80s Pop: 120 Original Hits

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gold
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
bass:
Martin Kemp (UK actor, musician, bassist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
John Keeble (in 1982)
guitar:
Gary Kemp (in 1982)
keyboard:
Jess Bailey (in 1982)
percussion and saxophone:
Steve Norman (UK saxophonist/percussionist for Spandau Ballet) (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Tony Hadley (in 1982)
performer:
Spandau Ballet (in 1982)
recording of:
Gold (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:53
2Temptation
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
vocals:
Carol Kenyon
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 172.353:06
3Doctor Doctor
engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
music videos:
Doctor! Doctor! by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins2.54:37
4Is There Something I Should Know
co-producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter)
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band) and Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter)
mixer:
Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter) and Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
Is There Something I Should Know?
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.154:08
5Little Respect
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
A Little Respect
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
Erasure43:28
6King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up)
producer:
Walter Becker
recording of:
King in a Catholic Style
writer:
Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson and Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
China Crisis4:25
7Don’t Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia KB
Yazoo4.753:01
8Talk Talk
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer) and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk52:57
9Sinful
recording of:
Sinful
lyricist and composer:
Pete Wylie
Pete Wylie3:56
10Icing on the Cake
Stephen Duffy3:51
11Take That Situation
Nick Heyward4:18
12Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
assistant engineer:
Gordon Milne (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine (producer)
mixer:
Steve Levine (producer) and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Jon Moss
electric piano, guitar and synthesizer:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television)
synclavier:
Keith Miller (Synthesiser Pioneer)
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
music videos:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club (English pop group)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 58)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.954:23
13Open Your Heart
assistant programming and assistant engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth)
programming:
Martin Rushent
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
synthesizer:
Ian Burden (in 1981), Jo Callis (in 1981) and Philip Oakey (in 1981)
background vocals:
Joanne Catherall (in 1981) and Susan Ann Sulley (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
recorded at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Open Your Heart (in 1981)
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
The Human League3.53:54
14Dancing With Tears in My EyesUltravox44:06
15I Don’t Want to Be a HeroJohnny Hates Jazz4.53:28
16Enola Gay
engineer:
Laurence Diana and Max Norman
producer:
Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
bass and synthesizer:
Andy McCluskey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Malcolm Holmes (drummer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.653:28
17Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen (US pop vocalist)
lead vocals:
Limahl
performer:
Limahl
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3.353:29
18Wood Beez
drum machine programming:
Fred Maher
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
EBN (synthesizer programmer)
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Lew Hahn
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jnr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and David Gamson
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, B.J. Nelson (backing singer) and Fonzi Thornton
vocals:
Green
arranger:
Gamson and Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher (affiliated with PRS)), Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Scritti Politti34:48
19Cantonese Boy
recording of:
Cantonese Boy
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan3:47
20Colour Field
The Colour Field2:54
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