Ultimate Collection: 80s School Days

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Tracklist

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1Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:48
2Real Wild Child
drum machine [Linn drum] programming:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer and mixer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass, drums (drum set), organ, sampler [Akai S900], synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and violin:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
guitar:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05), David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1986)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
cover recording of:
Wild One (Real Wild Child) (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
writer:
Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens (US songwriter, known for "Wild One")
publisher:
Melodie der Welt (publisher), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music (publisher)
Iggy Pop3.853:34
3Legs
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
edit of:
Legs by ZZ Top
recording of:
Legs
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Co. (publisher) (in 1983)
ZZ Top4.353:35
4Reward
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Reward
composer:
Julian Cope and Alan Gill
The Teardrop Explodes4.52:43
5Town Called Malice
producer:
The Jam (late 70s/early 80s UK punk/mod revival band) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 151)
recording of:
Town Called Malice
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Jam4.82:53
6Eloise
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (UK singer, songwriter & producer) (in 1968)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range (publisher)
The Damned4:36
7Come On Eileen
recording of:
Come On Eileen
writer:
Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kevin Adams Music Ltd.
Dexys Midnight Runners3:50
8I Want Your Love
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 99)
recording of:
I Want Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Nick Christian Sayer
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing France
Transvision Vamp2.53:31
9Swords of a Thousand Men
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1981), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Swords of a Thousand Men
lyricist and composer:
Edward Tudor-Pole
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tenpole Tudor4.22:56
10Doctor! Doctor!
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
Thompson Twins3:46
11I Found Someone
producer:
Michael Bolton
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Parker (American drummer)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and John McCurry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MBO Productions, Inc.
cover recording of:
I Found Someone
writer:
Michael Bolton and Mark Mangold
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Is Hot Music Ltd.
Cher3.853:42
12Things Can Only Get Better
recording engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
programming:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
producer:
Rupert Hine
brass:
The TKO Horns
instruments:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals), Naomi Thompson and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
lead vocals:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Things Can Only Get Better
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones53:55
13Tempted
producer:
Roger Bechirian and Elvis Costello
bass:
John Bentley (UK bassist, member of Squeeze)
drums (drum set):
Gilson Lavis
guitar:
Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
keyboard and lead vocals:
Paul Carrack
background vocals:
Elvis Costello and Glenn Tilbrook
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 82)
recording of:
Tempted
lyricist:
Chris Difford
composer:
Glenn Tilbrook
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Illegal Songs Inc.
Squeeze4.153:56
14A New England
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1985)
music videos:
A New England by Kirsty MacColl
cover recording of:
A New England
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Kirsty MacColl43:49
15Baggy Trousers
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-12-19)
recording of:
Baggy Trousers
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness42:33
16Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Love Shack by The B‐52’s
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s4.25:22
17Breakaway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1982, in 1983)
cover recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Tracey Ullman3.652:35
18Baby I Don’t Care
recording of:
Baby I Don’t Care (Transvision Vamp)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Christian Sayer
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (publisher)
Transvision Vamp4:07
19(Do) The Hucklebuck
cover recording of:
The Hucklebuck
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Coast to Coast2:32
20Agadoo
producer:
Black Lace (1980s British pop band) and Neil Ferguson (Chumbawamba)
recorded at:
Woodlands Studio in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Agadoo
composer:
Michel Delancray, Gilles Péram and Mya Simille (Micheline Helyett)
adaptation of:
Junkanoo-oo-oo
translated version of:
Agadou-dou-dou (original French version)
Black Lace3:08

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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, "100 Hits", ULTIMBX) (number: 19) (order: 13)