter
engineer:
David Bascombe, Dave Woolley, Colin Fairley, Paul Cobald, Steve Prestige and Steve Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Kingbird
bass:
Les Pattinson
drums (drum set):
Pete de Freitas
guest strings:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
guitar:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Will Sergeant
vocals:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen)
recording of:
The Cutter
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen4?:??
2-4Atomic
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer) and David Tickle
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guest background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979), Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1979), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1979) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
writer:
Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher (affiliated with PRS)), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Rare Blue Music Inc
Blondie4?:??
2-5I’ve Been Losing You
recording of:
I've Been Losing You
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
a‐ha5?:??
2-6Ceremony
recording of:
Ceremony
additional lyricist:
Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
New Order?:??
2-7Isolation
recording of:
Isolation
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
Joy Division?:??
2-8Golden Brown
recording of:
Golden Brown
writer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Complete Music, Complete Music Ltd., 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!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers?:??
2-9Cry Boy Cry
Blue Zoo?:??
2-10Veronica
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar:
T-Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
chamberlin and electric piano:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
glockenspiel and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Elvis Costello4.65?:??
2-11Darklands
The Jesus and Mary Chain?:??
2-12Paralysed
recording of:
Paralysed
lyricist:
Andy Gill (guitarist and record producer) and Jon King (vocalist in Gang of Four)
composer:
Andy Gill (guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
Gang of Four?:??
2-13The Edge of Forever
The Dream Academy?:??
2-14Cry Little Sister (Theme From Lost Boys)
co-producer:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”) and Bruce Martin (keyboards / production)
producer:
Mike Mainieri
lead vocals:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1987)
recording of:
Cry Little Sister
writer:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”) and Mike Mainieri
Gerard McMann4.65?:??
2-15Cccan’t You See
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Cccan't You See
lyricist:
Josie Warden
composer:
Brian Moss (member of Vicious Pink)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Warehouse Music Ltd
Vicious Pink?:??
2-16C30 C60 C90 Go
recording of:
C·30 C·60 C·90 Go
writer:
Matthew Ashman, David Barbe, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer), Annabella Lwin and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow?:??
2-17The Politics of Dancing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1983, in 1984)
recording of:
The Politics of Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Fishman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jambo Music Limited and Metric Music Ltd.
Re‐Flex3.35?:??
2-18Can’t Be Sure
The Sundays?:??
2-19Election Day
recording of:
Election Day
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia?:??
2-20Gentle Tuesday
engineer:
Pat Collier
producer:
Mayo Thompson
recording of:
Gentle Tuesday
writer:
Jim Beattie and Bobby Gillespie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Primal Scream4.5?:??
3-1Stand and Deliver
recording of:
Stand and Deliver
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Adam and the Ants?:??
3-2Psycho Killer (live)
Talking Heads?:??
3-3Blister in the Sun
recording engineer:
Glenn Lorbiecki (in 1982-07)
engineer and mixer:
John Tanner
producer:
Mark Van Hecke
bass:
Brian Ritchie (in 1982-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Victor DeLorenzo (in 1982-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gordon Gano (in 1982-07)
vocals:
Victor DeLorenzo (in 1982-07) and Brian Ritchie (in 1982-07)
recorded at:
Castle Productions in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1982-07)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 17)
recording of:
Blister in the Sun (in 1982-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Gorno Music Publishing, Gorno Music (in 1980) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1982)
Violent Femmes4.45?:??
3-4There There My Dear
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
There, There My Dear
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners?:??
3-5Lucretia My Reflection
producer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer) and Andrew Eldritch
lead vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
recording of:
Lucretia My Reflection
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy4.3?:??
3-6Love Missile F1-11
Sigue Sigue Sputnik?:??
3-751st StateNew Model Army4?:??
3-8Mountain Song
Jane’s Addiction?:??
3-9Broken Land
engineer:
Rafe McKenna
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 214)
recording of:
Broken Land
lyricist and composer:
Pat Gribben
The Adventures5?:??
3-10Roam
miscellaneous support:
Budd Tunick (task: Production Manager)
programming:
Richard Hilton
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), Patrick Dillett and Keith Freedman
engineer:
Tom Durack
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Tom Durack and Nile Rodgers
bass guitar [bass]:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Hilton
vocals:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Roam
lyricist:
Robert Waldrop
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s4.2?:??
3-11I Can’t Escape Myself
recording of:
I Can’t Escape Myself
lyricist and composer:
Adrian Borland
The Sound?:??
3-12Hyperactive!
Thomas Dolby?:??
3-13Out of Reach
Vice Squad?:??
3-14Don’t Want to Know If You Are LonelyHüsker Dü4.5?:??
3-15Bastards of Young
recording of:
Bastards of Young
lyricist and composer:
Paul Westerberg
publisher:
Nah Music
The Replacements?:??
3-16One Stop
Kissing the Pink?:??
3-17Last Night Another Soldier
Angelic Upstarts?:??
3-18Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cockney Rejects?:??
3-19Over and Done With
The Proclaimers?:??
3-20Talk of the Town
Pretenders?:??