The Hit Academy, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1La Bamba
producer:
Mitchell Froom
performer:
Los Lobos (Chicano rock band)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987) and Slash Records (company, do not use as release label!) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
version of:
La bamba
Los Lobos4.152:54
2Right Next Door
recording of:
Right Next Door (Because of Me)
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Walker
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
The Robert Cray Band4:16
3Diamonds
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass4:53
4Balla Balla
engineer:
Hans Lampe (engineer)
producer:
Peter Columbus
arranger:
Peter Columbus
recording of:
Balla Balla
writer:
Peter Columbus and Francesco Napolitano (Francesco Napolitano)
Francesco Napoli4:12
5When Smokey Sings
recording of:
When Smokey Sings
writer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
dedicated to:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd. and 10 Music Ltd. (in 1987)
ABC4:20
6Toy Boy
recording of:
Toy Boy
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, SAW songs and Sid’s Songs Limited
Sinitta3:25
7Boys (Girls)
Say When3:55
8Joe le taxi
recording of:
Joe le taxi
lyricist:
Étienne Roda-Gil
composer:
Franck Langolff
publisher:
Éditions Warner and Véranda
translated version of:
Joe le taxi
Vanessa Paradis3:44
9Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely
Freddie McGregor4:04
10The Pleasure Principle
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Monte Moir
co-producer:
Janet Jackson and Steve Wiese
executive producer:
John McClain
producer:
Monte Moir
lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
vocals arranger:
Janet Jackson and Monte Moir
recording of:
The Pleasure Principle
lyricist and composer:
Monte Moir
publisher:
Flyte Tyme Tunes
Janet Jackson14:22
11Star Trekkin’
recording of:
Star Trekkin’
composer:
Rory Martin Kehoe, Graham Lister and John O’Connor (electronic)
publisher:
Bark Music Ltd.
The Firm2.53:25
12A Bailar Calypso
Elli Medeiros3:25
13Sweetest Smile
producer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Sweetest Smile
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1987)
Black4:22
14The Rhythm Divine
additional producer:
Hubertus von Hohenlohe
guest vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
recording of:
The Rhythm Divine
lyricist:
Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
writer:
Boris Blank, Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Yello feat. Shirley Bassey44:10