Hits of the 80’s, Vol 1

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Tracklist

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1Flashback (live)
recording of:
Flashback
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley, Errol Kennedy and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Imagination3:37
2Hooked on Classics (Part 1 & 2)
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1981)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1869-04-03)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 13) and Works of Edvard Grieg by opus number (number: op. 16)
medley including a recording of:
Flight of the Bumble Bee (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
medley including a recording of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
medley including a recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 11)
is based on:
Karelia Music, JS 115
medley including a recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull’aria)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
medley including a recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
medley including a recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
arrangement of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
medley including a recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral” (catch‐all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
lyricist:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
medley including a recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
medley including a recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E‐flat major (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
arrangement of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
medley including a recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5:06
3Rivers of Babylon
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
lyricist:
Brent Dowe
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Polygram Music
version of:
Rivers of Babylon (Sinead O'Connor version with additional lyrics)
Brotherhood of Man2:47
4Tracks of My Tears
cover recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Paul Young & The Q‐Tips3:22
5Sexual FeelingLaToya Jackson5:22
6Desire (Chi Mai)
Amii Stewart3:41
7Just Got Back From HeavenSparks4:12
8Feels Like I’m in LoveKelly Marie4:19
9Use It Up and Wear It OutBrotherhood of Man2:50
10A Beatles Tribute, Please Me (medley) / Please Please Me / All My Loving / Eight Days a Week / A Hard Day’s Night / Can’t Buy Me Love
Dr. Fink and the Mystery Band7:28
11Back Off Bogaloo
cover recording of:
Back Off Boogaloo
lyricist and composer:
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
writer:
Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles)
publisher:
Essex International
Donna Summer3:24
12Pirate of Love
recording of:
Pirate of Love
lyricist:
Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sabrina3:59
13Cupid
recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
The Drifters3:38
14We’re Having Fun
recording of:
We’re Having Fun
writer:
Allen, Bobby DeBarge (rapper, not to be confused with the late Motown musician by the same name), James DeBarge, Mark DeBarge and Randy DeBarge
DeBarge3:36
15Tell Him
recording of:
Tell Him
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Toto Coelo2:46
16Dance With Me (remix)
Stéphanie5:52