Greatest Hits of the 80’s & 90’s: The Definitive Singles Collection 1980–1995

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1Two Tribes
produced in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
engineer:
Steve Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
vocals:
Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recording of:
Two Tribes (in 1983)
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.653:55
2Tonight
recording of:
Tonight
writer:
Jeroen den Hengst and Bart van Poppel (Dutch musician & engineer)
Loïs Lane3:55
3Somewhere Down the Crazy River
recording of:
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Medicine Hat Music and SBK Songs (publisher)
Robbie Robertson4:46
4A Girl Like You
engineer and mixer:
Edwyn Collins and Sebastian Lewsley
producer:
Edwyn Collins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Setanta (in 1994)
recording of:
A Girl Like You
lyricist and composer:
Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins3.653:56
5Never Trust a Stranger
programming:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
engineer:
James Richards (engineer)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
mixer:
Richard Lengyel
guitar:
Steve Byrd and Ricky Wilde
keyboard:
Tony Swain (songwriter, producer) and Ricky Wilde
background vocals:
Junior Giscombe (Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.) and Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
Big M Productions (Bigbeat, House label)
recorded at and mixed at:
Select Sound Studios in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Never Trust a Stranger
writer:
Kim Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde54:05
6Killer
recording of:
Killer
lyricist:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
writer:
Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter) and Adam Paul Tinley
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (ended), Beethoven Street Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), MCA Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Adamski feat. Seal5:37
7Duel (Eye to Eye)
engineer:
Bobby Kraushaar
producer:
S. J. Lipson
mixer:
Horn and Lipson
performer:
Claudia Brücken, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer), Ralf Dorper and Suzanne Freytag
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 6)
recording of:
Duel
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Claudia Brücken, Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens (German musician & producer)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Propaganda3.654:43
8(Meet) The Flintstones
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Durack
keyboard programming:
Jamie Muhoberac
assistant engineer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer)
producer:
Don Was
bass:
Tracy Wormworth
drums (drum set):
Zachary Alford (session drummer)
guitar, keyboard and tambourine:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Jamie Muhoberac
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s)
keyboard arranger:
Jamie Muhoberac
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
The Flintstones
lyricist:
Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
composer:
Hoyt Curtin
publisher:
Barbera-Hanna Music (in 1994)
The B‐52s42:24
9Bird of Paradise
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Snowy White (guitarist) (in 1984)
recording of:
Bird of Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Snowy White (guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connolly Ltd. and Novello & Co. Ltd.
Snowy White4.55:00
10Ain’t No Doubt
recording of:
Ain’t No Doubt
writer:
Charlie Dore, Jimmy Nail, Guy Pratt and Danny Schogger
Jimmy Nail34:08
11When the Lady Smiles
recording of:
When the Lady Smiles
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
Golden Earring5:28
12When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
executive producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
producer:
Barry J. Eastmond and Wayne Brathwaite
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
music videos:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music (Billy Ocean's recording & publishing label), Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Billy Ocean34:08
13Love and Understanding
producer:
Guy Roche and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
recording of:
Love and Understanding
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Cher3.854:42
14Half a Boy Half a Man
vocals:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Half a Boy, Half a Man
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Nick Lowe42:55
15All Together Now
engineer:
Noel Rafferty
additional producer:
Heller & Farley
producer:
Graham McPherson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Produce Records (UK label owned by the band The Farm) and Farmsongs Ltd. (in 1990)
recording of:
All Together Now
lyricist:
Peter Hooton
composer:
Steve Grimes (The Farm)
publisher:
Farm Music (publisher for The Farm), Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) and Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
The Farm4.25:41
16City Lights
recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Pilet Desjardins (producer), Phil Trainer and Pascal Wuthrich
William Pitt3:51
17I Promised Myself
recording of:
I Promised Myself
lyricist and composer:
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen3:57
18Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
recording of:
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
lyricist and composer:
James Warren (English singer and guitarist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Heath Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Ltd. (publisher) (in 1980)
The Korgis4:07
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1Juli July
recording of:
Julie, July
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
translator:
Harry Kramp
translated version of:
Brother Louie
Bert Heerink3:46
2I Want You
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello5:47
