Best of the ’80s: 1985

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Tracklist

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1Rhythm of the Night
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1985, in 2009), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
music videos:
Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
recording of:
Rhythm of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Sunset Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
DeBarge3.63:48
2Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.94:11
3In My House
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1985)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 52)
recording of:
In My House
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 13)
Mary Jane Girls53:56
4Glow
Rick James5:43
5Axel F
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and Geffen Records (in 1984)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 70)
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer4.153:02
6Trapped
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Don Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
publisher:
Moonwalk Music (publisher)
Colonel Abrams3:42
7Vicious Games
recording of:
Vicious Games
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:38
8Let It All Blow
recording of:
Let It All Blow
writer:
Robert Harris (saxophonist, producer and songwriter) and Keith Harrison (US funk keyboardist/vocalist for Heatwave/Dazz Band)
Dazz Band3:59
9Treat Her Like a Lady
producer:
Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer) and Al McKay
arranger:
Victor Carstarphen (keyboardist, composer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
composer:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) and Ali Ollie Woodson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Tall Temptations Music
The Temptations4:00
10Cherish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delite Recorded Sound (not for release) (in 1984) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1984)
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang4.54:49
11Nightshift
associate producer:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Dennis Lambert
arranger:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984)
edit of:
Nightshift by Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
recording of:
Nightshift
writer:
Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Franne Golde Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rightsong Music Inc., Universal Music Careers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Commodores4.354:18
12Oh Sheila
Ready for the World4:15
13We Are the Young
mixer:
Jürgen Koppers (engineer, producer)
recording of:
We Are Young
lyricist and composer:
Charles Kaufman and Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Janiceps Music
Dan Hartman4:16
14Live Is Life
drums (drum set):
Günter Grasmuck (on 1984-09-02)
electric bass guitar:
Niki Gruber (on 1984-09-02)
guitar:
Ewald Pfleger (on 1984-09-02)
keyboard:
Kurt René Plisnier (on 1984-09-02)
lead vocals:
Herwig Rüdisser (on 1984-09-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
OK Music (in 1984) and Deshima Music GmbH (in 2000)
recorded at:
Informstadion in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria (on 1984-09-02)
music videos:
Live Is Life by Opus (Austrian band; track: “Live Is Life”)
live recording of:
Live Is Life (song by Opus) (on 1984-09-02)
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)
Opus3.54:09
15Desert Moon
recording of:
Desert Moon
writer:
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung6:08
16I Should Have Known Better
acoustic guitar:
Graham Lyle
electric bass guitar:
John McKenzie (English blues bassist)
membranophone:
Simon Kirk
percussion:
Martin Ditcham
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Should Have Known Better (1984 song)
writer:
Jim Diamond (Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Diamond Brothers Music, Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Hornall Music Ltd. (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Jim Diamond54:09
17Rattlesnakes
recording of:
Rattlesnakes
lyricist:
Lloyd Cole
composer:
Neil Clark (Scottish guitarist, The Commotions) and Lloyd Cole
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and EMI April Music Inc.
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions3:25

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part of:Best of the ’80s (Universal yearly VA compilations) (number: 1985) (order: 6)