NOW That’s What I Call 80s: Dancefloor

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flashdance… What a Feeling (radio edit)
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Irene Cara
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polygram Records, Inc. (New York) (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1983) and Unidisc Music Inc. (not for release label use! use “Unidisc” instead) (in 1983)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 38) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 492)
recording of:
Flashdance… What a Feeling
lyricist:
Irene Cara and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Alcor Music (publisher), Carasmatic Music, Carub Music (publisher), Chappell Music Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), GMPC, Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Sony/ATV Harmony and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 56th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 56)
Irene Cara3.653:54
2I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda (engineer) and Ross Williams (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
alto saxophone:
Marc Russo
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [Simmons]:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
synthesizer [synth horns]:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer [synths]:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall (backing vocalist) and Myrna Matthews
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
recording of:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Boy Meets Girl Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Whitney Houston4.254:49
3All Night Long (All Night) (single version)
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
recording of:
All Night Long (All Night)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie3.44:16
4Teardrops (7” edit)
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
5A Night to Remember (single version)Shalamar3.53:30
6Can You Handle It? (radio edit)
Sharon Redd3:50
7Fake
recording of:
Fake
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Alexander O’Neal3:56
8Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (single version)
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 Franklin4:07
9Somebody Else’s Guy (radio edit)
recording of:
Somebody Else’s Guy
writer:
Annette E. Brown and Jocelyn Brown
publisher:
Jocelyn Brown's Music, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), 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) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Jocelyn Brown53:47
10Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie3:32
11Come Into My Life (radio edit)Joyce Sims33:43
12Say I’m Your Number One
recording of:
Say I’m Your Number One
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music
Princess3:38
13Respectable
music videos:
Respectable by Mel & Kim (Appleby sisters)
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Gilbey and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label's publishing company)
Mel & Kim2.53:21
14Jive Talkin’
Boogie Box High4:37
15Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life (radio edit)
recording of:
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
lyricist and composer:
Mike Cleveland (80's dance)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Indeep44:38
16Give 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 Band4.354:09
17Girlfriend (single version)
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music, Epic Solar Songs Inc., Kear Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Pebbles4:14
18Straight Up (single version)
producer:
Keith Cohen and Elliot Wolff
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 Abdul3.53:48
19A Love Supreme (edit)
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 Downing3:48
20Hangin’ 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 Ends3:33
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phonographic copyright (℗) by:NOW That's What I Call Music LLP (in 2022)
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part of:Now That’s What I Call…... (UK compilations outside the main numbered series or subseries) (order: 115)