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Annotation

Label: Absolute Music - Cat#: ACCD 3004

Label: Absolute Music - Cat#: ACCD 3004

Annotation last modified on 2013-10-04 11:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tainted 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
2Relax
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) (in 1983) and Anne Dudley (English score composer) (in 1983)
guest percussion:
Luís Jardim (in 1983)
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson (in 1983), Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983) and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1983) and Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 10) and Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax (in 1983)
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood4.053:54
3Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1982, in 1991), BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987–1996) (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
arranger:
Miriama Young
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.554:50
4Planet Earth
recording of:
Planet Earth
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Duran Duran3:54
5Talk Talk
producer:
Rhett Davies
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer) and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk52:55
6Glittering Prize
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Peter Walsh (UK producer)
recording of:
Glittering Prize
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
EMI Publishing Ltd.
Simple Minds3:57
7Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (official music video, 2019 4K remaster of 1985 version with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 Steve Barron version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
a‐ha4.253:44
8Gold
recording of:
Gold
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet34:45
9Oh 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)
Erasure3.653:05
10Smalltown 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 Beat4:32
11Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Communards3.44:24
12Visions of China
keyboard programming:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
flute [African flute], fretless bass and suona [dida]:
Mick Karn
guitar:
David Sylvian
keyboard and tape:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
violin:
Simon House
vocals:
Yuka Fujii and David Sylvian
recording of:
Visions of China
lyricist:
David Sylvian
composer:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan) and David Sylvian
publisher:
Chadwick-Nomis Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Japan4.653:37
13Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange53:57
14Einstein a Go‐Go
producer:
Landscape (80s British synthpop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (from 1981 to present) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape2:59
15Feels Like Heaven
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
arranger:
Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:28
16Never Never
recording of:
Never Never
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sonet (Scandinavia) (in 1983)
The Assembly3:37
17Tout petit la planete
recording of:
Tout petit la planète
writer:
Bernard Loncheval (Belgian saxophonist)
composer:
Pierre Van Dormael (Belgian jazz guitarist)
publisher:
RKM (Belgian label, ‘Roland Kluger Music’) and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Plastic Bertrand4:09
18You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Jona Lewie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1980) and Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
(You’ll Always Find Me in the) Kitchen at Parties
writer:
Jona Lewie and Keith Trussell
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Street Music Ltd.
Jona Lewie3.22:59
19Vienna
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher), Sing Sing Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Ultravox4:36