3Enjoy the Silence
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Depeche Mode (Copyright and phonographic copyright) (in 1990)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Depeche Mode4.44:15
4For America
producer:
David Motion
recording of:
For America
lyricist and composer:
Simon Toulson-Clarke
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Red Box53:45
5The Lumberjack
engineer:
Nick DiDia and Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
other instruments [chainsaw]:
Jesse James Dupree
recording of:
The Lumberjack
lyricist and composer:
Jesse James Dupree
Jackyl43:33
6Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
engineer:
Frank Reinke (Germany based engineer) (in 1982) and Peter Schmidt (recording engineer) (in 1982)
assistant producer:
Frank Hieber (in 1982)
producer:
Armin Sabol (in 1982) and Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1982)
mixer:
Holger J. Magnussen (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Günther Gebauer (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Armin Sabol (in 1982)
keyboard [keyboard solo]:
Gonzo Bishop (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1982)
arranger:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Musik GmbH (company, not a label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Peermusic Studio in Hamburg, Germany (in 1982)
edit of:
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) by Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
recording of:
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
publisher:
Peer Musikverlag GmbH (in 1982)
Peter Schilling54:00
7Fools Gold
producer and mixer:
John Leckie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silvertone Records Ltd. (company credits only; file NO releases here!) (in 1989, in 1990)
music videos:
Fools Gold (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 32) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 145)
recording of:
Fools Gold
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
publisher:
Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
The Stone Roses4.44:16
8Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
recording of:
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rupert Holmes
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), The Holmes Line of Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
Rupert Holmes4:31
9Drivers’s Seat
acoustic guitar:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
bass guitar:
Chris Birkin
drums (drum set):
Luigi Salvoni
guitar:
Mick Dyche and Loz Netto
vocals:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Driver’s Seat (Sniff ’n’ the Tears song)
composer:
Paul Roberts (Lead singer of Sniff ’n’ The Tears)
Sniff ’n’ the Tears43:59
10Don’t Answer Me
recording of:
Don’t Answer Me
writer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project) and Eric Woolfson
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Careers Music, Inc. and Woolfsongs Ltd.
The Alan Parsons Project4:23
11The Joker
producer:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
acoustic guitar, slide guitar and lead vocals [vocals]:
Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
bass:
Gerald Johnson
drums (drum set):
John King (drums)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1973), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1973) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2003)
recording of:
The Joker
writer:
Eddie Curtis (songwriter), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Steve Miller (leader of Steve Miller Band)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Jim Rooster Music, Sailor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Steve Miller Band4.054:23
12Crockett’s Theme
recording of:
Crockett’s Theme (Miami Vice)
composer:
Jan Hammer
publisher:
Involved Publishing Ltd, MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines’ legal name) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Jan Hammer3.53:32
13Don’t Talk Just Kiss
background vocals:
Jocelyn Brown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trug Records (in 1991)
recording of:
Don’t Talk Just Kiss
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass and Robert Manzoli
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Right Said Fred3:11
14Big in Japan
recording of:
Big in Japan
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Lloyd Bernhard and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville3:55
15Lay All Your Love on Me (Abba Esque)
cover recording of:
Lay All Your Love on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Erasure4:42
16Don’t Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
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)
samples from:
Hot Dance Classics, Volume 2 by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
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
Yazoo4.63:04
17What’s New Pussycat
cover recording of:
What’s New Pussycat?
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Roots Syndicate3:29
18All Right
recording engineer and mixer:
Chet Himes
additional engineer:
John Guess, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett and Richard Mullen
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin and Margaret Gwynne (engineer)
assistant producer:
Rob Meurer and Michael Ostin
producer:
Michael Omartian
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
additional vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Michael Omartian
strings arranger:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
produced for:
Free Flow Productions
recorded at:
Pop ’n’ Roll Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States, Studio South in Austin, Texas, United States, The Aspen Studios in Aspen, Colorado, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
All Right
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Pop ’n’ Roll Music (US work publisher), Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Christopher Cross54:15