100 Essential Tracks: 80s

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Tracklist

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1Young Guns (Go for It)
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer) and George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
recording of:
Young Guns (Go for It!)
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Wham!3:41
2Tribute (Right On)
recording of:
Tribute (Right On)
writer:
John Banfield, Aaron Brown (The Pasadenas), David Milliner, Michael Milliner, The Pasadenas, Hammish Seelochan and Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music France S.A.R.L., Major Seven Ltd, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988) and Island Music Ltd. (in 1988)
The Pasadenas5:03
3Brother Louie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd., Ariola Eurodisc GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Hanseatic (publisher) and Intersong Music Ltd.
Modern Talking3.53:41
4Keeping the Dream Alive
producer:
Armand Volker
guest performer:
The Jackson Singers and London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1988)
recording of:
Keeping the Dream Alive
lyricist:
Curtis Briggs and Timothy Touchton
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs)
composer:
Aron Strobel and Stefan Zauner (pop vocalist and keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) (in 1988)
translated version of:
Solang’ man Träume noch leben kann
Freiheit24:15
5System Addict
Five Star4:03
6Dr. Beat
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Dr. Beat
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Miami Sound Machine3.854:23
7Going Back to My Roots
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Maurice Starr Music, 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) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Odyssey3:25
8Forget Me Nots
Patrice Rushen4:07
9Jump to the Beat
recording of:
Jump to the Beat
writer:
Anukampa Lisa Walden and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Walden Music, Inc.
Stacy Lattisaw3.653:33
10I Shoulda Loved Ya
Narada Michael Walden6:36
11Solid
recorded in:
U.S.A.
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984)
produced for:
Hopsack & Silk Productions Inc.
edit of:
Solid by Ashford & Simpson
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson2.653:21
12Cuddly Toy
recording of:
Cuddly Toy
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Roachford
publisher:
Kassner Associated Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Roachford3:49
13Do ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
producer:
Steve Lovell (record producer and musical director; aka Bernard Gazda) and Steve Power
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recording of:
Do Ya Do Ya
lyricist:
Michael Bissell (Michael Bissell)
composer:
Graham Richardson (songwriter, i.e. of Samantha Fox's Do Ya Do Ya)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
Samantha Fox3:48
14Roses
Haywoode3:47
1599 Red Ballons
producer:
Jay Faires, Tricia Holloway, Reinhold Heil (from 1982 until 1983) and Manne Praeker (from 1982 until 1983)
lead vocals:
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 64)
recording of:
99 Red Balloons (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
composer:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (in 1982)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (in 1983)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Songs Ltd.
translated version of:
99 Luftballons
Nena3.83:51
16Give Me Back My Heart
recording of:
Give Me Back My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Simon Darlow (songwriter, keyboardist & guitarist) and Trevor Horn
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. (in 1982) and Perfect Songs (UK publisher, affiliated with BMI) (in 1982)
Dollar5:00
17This Ole House
recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Shakin’ Stevens3:06
18Wee Rule
Wee Papa Girl Rappers3:31
19Whistle Down the Wind
Nick Heyward3:41
20You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties
Jona Lewie3:02
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