Hit Me With Your 80’s Box

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1Walking on Sunshine
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
assistant engineer:
Jon Goldberger (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
additional producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves (British‐American rock band)
bass guitar:
Vince de la Cruz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Cooper (drummer, member of “Katrina and the Waves”)
guest brass [Rumour Brass Section]:
Ray Beavis, Dick Hanson and John "Irish" Earl (Irish saxophonist)
guest organ:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Katrina Leskanich
background vocals:
Alex Cooper (drummer, member of “Katrina and the Waves”), Vince de la Cruz and Kimberley Rew
brass arranger:
Eamon Fitzpatrick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Greenhouse Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 378)
recording of:
Walking on Sunshine
lyricist:
Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
composer:
Kimberley Rew
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Katrina and the Waves3.953:58
2Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer2:28
3You Belong to the City
producer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass, electric guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
drums (drum set):
Michael Huey
instruments:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
saxophone:
Bill Bergman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recording of:
You Belong to the City
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Night River Publishing and Red Cloud Music
Glenn Frey55:51
4No One Is to Blame
recording engineer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Hugh Padgham
bass:
Mo Foster
drums (drum set):
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
No One Is to Blame
lyricist and composer:
Howard Jones (English singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Howard Jones54:11
5Holding Back the Years
assistant engineer:
Chris Dickie
engineer and mixer:
Femi Jiya
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Joyce (drummer for Simply Red) (in 1985)
guitar:
Sylvan (in 1985)
keyboard and background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre (in 1985)
trumpet:
Tim Kellett (in 1985)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) (in 1985)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1985)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985)
music videos:
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
Holding Back the Years (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
Simply Red44:29
6Nightshift
choir vocals [background vocal chorus]:
Gregory Alexander, Ambrose Price, Tracy Augcomfar, Debbie Garrett, Doris Garrett, Patricia Hamlin, Philip Ingram, William King (William Atwell King Jr. (member of Commodores)), Dennis Lambert, Ronald LaPread, J.D. Nicholas, Walter Orange, Darryl Phinnessee, Sheldon Reynolds and David Swanson (US soul/funk pianist/synthesizer)
performer:
J.D. Nicholas and Walter Orange
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.
Commodores4.355:04
7Oh SheilaReady for the World44:03
8Word 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)
Cameo44:19
9Pump Up the Jam
engineer:
Spencer Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Jo “Thomas de Quincey” Bogaert (Belgian producer)
additional synthesizer:
Patrick de Meyer (Belgian electronic music producer)
vocals:
Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ARS Productions Belgium (in 1989) and ARS Productions (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
Swanyard Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Haunted House (private home studio of Jo Bogaert) in Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
engineered at:
Swanyard Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pump Up the Jam
lyricist:
Manuela Kamosi (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
composer:
Patrick de Meyer (Belgian electronic music producer) and Thomas de Quincey (Belgian producer Jo Bogaert [Technotronic])
is based on:
Technotronic
Technotronic4.155:21
10Something About You
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
music videos:
Something About You by Level 42
recording of:
Something About You
writer:
Wally Badarou, Boon Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist) and Mike Lindup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Music of Windswept, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Level 422.53:43
11Breakout
producer:
Paul Staveley O’Duffy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 72)
recording of:
Breakout (in 1986)
writer:
Andy Connell (in 1986), Corinne Drewery (in 1986) and Martin Jackson (in 1986)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishers, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Virgin 10 Music Ltd.
Swing Out Sister3.83:47
12Walk Like an Egyptian
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 14)
recording of:
Walk Like an Egyptian
lyricist and composer:
Liam Sternberg (until 1984-01)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part3 スターダストクルセイダース (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders, 2014 anime soundtrack)
Bangles4.153:23
13Heaven Is a Place on Earth
recording engineer:
Steve McMillan
drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
additional engineer:
Stacy Baird (former audio engineer) and Robert Feist
assistant engineer:
Matthew Freeman (engineer), Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
additional producer:
Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
producer:
Rick Nowels
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
Rick Nowels
additional guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
additional guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Thomas Dolby
additional percussion:
Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
bass:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith (Jo Jo Gunne musician)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
keyboard [keyboards]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter) and Rick Nowels
piano [acoustic piano]:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Rhett Lawrence
vocals:
Beth Anderson (US pop vocalist), Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987), Virgin Records Ltd (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1987) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 400)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (publisher) (in 1987)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc.
Belinda Carlisle4.154:04
14Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
assistant recording engineer:
Thom Cadley and Ryan Dorn
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Eric Brittingham, Andy Johns and Tom Keifer
assistant mixer:
George Cowan (US engineer)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
acoustic guitar, harmonica, steel guitar [national steel guitar] and lead vocals:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988)
additional drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi (from 1987 until 1988) and Cozy Powell (from 1987 until 1988)
additional guest Hammond organ [B3], additional guest piano and additional guest synthesizer:
Rick Criniti (from 1987 until 1988)
additional keyboard:
Kurt Shore (from 1987 until 1988) and John Webster (Canadian keyboardist) (from 1987 until 1988)
additional pedal steel guitar:
Jay Levine (from 1987 until 1988)
additional percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (from 1987 until 1988)
bass guitar [12 string bass], electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Eric Brittingham (from 1987 until 1988)
drums (drum set):
Fred Coury (from 1987 until 1988)
electric guitar:
Tom Keifer (from 1987 until 1988) and Jeff LaBar (from 1987 until 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1987 until 1988) and Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1987 until 1988)
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) (from 1987 until 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella55:53