Real Eighties: Hits plus Extended Mixes

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1West End Girls (12″ mix)
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs
remixer:
Pet Shop Boys and Frank Roszak (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) and Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd.
recording of:
West End Girls
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys6:31
2It’s My Life (12″ mix)
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
remixer:
Steve Thompson (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1983)
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd., Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
Talk Talk36:17
3Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) (12″ mix)
producer:
Arif Mardin
keyboard:
David Gamson
background vocals:
B.J. Nelson (backing singer)
recording of:
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Scritti Politti5:54
4Close (to the Edit) (album version)
recording of:
Close (to the Edit)
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
Art of Noise5:26
5Hyperactive! (12″ mix)
recording of:
Hyperactive!
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Scale Music, Smash Ltd. and Street Music Ltd.
Thomas Dolby5:05
6Situation (12″ mix)
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
vocals:
Alison Moyet
remixer:
François Kevorkian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records (in 1982)
recording of:
Situation
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Alison Moyet
Yazoo3.355:44
7Imagination (12″ mix)
producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some5:28
8Kiss Me (12″ mix)
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Duffy
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Stephen Duffy5:30
9Two Tribes (12″ mix)
recording of:
Two Tribes
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and 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)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood6:35
10The Race
producer:
Yello (Swiss electronica duo)
recording of:
The Race
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Bavaria Sonor Musikverlag, Datasound AG, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Chappell
Yello3.653:17
11I Love a Man in Uniform
recording of:
I Love a Man in a Uniform
writer:
Andy Gill (guitarist and record producer) and Jon King (vocalist in Gang of Four)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Gang of Four4:05
12Rise
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (in 1985)
guitar:
Steve Vai (in 1985)
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) (in 1985)
vocals:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) (in 1985)
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
Rise (in 1985)
writer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Public Image Ltd.56:16
13Glittering 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
14Never Take Me Alive
engineer:
Neill King (sound engineer)
producer:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Never Take Me Alive
lyricist and composer:
Kirk Brandon
Spear of Destiny4.54:16