Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 3: 1984–85

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Free Wheel Burning
recording of:
Freewheel Burning
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
Judas Priest4:50
2I Wanna Be Somebody
recording of:
I Wanna Be Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Blackie Lawless
writer:
Steven Duren
W.A.S.P.6:19
3Slide It In
engineer, producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
bass guitar:
Neil Murray (British bass guitar player) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1983)
guitar:
Mel Galley (in 1983) and John Sykes (in 1983)
keyboard:
Jon Lord (in 1983)
background vocals:
The Fabulosa Brothers
lead vocals:
David Coverdale (in 1983)
vocals:
David Coverdale (in 1983) and Mel Galley (in 1983)
remixer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1983)
remix of:
Slide It In by Whitesnake
recording of:
Slide It In (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
David Coverdale
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Whitesnake Music Overseas Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Whitesnake3.353:19
4The Last in Line
assistant engineer:
Rich Markowitz (Engineer)
engineer:
Angelo Arcuri
producer:
Ronnie James Dio
bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain
drums (drum set):
Vinny Appice
keyboard:
Ronnie James Dio and Claude Schnell
vocals:
Ronnie James Dio
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Last in Line
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell and Ronnie James Dio
Dio5:40
5Red, Hot and Heavy
Pretty Maids3:57
6Still Loving You
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Still Loving You (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.256:25
7Perfect Strangers
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1985-06-22)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1985-06-22)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1985-06-22)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (on 1985-06-22)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (on 1985-06-22)
live recording of:
Perfect Strangers (on 1985-06-22)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), HEC Music, Pussy Music Ltd., Rugged Music, Ltd. and Thames Overtures Ltd.
Deep Purple5:54
8I’ll See the Light Tonight
assistant engineer:
Peter Vargo
engineer:
Lester Claypool (not Les Claypool, bassist of Primus)
producer and mixer:
Yngwie Malmsteen
electric bass guitar:
Marcel Jacob
guitar and background vocals:
Yngwie Malmsteen
instruments:
Anders Johansson (HammerFall drummer)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
lead vocals:
Jeff Scott Soto
arranger:
Yngwie Malmsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor K.K. (DO NOT USE AS A RELEASE LABEL!) (in 1985)
recording of:
I’ll See the Light, Tonight
lyricist:
Yngwie Malmsteen and Jeff Scott Soto
composer:
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie J. Malmsteen34:28
9Round and Round
assistant engineer:
Dave Clark (engineer), Clif Smith (Engineer), Robin Laine and Ray Leonard (engineer)
engineer:
Jim Faraci and Beau Hill
producer:
Beau Hill
bass guitar:
Juan Croucier
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Blotzer
electric guitar:
Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini
background vocals:
Robbin Crosby, Juan Croucier and Warren DeMartini
lead vocals:
Stephen Pearcy
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States and The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 51) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 61)
recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy
publisher:
Ratt Music and Time Coast Music
Ratt4.54:24
10I Wanna Rock
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer) and Greg Laney
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
background vocals:
Jay Jay French (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), Eddie Ojeda (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), A.J. Pero (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lead vocals:
Dee Snider (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 17)
recording of:
I Wanna Rock (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Universal Tunes
Twisted Sister4.13:06
11Sign of the Hammer
producer and mixer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
recording of:
Sign of the Hammer
lyricist and composer:
Joey DeMaio
Manowar44:18
12Gypsy
recording of:
Gypsy (in 1984-05)
lyricist:
King Diamond (the man)
composer:
Michael Denner and King Diamond (the man)
Mercyful Fate4.53:11
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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 3) (order: 3)