Pop & Wave, Volume 1: The Hits From the Fantastic 80's

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1Everything Counts
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
recorded at:
The Garden (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
mixed at:
Hansa Mischraum in Berlin, Germany (in 1983-05)
recording of:
Everything Counts
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
Depeche Mode43:56
2Don’t Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia KB
Yazoo4.52:59
3Temptation
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Cradle of Filth Music Ltd. (publishing company for British metal band Cradle of Filth), Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
Heaven 174.53:26
4Enola Gay
engineer:
Laurence Diana and Max Norman
producer:
Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
bass and synthesizer:
Andy McCluskey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Malcolm Holmes (drummer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.753:29
5Smalltown Boy
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat53:58
6Hymn
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1982, in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at and additionally mixed at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Hymn by Ultravox
music videos:
Hymn by Ultravox
recording of:
Hymn
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Ultravox54:24
7Fade to Grey
engineer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage (new romantic band from London)
performer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange (Welsh pop singer, Visage) and Midge Ure
arranger:
Visage (new romantic band from London)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980) and Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Mayfair Sound (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Performance Music Ltd
Visage4.13:52
8I Ran
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
A Flock of Seagulls4:32
9Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
saxophone:
David Tofani
background vocals:
Vicious Pink
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1980s English synth‐pop duo)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 46)
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Soft Cell3.952:35
10Hey Little Girl
recording of:
Hey Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Iva Davies
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Icehouse34:12
11Cars
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion]:
Gary Numan
lead vocals:
Gary Numan (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Cars by Gary Numan
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 11), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 16) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 93)
recording of:
Cars
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
writer:
Nick Hemming and Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
Gary Numan4.23:40
1225 Years (original 12" mix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1991)
recording of:
25 Years
lyricist and composer:
Don Snow
publisher:
Don Snow Music, SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH & CO KG (GEMA-affiliated) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1983)
The Catch6:40
13Collapsing New People
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Frank Tovey
jug [tuned bottles], piano and synthesizer:
Dave Simmonds (keyboard player with Mute acts, songwriter)
recording of:
Collapsing New People
writer:
Nick Cash (UK drummer/percussionist), Barbara Frost (design/Mute records, aka BJ Frost), Dave Rogers (Klinger), Dave Simmonds (keyboard player with Mute acts, songwriter) and Frank Tovey
named after artist:
Einstürzende Neubauten
Fad Gadget4:07
14Mirror Man
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982)
music videos:
Mirror Man by The Human League
recording of:
Mirror Man
writer:
Ian Burden, Jo Callis and Philip Oakey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L and PolyGram Music Publishing
The Human League23:48
15Love on Your Side
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins53:57
16You
recording of:
You
lyricist:
Peter Sawatzki and Holger Wobker
composer:
Peter Sawatzki
Boytronic3:12
17Oh L'amour
assistant mixer:
Phil Legg
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
recording of:
Oh l’amour
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Erasure3.653:00
18Love Is a Shield
recording of:
Love Is a Shield
lyricist:
Peter Godwin, Oliver Kreyssig and Marcus Meyn
composer:
Heiko Maile
publisher:
Blue Box Publishing Promotion Karin Wirthmann
Camouflage54:01
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part of:Pop & Wave (number: 1) (order: 15)