Superhits Collection

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Annotation

At least half of these recordings are not the originally released recording, or even by the credited artists.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-28 07:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: 80's
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Kiss
producer:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) (in 1988)
performer:
Art of Noise (in 1988)
arranger:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green) (in 1988)
samples:
Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise, Dragnet by Art of Noise, Moments in Love by Art of Noise, Paranoimia (7″ mix) by The Art of Noise with Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom") and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
music videos:
Kiss by Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
cover recording of:
Kiss (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Tom Jones & Art of Noise33:29
2The Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Statik Records (in 1982) and Marc Durand Production (in 1983)
edit of:
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (Canadian new wave/synthpop group)
music videos:
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (Canadian new wave/synthpop group)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 39) and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
The Safety Dance (from 1982-01 until 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats3.82:44
3West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs (, from 1984 until 1986)
performer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) (from 1984 until 1986) and Neil Tennant (from 1984 until 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1986)
engineered at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 189) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 433)
recording of:
West End Girls (from 1984 until 1986)
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 Boys4.24:49
4Live Is Life
recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (in 1997)
lyricist:
Ewald Pfleger
composer:
Günter Grasmuck, Peter Niklas Gruber, Ewald Pfleger, Kurt René Plisnier and Herwig Rüdisser
publisher:
Garden of Music Publishing and Opus Music (Publisher for Opus)
Opus3:52
5Face to Face - Heart to Heart
recording of:
Face to Face - Heart to Heart
lyricist:
Sven Dohrow
composer:
Sven Dohrow and Ronny Schreinzer
The Twins3:43
6Sexy Eyes
remixer:
Davide Riva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Orange Records (from 1996 to present) and ZYX Music (in 1996)
recording of:
Sexy Eyes
composer:
Annerley Gordon, Larry Pignagnoli, Davide Riva and Paul Sears
publisher:
SFR Music
Whigfield53:57
7Just an Illusion
recording of:
Just an Illusion
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS)
Imagination3:38
8Heat of the Moment
live recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes (English keyboardist) and John Wetton
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Island Music Ltd., John Wetton Music Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Palan Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), Almond Legg Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1982 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Asia5:07
9Holiday Rap
recording of:
Holiday Rap
writer:
Brian Bennett (Shadows drummer/library music composer), Curtis Hudson, Lucien Witteveen, Lisa Stevens, Sven van Veen (Dutch DJ Sven van Veen) and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
is based on:
Holiday
quotes lyrics from:
Summer Holiday
quotes music from:
Summer Holiday
MC Miker G & DJ Sven34:25
10Call Me
recording of:
Call Me
writer:
Ivana Spagna, Larry Pignagnoli and Giorgio Spagna
Spagna4:04
11Can’t Shake the Feeling
recording of:
Can’t Shake the Feeling
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Big Fun3:18
12Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Stock Aitken Waterman, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Mixmaster Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now by Samantha Fox
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd. and Hammer Musik GmbH
Samantha Fox33:41
13I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)
recording of:
I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)
writer:
Pier Michele Bozzetti, Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout) and Graziano Pegoraro
Taffy3:06
14Ooops Up
producer:
Snap! (Eurodance)
recording of:
Ooops Up
writer:
Benito Benites, Durron Butler, Penny Ford, John “Virgo” Garrett III, Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
is based on:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
Snap!36:42
2▶CD: 80's
3▶CD: 70's
4▶CD: 70's
5▶CD: 60's
6▶CD: 60's
7▶CD: 50's
8▶CD: 50's