The Greatest Hits of 1985

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Tracklist

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C119
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
music videos:
19 (music video) by Paul Hardcastle
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 73)
recording of:
19
lyricist:
Bill Couturié, Paul Hardcastle and Jonas McCord
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
publisher:
Oval Music and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
Paul Hardcastle3.6?:??
C2We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
remixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985)
music videos:
We Close Our Eyes by Go West
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Go West3.2?:??
C3Slave to Love
additional engineer:
Bob Clearmountain, Neil Dorfsman, Femi Jiya, Andy Lyden, Dominick Maita and Bryan McGee (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Benji Armbrister, Steve Churchyard, Randy Ezratty (engineer), Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown), Julian Wheatley (Engineer), Carb Kanelle, Kevin Killen, Mike Krowiak, Bruce Lampcov, John Levell, Heff Moraes, Peter Revill, Kendal Stubbs and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Rhett Davies and Bryan Ferry
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
lead vocals:
Bryan Ferry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1985, in 1999, in 2004)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Effanel Music in New York, United States, RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States, Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The White House in Nashville, Tennessee, 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:
Slave to Love by Bryan Ferry
recording of:
Slave to Love
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Virgin Songs, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. (in 1985), E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1985), E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985) and Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1985)
Bryan Ferry3.65?:??
C4Everything She Wants
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
recording of:
Everything She Wants
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Wham!4.8?:??
C5Feel So Real
recording of:
Feel So Real
writer:
India Arrington and Steve Arrington
Steve Arrington?:??
C6Say I’m Your Number One
recording of:
Say I’m Your Number One
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music
Princess?:??
C7Nightshift
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.
Commodores?:??
D1I Want to Know What Love Is
additional engineer:
Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
assistant engineer:
Bobby Cohen (engineer), Tim Crich and Scott “Abada” Mabuchi
engineer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Alex Sadkin
additional keyboard:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
additional vocals:
Jennifer Holliday
background vocals:
Donnie Harper, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Rick Wills
choir vocals:
The New Jersey Mass Choir
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984), Warner Music International (trademark of Warner Music International the company) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984, in 2018) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
additionally recorded at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 65), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 476)
recording of:
I Want to Know What Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Evansongs Ltd. (publisher), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.95?:??
D2Things Can Only Get Better
recording of:
Things Can Only Get Better
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones?:??
D3Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.15?:??
D4Everything Must Change
recording of:
Everything Must Change
writer:
Ian Kewley and Paul Young (English pop singer and musician)
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher)
Paul Young?:??
D5Since Yesterday
recording of:
Since Yesterday
writer:
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Zoo Music Publishing
version of:
Dance
Strawberry Switchblade?:??
D6Ghostbusters
recording of:
Ghostbusters
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), IQ Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Raydiola Music (in 1984)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
is based on:
I Want a New Drug
Ray Parker Jr.?:??
D7The Last Kiss
David Cassidy?:??
D8I Know Him So Well
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
lead vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson5?:??