The #1 New Wave Album

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Tracklist

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1Boys Don’t Cry
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure2:35
2Love Song
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Iovine
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Brian McGee (UK drummer)
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeill
vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds), Alan MacNeil and Brian McGee (UK drummer)
Simple Minds3.653:50
3Airport
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1978)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 19)
recording of:
Airport
writer:
Andy McMaster
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Island Music Ltd. (from 1978 to present)
The Motors3.754:28
4Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.63:41
5Echo Beach
assistant engineer:
Laurence Diana
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dindisc Ltd (in 1980) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980, in 2002)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-08)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 87)
recording of:
Echo Beach
lyricist and composer:
Mark Gane
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1980)
Martha and the Muffins3.63:31
6Eighth Day
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
Hazel O’Connor
arranger:
Tony Visconti
recorded at and mixed at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Eighth Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Hazel O’Connor
Hazel O’Connor3:09
7Money
The Flying Lizards2:29
8Whip It
associate producer:
Robert Margouleff
producer:
DEVO (new wave/rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 15), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 42), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 63) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 463)
recording of:
Whip It (Devo song)
writer:
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music, EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and Nymph Music
DEVO4.12:37
9ROckWrok
recording of:
Rockwrok
writer:
Ultravox
Ultravox3:33
10Electricity
engineer:
Paul Collister and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
producer:
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
bass:
Andy McCluskey
electronic drum set [electronic percussion]:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
recorded at:
The Gramophone Suite in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Electricity
writer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music, EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. and VC II
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark33:31
11Being Boiled
recording of:
Being Boiled
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
The Human League3:50
12Life in Tokyo
Japan3:30
13Dance Away
recording of:
Dance Away
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs Ltd., E.G. Music Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1979)
Roxy Music3:44
14I Got You
Split Enz3:28
15President Gas
The Psychedelic Furs5:16
16Broken English
recording of:
Broken English
writer:
Marianne Faithfull, Joe Mavety, Barry Reynolds, Terry Stannard and Steve York (British rock bassist)
Marianne Faithfull4:33
17I Only Want to Be With You
producer:
Tom Allom
recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
cover recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
The Tourists52:23
18Our Lips Are Sealed
additional assistant recording engineer:
James Ball, Eric Kortee and Darroll Gustamachio
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Blechta and John Terelle
recording engineer and mixer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Rob Freeman (engineer) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
assistant mixer:
Gray Russell
bass guitar and guitar:
Kathy Valentine
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gina Schock
guitar [lead guitar] and keyboard:
Charlotte Caffey
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jane Wiedlin
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
vocals:
Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981) and I.R.S., Inc. (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Pennylane Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound Mixers Studio in New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 25), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 317) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 477)
recording of:
Our Lips Are Sealed
lyricist and composer:
Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin
publisher:
BMG Music Pty Ltd, Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Gotown Music, Matthews Music Pty. Ltd. and Plangent Visions Music
The Go‐Go’s3.82:43
19Twilight Café
Susan Fassbender3:19
20Food for Thought
engineer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer)
producer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer) and UB40
bass:
Earl Falconer
congas and percussion:
Norman Hassan
drums (drum set):
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robin Campbell
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist)
keyboard, organ and strings:
Michael Virtue (keyboardist)
melodica and tenor saxophone:
Brian Travers
spoken vocals [talk over vocal]:
Astro (UB40 toast, trumpet & percussion)
vocals:
Robin Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Graduate Records (in 1980)
recorded at:
Home of the Hits in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
recording of:
Food for Thought (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
writer:
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer), Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist), Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue (keyboardist) and Terence Wilson (aka Astro of UB40)
UB4054:10
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