Smash Hits 1989

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce (drummer for Simply Red)
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Eastwest Records (for copyrights, manufacturing, distributing use only!) (in 1989), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1989)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Simply Red3.43:22
2You’re History
recording of:
You’re History
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Richard Feldman
Shakespears Sister4:27
3She Drives Me Crazy
engineer:
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat)
vocals:
Roland Gift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Music Stream Ltd. (reissues, 2017–present; a.k.a. London Records or Recordings) (in 1988) and London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1989)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 77)
recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Fine Young Cannibals43:39
4London Nights
London Boys4:02
5Electric Youth
recording engineer:
Don Feinberg
drums (drum set) and keyboard programming:
Fred Zarr
engineer:
Bill Esses and Matt Malles
producer:
Fred Zarr
mixer:
Bob Rosa, Tom Vercillo and Fred Zarr
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard:
Fred Zarr
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
Carrie Johnson and Libby Johnson
background vocals and lead vocals:
Debbie Gibson
arranger:
Debbie Gibson and Fred Zarr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recording of:
Electric Youth
lyricist and composer:
Debbie Gibson
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Debbie Gibson3.54:54
6International Rescue
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
recording of:
International Rescue
writer:
Joanne Dunne, Margaret Dunne (Fuzzbox), Tina O'Neill and Liam Sternberg
Fuzzbox3:30
7It Is Time to Get Funky
recording of:
It Is Time to Get Funky
writer:
Courtney Coulson, Danny Poku (British DJ, producer, remixer and A&R), Basil Reynolds and Charlie Scarlett
D Mob feat. LRS3:32
8Got to Keep On (12″ version)
Cookie Crew4:42
9I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
Kon Kan4:01
10The Sun Rising (LP version)
recording of:
The Sun Rising
writer:
Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington
The Beloved5:06
11Rave On
recording of:
Rave On
Happy Mondays5:39
12Big Area
recording of:
Big Area
lyricist:
Mark Shaw
composer:
Rob Downes, Alex Mungo, Mark Shaw, Jasper Stainthorpe, Scott Taylor (UK artist) and Steve Wren (drummer)
Then Jerico4:50
13Comment Te Dire Adieu
cover recording of:
Comment te dire adieu ?
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Arnold Goland and Jack Gold
publisher:
CBS U Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (from 1968 to present)
translated version of:
It Hurts to Say Goodbye
Jimmy Somerville & June Miles-Kingston3:36
14You Are the One
recording of:
You Are the One (a‐ha)
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Mags (Norwegian musician) and Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
a‐ha33:52
15Superwoman
additional recording engineer:
Bob Brown (recording, mixing and mastering engineer), Craig Burbidge (American recording engineer) and Tim Jaquette (Producer & engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jon Gass
assistant engineer:
Toni Greene (engineer) and Fred Howard (engineer)
executive producer:
Benny Medina and Leonard Richardson (US hip-hop producer)
producer:
L.A. & Babyface (US R&B songwriting/production duo)
bass:
Kayo (Kevin Roberson)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
L.A.
keyboard [keyboards]:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Carmen Carter, Bunny Hull and Karyn White
mixed for:
Ratstyle Productions
produced for:
La'Face, Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Studio Masters in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Superwoman (from 1988-03 until 1988-04)
writer:
Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Green Skirt Music (publisher), Hip Trip (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Karyn White35:50
16The Road to Hell, Part 2
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
The Road to Hell, Part 2
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1989)
part of:
The Road to Hell
Chris Rea4:33
17Help
producer:
Stock Aitken Waterman
vocals:
Kathy Burke, Sara Dallin, Dawn French, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Jennifer Saunders and Keren Woodward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1989)
music videos:
Help (Comic Relief charity single 1989) by Bananarama feat. Lananeeneenoonoo
cover recording of:
Help! (in 1989)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo32:57