Edge of the 80s: Heart of the Eighties

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Tracklist

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1Cry
producer:
Godley & Creme and Trevor Horn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1985) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recorded by:
Polydor Ltd. (London) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recording of:
Cry
writer:
Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Godley & Creme43:58
2Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream
engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins23:27
3Obsession
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion3.353:58
4No Say in It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1982)
recording of:
No Say in It
writer:
Tim Doyle (Machinations), Fred Loneragan, Tony Starr (Machinations) and Nick Swan (Machinations)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Machinations3:20
5Searchin’ (I Gotta Find a Man)
recording of:
Searchin’ (I Gotta Find a Man)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anthony Stephens
Hazell Dean3:10
6Hit That Perfect Beat
recording of:
Hit That Perfect Beat
writer:
Steve Bronski, John Foster (John Jøn, Bronski Beat) and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat23:25
7The War Song
producer:
Steve Levine (producer)
recording of:
The War Song
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3:59
8Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:19
9Love and Pride
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1984)
recording of:
Love & Pride
writer:
Paul King (British-Irish singer/musician/VJ) and Mick Roberts
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and King Songs
King43:22
10Somebody’s Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Rockwell3.853:58
11Blue Day
Mi‐Sex4:17
12Let’s Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Sly Fox3.53:49
13Head Over Heels
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Head Over Heels (music video) by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Head Over Heels
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Curt Smith
Tears for Fears44:19
14Skin Deep
producer:
Laurie Latham and The Stranglers
music videos:
Skin Deep by The Stranglers
recording of:
Skin Deep
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Plugshaft Ltd.
The Stranglers4.53:54
15Peter Gunn
producer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
guest performer:
Duane Eddy
performer:
Art of Noise
arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
instrumental cover recording of:
Peter Gunn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
recording of:
Peter Gunn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
Art of Noise7:31

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part of:Edge of the 80s (Time-Life Music) (number: 8) (order: 7)