A Musical History of the Decade 1980–1990

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Annotation

"Promotional copy. Not for sale."
Features some rare (radio) edits

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-23 09:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1: 1980–1983
2▶CD: Volume 2: 1984–1986
3▶CD: Volume 3: 1987–1988
4▼CD: Volume 4: 1989–1990
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Two Wrongs (Don’t Make It Right)
David Peaston4:06
2The End of Innocence
producer:
Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby
recording of:
The End of the Innocence
lyricist:
Don Henley
composer:
Bruce Hornsby
Don Henley35:16
3Talk to Myself
Christopher Williams4:05
4If I Could Turn Back Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
additional engineer:
Guy Roche
assistant engineer:
Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils (producer, engineer) and Duane Seykora
producer:
Guy Roche and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
additional guitar:
Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Mark T. Williams
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter)
lead vocals:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 386)
recording of:
If I Could Turn Back Time
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Realsongs (in 1989)
Cher3.754:00
5Love Song
Tesla3:41
6Love in an Elevator
recording of:
Going Down/Love in an Elevator
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hargrazac Music, JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Shack in the Back Music, Swag Song Music, Inc. and Vis Moxta Music
Aerosmith3:41
7To Miss Someone
recording of:
To Miss Someone
lyricist and composer:
Maria McKee
Maria McKee43:52
8Notice Me
Nikki3:54
9Fool for You Loving
engineer, producer and mixer:
Mike Clink and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Rudy Sarzo
drums (drum set):
Tommy Aldridge
guitar:
Steve Vai
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua
background vocals:
Tommy Funderburk and Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist)
lead vocals:
David Coverdale
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Fool for Your Loving (1988 version) by Whitesnake
recording of:
Fool for Your Loving
writer:
David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Seabreeze Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake3.854:12
10Satellites
Rickie Lee Jones4:05
11The Last Night of the World
recording of:
Last Night of the World (Miss Saigon)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd.
part of:
Miss Saigon
Lea Salonga and Simon Bowman4:27
12Matsuri
Kitaro4:37
13Here’s Where the Story Ends
bass:
Paul Brindley
drums (drum set):
Patch Hannan
guitar:
David Gavurin
lead vocals:
Harriet Wheeler
music videos:
Here’s Where the Story Ends by The Sundays
recording of:
Here’s Where the Story Ends
writer:
David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Sundays4.253:54
14Let’s Be Mad
John Doe3:44
15Kool Thing
recording engineer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Ron Saint Germain, Nick Sansano and Sonic Youth (US rock band)
mixer:
Ron Saint Germain
guest lead vocals:
Chuck D
lead vocals:
Kim Gordon
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 288)
recording of:
Kool Thing
lyricist:
Kim Gordon
composer:
Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)
Sonic Youth3.74:07
16(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection
recording engineer and mixer:
David Thoener
artist & repertoire support:
David J. Holman and David Thoener
producer:
Marc Tanner and David Thoener
additional mixer:
David J. Holman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2004)
recording of:
(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection
writer:
Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson (from the Nelson twins) and Marc Tanner
Nelson3:56
17Jealous
Gene Loves Jezebel3:29
18Jealous Again
recording of:
Jealous Again
writer:
Chris Robinson (US rock and roll singer, in The Black Crowes) and Rich Robinson
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1990), Def USA Music, Inc. (in 1990) and Enough To Contend With Songs (in 1990)
The Black Crowes34:36