The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 10

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Tracklist

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1Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:21
2Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
recording of:
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
lyricist and composer:
Mike Cleveland (80's dance)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Indeep3.655:41
3New York New York
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
recording of:
New York, New York
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Reggie Griffin, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:22
4Rockit
recorded in:
United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Martin Bisi (in 1983)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Michael Beinhorn (in 1983) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1983)
performer:
DXT (US 80s hip hop, aka Grandmixer D.ST) (in 1983)
recorded at:
OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Rockit by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit (in 1983)
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock45:26
5The 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
Yello3.653:19
6Miami Vice Theme
recording of:
Miami Vice Theme
composer:
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer3.52:28
7Another Life
recording of:
Another Life
lyricist:
Barbara Addoms and Mamared
composer:
Luciano Ninzatti and Stefano Pulga
Kano3:47
8Das Omen, Teil 1
engineer:
Tommy Schmitt
producer:
Mike Staab
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Mario Habelt
recorded at and mixed at:
Cream Studios (Frankfurt (Main))
recording of:
Das Omen, Part 1
lyricist:
Michael Krautter and Mike Staab
composer:
Michael Krautter
Mysterious Art6:59
9Why?
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
Why?
composer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat3.254:04
10Catch Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Catch Me I’m Falling
writer:
David Sterry and Richard Zatorski
publisher:
Warner Chappell and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Real Life4:01
11Two Tribes
produced in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
engineer:
Steve Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
vocals:
Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford (member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988) (in 1984)
recording of:
Two Tribes (in 1983)
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 Hollywood3.653:56
12High Energy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Record Shack (in 1984)
recording of:
High Energy
writer:
Ian Levine (Hi-NRG music songwriter and producer) and Fiachra Trench
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd and Filmtracks Picture
Evelyn Thomas33:41
13Somebody’s Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Rockwell3.853:47
14Buffalo Stance
programming and engineer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
producer and mixer:
Tim Simenon
lead vocals:
Neneh Cherry
arranger:
Booga Bear, Neneh Cherry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Tim Simenon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hot nights Ltd in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 14), VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 50), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 238) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 412)
recording of:
Buffalo Stance
writer:
Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Jamie J. Morgan (Director, Photographer, Musician) and Phil Ramacon (soul/R&B/reggae songwriter)
publisher:
April Music Ltd., BMG VM Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), EMI Songs France (27, rue de Berri) and Warner Chappell Music France
is based on:
Looking Good Diving With The Wild Bunch
Neneh Cherry45:44
15No Doubt About It
recording of:
No Doubt About It
writer:
Mike Burns (songwriter Michael Gerard Burns), Steve Glen and David Most
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Hot Chocolate3.54:28
16Good Life (Unity remix)
recording of:
Good Life
writer:
Paris Grey, Roy Holmon, Jackson, Ann Saunderson and Kevin Saunderson
publisher:
Drive On Music and Virgin Songs
Inner City7:01

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part of:The Best of 1980–1990 (number: 10) (order: 10)