Australia’s Ultimate Songs

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Tracklist

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1New Sensation
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
INXS (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1987)
music videos:
New Sensation (music video) by INXS
recording of:
New Sensation
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing, Tol Muziek, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
INXS3.953:41
2What’s My Scene
bass:
Clyde Bramley
drums (drum set):
Mark Kingsmill
guitar:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner) and Brad Shepherd
harmonica:
Brad Shepherd
keyboard:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
vocals:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hoodoo Gurus Pty Ltd (in 1987)
recording of:
What’s My Scene?
writer:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Hoodoo Gurus3.353:49
3I Touch Myself
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro (engineer, music editor, producer)
producer:
Divinyls (Australian rock band), Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1989, in 1990) and Virgin Records (imprint + company, only for releases with Virgin RECORDS logo) (in 1990)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
remixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 54) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 326)
recording of:
I Touch Myself
lyricist and composer:
Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and William Steinberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16)
Divinyls3.53:44
4Age of Reason
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Age of Reason
writer:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Johanna Pigott
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and SBK Songs (publisher)
John Farnham4:04
5Tucker’s Daughter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1989)
recording of:
Tucker's Daughter (Ian Moss song)
writer:
Ian Moss and Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music Publishing, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Ian Moss3:38
6Chained to the Wheel
producer:
Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri and Tomie (producer)
bass guitar:
Mick Girasole
drums (drum set):
Peter Luscombe
percussion:
Alex Pertout
vocals:
Joe Camilleri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Productions Pty. Limited (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1988), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1988) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sing Sing Recording Studios (fka “Sing Sing South” until 2017) in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and RBX Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Chained to the Wheel
lyricist:
Nick Smith (Australian Guitar Player and Songwriter)
writer:
Joe Camilleri
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing, Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Black Sorrows3:57
7Treaty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1991)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 36)
recording of:
Treaty
writer:
Peter Garrett, Stuart Kellaway, Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter), Banula Marika, Witiyana Marika, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Cal Williams, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and Mandawuy Yunupingu
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Yothu Yindi Music
Yothu Yindi4:05
8Funky Town
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Pseudo Echo3:31
9Slice of Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
recording of:
Slice of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dave Dobbyn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Native Tongue Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 7)
Dave Dobbyn4:08
10Thats When I Think of You
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trafalgar Music Pty. Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Trafalgar Studios in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1988-10)
recording of:
That’s When I Think of You
writer:
Garry Frost and Eric Weideman (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Origin Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
192754:14
11Wide Open Road
recording engineer:
Nick Mainsbridge (in 1985-08)
engineer:
Nick Mainsbridge
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer) and The Triffids (Australian rock band)
bass:
Martin Casey (in 1985-08)
drums (drum set):
Alsy MacDonald (in 1985-08)
guitar:
Evil Graham Lee (Australian rock musician) (in 1985-08), David McComb (in 1985-08) and Rob McComb (in 1985-08)
organ:
Jill Birt (in 1985-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Evil Graham Lee (Australian rock musician) (in 1985-08)
synthesizer:
David McComb (in 1985-08)
synthesizer [emulator]:
Adam Peters (in 1985-08)
vocals:
David McComb (in 1985-08)
arranger:
The Triffids (Australian rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line) (in 2010)
recorded at:
Mark Angelo Studios in Acton, Ealing, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-08)
mixed at:
Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-09)
recording of:
Wide Open Road (in 1985-08)
lyricist and composer:
David McComb
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
The Triffids34:08
12The Horses
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1990), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1990), Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1990) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1991)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 30)
cover recording of:
The Horses
writer:
Walter Becker and Rickie Lee Jones
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rondor, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Daryl Braithwaite4:16
13Better the Devil You Know
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1990) and PWL Records Ltd. (not release use) (in 1990)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 40)
recording of:
Better the Devil You Know
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Ltd., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sid’s Songs Ltd.
Kylie Minogue33:54
14Tip of My Tongue
assistant recording engineer:
Marc DeSisto
recording engineer:
John Philip Shenale and Rick Will
assistant engineer:
Stoli Jaeger
engineer and mixer:
Rick Will
producer:
Don Gehman
assistant mixer:
Marc DeSisto and Ulrich Wild
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
drums (drum set):
Yak Sherrit (drummer)
keyboard arranger, percussion arranger and strings arranger:
John Philip Shenale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Australia (in 1992), EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1992), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1992) and EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Hot Tin Roof in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Tip of My Tongue
writer:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte) and John Daniel Tate
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management Canada A, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Records and Tate Music Group
Diesel34:14
15Its Only the Beginning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1991)
recording of:
It's Only the Beginning
writer:
Deborah Conway and Scott Cutler
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs and Screen Gems
Deborah Conway3:19
16Fathers Day
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
rooArt (in 1992) and BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Father’s Day
writer:
Mick Thomas (Australian singer-songwriter, producer, guitarist and hotelier)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and PolyGram Music Publishing
Weddings, Parties, Anything4:05
17Better
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
rooArt (in 1991)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 100)
recording of:
Better
writer:
Grant Walmsley
publisher:
Polygram Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Screaming Jets4:39
18That Word (L.O.V.E.)
performer:
Deni Hines
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1992)
recording of:
That Word (L.O.V.E.)
writer:
Bryon Jones, Jonathon Jones (Dulcimer [Electric Dulcimer], Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Programmed By [Programming], Talkbox [Voice Box], Percussion - Australia), Raymond Medhurst and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Rockmelons featuring Deni Hines3:50
19One Word
engineer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Eddie Parise
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Frank Celenza
guitar:
Suze DeMarchi and Dave Leslie
lead vocals [vocals]:
Suze DeMarchi
vocals:
Dave Leslie and Eddie Parise
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Imago Recording Company (in 1991, in 2007)
recording of:
One Word
writer:
Suze DeMarchi and Steve Elson (founder of UK rock band Broken English; songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Baby Animals3:59
20Run to Paradise
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1987)
recording of:
Run to Paradise
writer:
Brad Carr and Mark Gable
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Choirboys3:39
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Australia
art direction and design:Ben Cunningham (Australian designer)
liner notes:Ed Nimmervoll
Michael Gudinski (Founder of Mushroom Records)
executive producer:Warren Costello
Michael Gudinski (Founder of Mushroom Records)
producer:Warren Costello
Carl Gardiner
Mark Opitz
mastering:Toby Learmont
Michael Lynch (engineer, Australia)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line) (in 2000)
licensed from:BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!)
Gajang Productions
Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02)
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22)
Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited)
produced for:Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)
mastered at:Sony Music Huntingwood in Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/894862 [info]