The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 9

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flash
executive producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Brian May (Queen guitarist)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set), timpani and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar, piano and synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1980), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1980) and Starling Productions Ltd. (in 1980)
produced for:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11), The Music Center in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Flash
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Wide Music Inc.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.652:47
2Holding Out for a Hero
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Famous Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler4.154:20
3My Oh My
producer:
John Punter
recording of:
My Oh My
writer:
James Lea and Neville Holder
publisher:
Slezak (publisher) and Whild John Music Ltd.
Slade4.54:12
4The Reflex
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band), Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter) and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1983, in 1998)
edit of:
The Reflex by Duran Duran (English rock band)
recording of:
The Reflex
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)
publisher:
Beechwood de México, S.A. de C.V., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran3.854:24
5More Than This
producer:
Rhett Davies and Roxy Music
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Alan Spenner (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark (in 1982)
guitar:
Neil Hubbard (in 1982) and Phil Manzanera (in 1982)
keyboard:
Bryan Ferry (in 1982)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion) (in 1982)
saxophone:
Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music) (in 1982)
background vocals:
Fonzi Thornton (in 1982)
vocals:
Bryan Ferry (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1982) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1999)
recording of:
More Than This (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, E.G. Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Songs, Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1982)
Roxy Music44:31
6Sounds Like a Melody
recording engineer and mixer:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant programming:
Boris Balin and Thomas Beck (technical assistant, likely German)
programming:
Wolfgang Loos
producer:
Andreas Budde, Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (producer and violinist)
additional keyboard:
Wolfgang Loos (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
drum machine:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
keyboard:
Bernhard Lloyd (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
strings:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lead vocals:
Marian Gold (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Alphaville (German synth pop band) and Wolfgang Loos
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio 54 (Berlin recording studio) in Germany (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
recording of:
Sounds Like a Melody
lyricist:
Marian Gold
composer:
Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens (German synthpop keyboardist Frank Sorgatz)
publisher:
Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
Alphaville4:28
7Venus
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music (publisher) and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama3:41
8Whenever You Need Somebody
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1988)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1988)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1988) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1988)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1988), Shirley Lewis (in 1988), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1988) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1988)
vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1988)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1987) and Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1988) and PWL Studio 2 (in 1988)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 and PWL Studio 2
cover recording of:
Whenever You Need Somebody (O'Chi Brown/ Rick Astley Song) (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., Hammer Music (German publisher) and Terrace Music (in 1986)
Rick Astley23:55
9Nightshift
associate producer:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Dennis Lambert
arranger:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984)
edit of:
Nightshift by Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
recording of:
Nightshift
writer:
Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Franne Golde Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rightsong Music Inc., Universal Music Careers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Commodores4.354:20
10Typical Male
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
additional engineer:
Mike Ging
producer:
Terry Britten
bass and guitar:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
solo saxophone:
Tim Cappello
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
Typical Male
writer:
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
Tina Turner3.24:15
11The Power of Love
recording engineer:
Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
additional engineer:
Michael Christopher (engineer), Phil Kaffel and Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
Rob Beaton, Alex Haas (Trance remixer/producer. Member of Cypher 7), Tom Size (US audio engineer) and Jim “Watts” Vereecke
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Jellybean (US producer John Benitez) and Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
mixer:
Robert Missbach
bass guitar:
Mario Cipollina
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News)
guitar:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News))
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
keyboard:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News)
saxophone:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News)
vocals:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News), Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)), Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Huey Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1984, in 1985, in 1986) and Chrysalis (in 1985)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States, Studio D Recording in Sausalito, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
The Power of Love (full length) by Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 108)
recording of:
The Power of Love (Back to the Future)
writer:
Johnny Colla (US sax & guitarist for Huey Lewis & the News), Chris Hayes (US rock guitarist & singer (Huey Lewis & The News)) and Huey Lewis
publisher:
Cause and Effect Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Huey Lewis Music, Hulex Music (publisher), Kinda Blue Music, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 58th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1985 nominee)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Huey Lewis & the News43:55
12Turn Back the Clock
recording of:
Turn Back the Clock
lyricist and composer:
Clark Datchler
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
Johnny Hates Jazz4:29
13Only When You Leave
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Only When You Leave
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet34:46
14Souvenir
producer:
M. Howlett
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
recording of:
Souvenir
writer:
Martin Cooper (OMD and The Listening Pool) and Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
publisher:
Dinsong Music
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark33:36
15Letter From America
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
recording of:
Letter From America
writer:
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
The Proclaimers34:02
16Body Rock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company)
recording of:
Body Rock
writer:
John Bettis and Sylvester Levay
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Maria Vidal23:42
17Every 1’s a Winner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978) and Infinity Records Inc. (in 1978)
recording of:
Every 1’s a Winner
lyricist and composer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated) and RAK Music Publishing Ltd.
Hot Chocolate4.153:56
18Africa (Voodoo Master)
recording of:
Africa (English version)
lyricist:
Jean-Michel Bériat (French singer-songwriter) and Elaine Stive
composer:
Jean-Pierre Goussaud
version of:
Africa (French version)
Rose Laurens3:35
2▶CD

Credits

Release group

part of:The Best of 1980–1990 (number: 9) (order: 9)