Classic Eighties

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

Annotation

This was a release available at Santiy music stores containing 3 volumes of Classic 80's.

3 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Cat# / barcode (CD 1): 7243 8 57936 2 2 / 724385793622
Cat# / barcode (CD 2): 7243 8 57937 2 1 / 724385793721
Cat# / barcode (CD 3): 7243 8 57938 2 0 / 724385793820

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-15 23:26 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Volume One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bad to the Bone
engineer:
Paul Mufson and John Nagy
assistant producer:
Ken Irwin and John Nagy
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and The Delaware Destroyers (George Thorogood & the Destroyers)
mixer:
Ken Irwin, Paul Mufson, John Nagy, George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer) (in 1992)
bass:
Bill Blough (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Simon (from 1981 until 1982)
guitar and lead vocals:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) (from 1981 until 1982)
keyboard:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Hank Carter (Hank "Hurricane" Carter) (from 1981 until 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dimension Sound in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
mixed at:
The Mixing Lab in Newton, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Bad to the Bone (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood and the Destroyers4.24:52
2Morning Train (9 to 5)
recording of:
9 to 5
lyricist and composer:
Florrie Palmer
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Pendulum Music (publisher) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Sheena Easton3:19
3Centerfold
engineer:
Dave Thoener
producer:
Seth Justman
arranger:
Seth Justman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1981), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
recorded at:
Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Mix Room, Record Plant (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 314)
recording of:
Centerfold (song by The J. Geils Band)
lyricist and composer:
Seth Justman
publisher:
Center City Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
J. Geils Band43:37
4Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.63:47
5Let's Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Sly Fox3:59
6Listening
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!)
recording of:
Listening
writer:
Brian Canham (Australian singer ex. Pseudo Echo) and Tony Lugton
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Pseudo Echo5:34
7Queen of Hearts
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Queen of Hearts (on 1980-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank DeVito
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Drunk Monkey Music (in 1979)
Juice Newton3.83:26
8Too Late for Goodbyes
recording of:
Too Late for Goodbyes
lyricist and composer:
Julian Lennon
publisher:
Charisma Music Publishing Ltd and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Julian Lennon6:00
9Down on the Border
engineer and mixer:
Ern Rose
producer:
Little River Band and Ern Rose
acoustic guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1982-03) and Graham Goble (in 1982-03)
bass:
Wayne Nelson (in 1982-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Derek Pellicci (in 1982-03)
electric guitar:
Stephen Housden (guitarist) (in 1982-03)
background vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1982-03), John Farnham (in 1982-03) and Graham Goble (in 1982-03)
lead vocals:
John Farnham (in 1982-03)
vocals arranger:
Graeham Goble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) and Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
AAV Australia (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Down on the Border (in 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Little River Band2:52
10Don't Worry Be Happy
recording of:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
writer:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Probnoblem Music
Bobby McFerrin4:21
11Don't Look Back
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Peter Tosh
cover recording of:
Don’t Look Back
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Peter Tosh3:44
12Electric Avenue
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 23)
recording of:
Electric Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
was commissioned by:
Greenheart Music
Eddy Grant53:45
13True
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
True
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Native Tongue Music Publishing, Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. and Reformation Publishing Inc.
Spandau Ballet5:44
14Under the Milky Way
assistant engineer:
Duane Seykora
engineer:
Shep Lonsdale
producer:
The Church, Greg Ladanyi and Waddy Wachtel
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi, Shep Lonsdale and Waddy Wachtel
bass and lead vocals:
Steve Kilbey
drums (drum set):
Richard Ploog
guitar:
Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper
keyboard:
Greg Kuehn
synclavier:
Awesome Welles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Church (in 2009)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987, in 1988) and The Church Pty Limited (in 1988, in 2005)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 29) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 84)
recording of:
Under the Milky Way
writer:
Karin Jansson and Steve Kilbey
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Funzalo Music Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
The Church4.354:59
15Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexy's Midnight Runners33:27
2▶CD: Volume Two
3▶CD: Volume Three

Credits

Release

printed in:Australia
manufactured by and distributed by:EMI Music Group Australasia (not for release label use! manufacturer and distributor)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5671200 [info]