Hits of the 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

live recordings and/or re-recordings
Back cover lists 15 tracks but 13 on CD. Last two tracks listed as "No One Is to Blame, Howard Jones and Lessons in Love, Level 42. These actually appear at the end of the second disc.

Annotation last modified on 2024-03-11 00:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Native New Yorker
Odyssey3:47
2Toy Boy
Sinitta3:38
3What Is Love
Howard Jones5:29
4Running in the Family (live)
live recording of:
Running in the Family
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist)
Level 425:44
5Go Wild in the Country
Bow Wow Wow2:37
6Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang1:59
7Too Shy
Limahl3:35
8We Close Our Eyes
Go West5:27
9Le Freak
recording of:
Le Freak
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs Inc., Tommy Jymi Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chic5:00
10Like to Get to Know You Well
Howard Jones5:20
11Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (UK guitarist, in A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Management Ltd. (Don’t confuse with Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.)
A Flock of Seagulls4:54
12Cherish
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 Gang5:25
13What’s Going On (live)
live recording of:
What’s Going On
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye4:00
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