Hit Connection 84-94

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

Tracklist

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1Straight Up
co-producer:
Keith Cohen
producer:
Elliot Wolff
arranger:
Elliot Wolff
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 11), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 90), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 64) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 361)
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Wolff
publisher:
Elliot Wolff Music and Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
Paula Abdul3.554:05
2Back to Life
engineer:
Arabella Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
guest lead vocals:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals and performer:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Brittania Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Law Music, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soul II Soul4.153:48
3If Only I Could
recording of:
If Only I Could
writer:
Ralf Hamm, Markus Staab, Sydney Youngblood and Claus Zundel
Sydney Youngblood3:30
4Listen to Your Heart
programming:
Anders Herrlin and Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:
Anders Herrlin (in 1988-08) and Alar Suurna (in 1988-08)
producer:
Clarence Öfwerman
mixer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist), Clarence Öfwerman and Alar Suurna
drums (drum set):
Pelle Alsing (in 1988-08)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Jonas Isacsson (in 1988-08)
keyboard:
Clarence Öfwerman (in 1988-08)
vocals:
Marie Fredriksson (in 1988-08) and Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (in 1988-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1988-08)
mixed at:
EMI Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song) (in 1988-08)
lyricist:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
composer:
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) and Mats Arne Persson (“M.P.”)
publisher:
Jimmy Fun Music
Roxette35:12
5In Private
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Pet Shop Boys
recording of:
In Private
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
Dusty Springfield44:16
6The Power
recording of:
The Power
writer:
Benito Benites, Antoinette Colandero and John Garrett III
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001), House of Fun Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Snap!3:47
7What’s a Woman
recording of:
What’s a Woman?
lyricist:
Dani Klein (Belgian singer (Vaya Con Dios))
composer:
Michael Gielen (Austrian conductor and composer), Dani Klein (Belgian singer (Vaya Con Dios)) and Dirk Schoufs
publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!) and Vaya Con Dios Sprl
Vaya Con Dios3:54
8U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:14
9I’ve Been Thinking About You
recording of:
I’ve Been Thinking About You
writer:
Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat), Jimmy Helms (soul singer) and William Henshall (Londonbeat)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Londonbeat3:49
10Sadeness
producer:
Enigma (new-age project created by Michael Cretu)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
A.R.T. Studios (Enigma) in Ibiza, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain (in 1990)
recording of:
Sadeness, Part 1
lyricist:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein, F. Gregorian and Frank Peterson
composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein and Frank Peterson
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Principles of Lust
part of:
Principles of Lust
Enigma4.154:20
11Ice Ice Baby (radio mix)
recording of:
Ice Ice Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper) and Vanilla Ice
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Floyd Brown (Floyd Brown), John R. Deacon, Mario Lavell Johnson (90s US rapper), Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) and Vanilla Ice
publisher:
Aftershock Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fernhill Publishing, Ice Baby Music, Knightlife Productions, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), QPM Music Inc., Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice4:34
12Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt (in 1990)
electric bass guitar:
Zac Foley (in 1990)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench (in 1990)
sampler [samples]:
Derry Brownson (in 1990)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals) (in 1990)
lead vocals:
James Atkin (in 1990)
vocals:
DJ Milf (Electronic dance music producer of the 2000s and 2010s) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable (in 1990)
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tusk, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
EMF3.653:30
13Shock Rock
B.B. Jerome and the Bang Gang3:47
14She Goes Na-Na
recording of:
She Goes Nana
writer:
Ronny Mosuse (Belgian songwriter & musician) and Bart Peeters (Belgian singer, songwriter, TV host)
The Radios3:47
15It’s My Life
engineer:
Gundars Rullis (choir vocals)
producer and mixer:
Denniz PoP
background vocals:
Paola Toro
choir vocals:
Annelie Berg, Marie Bergman (Swedish singer), Björn Ström, Gladys del Pilar and Ricco (background vocals on "It's My Life")
choir vocals arranger:
Anders Hansson (producer / writer / performer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1992, in 1993)
produced for:
SweMix Productions (in 1992)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (choir vocals) and SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
It’s My Life by Dr. Alban
recording of:
It’s My Life
lyricist:
Dr. Alban
composer:
Denniz PoP
publisher:
SweMix Music, SweMix Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dr. Alban3.84:00
16Sensualité
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Wouter Van Belle pour Virgin Benelux (Belgian producer & musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Benelux (in 1993)
recording of:
Sensualité
lyricist:
Axelle Red
composer:
Albert Hammond and Shelly Peiken
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, Hit and Run Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Axelle Red43:48
17I Like to Move It
producer:
Erick Morillo and Ralphie Muniz
guest lead vocals:
The Mad Stuntman
vocals and performer:
The Mad Stuntman
remixer:
Erick Morillo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Strictly Rhythm Records (in 1993)
miscellaneous support:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (task: under exclusive license to)
recording of:
I Like to Move It
writer:
Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie
publisher:
global (imprint of Global Media & Entertainment Group) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Reel 2 Real3.13:52

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part of:Hit Connection (order: 3)