The Story of the Eighties

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

Tracklist

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1Hyperactive!
engineered in:
Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
engineer:
Dan Lacksman (Belgian musician & producer)
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
bass:
Matthew Seligman
drum machine:
Justin Hildreth
electronic drum set and percussion:
Clif Brigden
guitar and trumpet:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter)
percussion:
Matthew Salt
piano:
Thomas Dolby
trombone:
Peter Thoms (trombone)
additional vocals:
Louise Ulfstedt
background vocals:
Kevin Armstrong (UK guitarist, producer & songwriter) and Adele Bertei
vocals:
Thomas Dolby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recording of:
Hyperactive!
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Scale Music, Smash Ltd. and Street Music Ltd.
Thomas Dolby54:14
2Eyes Without a Face
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
bass:
Sal Cuevas (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price (in 1983)
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Judi Dozier (in 1983) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
background vocals:
Perri Lister (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
edit of:
Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Eyes Without a Face (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music, Rock Steady Music, Sitting Pretty Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billy Idol3.354:10
3What Goes On
Mai Tai3:45
4Never Ending Story
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
background vocals:
Beth Andersen (US pop vocalist)
lead vocals:
Limahl
performer:
Limahl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Neue Constantin Film Productions GmbH
recording of:
Never Ending Story (theme from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story”)
lyricist:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Limahl3.353:29
5Love’s Great Adventure
engineer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Ultravox
recording of:
Love’s Great Adventure
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox3:08
6Some Like It Hot
additional engineer:
Rob Eaton, Steve Rinkoff and Tony Taverner
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
bass guitar:
John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
lead vocals:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
performer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
mixed at and engineered at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Some Like It Hot
writer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, EMI Songs, Polygram Music and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
The Power Station45:07
7Don’t Waste My Time
engineer:
Alvin 'Jeff' Clark
producer:
Paul Hardcastle
vocals:
Carol Kenyon
performer:
Paul Hardcastle
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studios in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Waste My Time
lyricist:
Kim Fuller and Paul Hardcastle
composer:
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle feat. Carol Kenyan4:28
8The Locomotion
cover recording of:
The Loco‐Motion (aka Locomotion)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems/EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (from 1962 to present) 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)
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin4:42
9Camouflage
recording of:
Camouflage
lyricist and composer:
Stan Ridgway
Stan Ridgway5:06
10You Want Love (Maria, Maria)
performer:
Drafi Deutscher and Oliver Simon (German singer, 1957-2013)
arranger:
Drafi Deutscher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1986)
recording of:
You Want Love
lyricist and composer:
Drafi Deutscher
publisher:
Hanseatic (publisher) (in 1986) and Intersong (publisher) (in 1986)
Mixed Emotions23:57
11Let’s Hang On
Nancy Boyd & the Cappello’s3:39
12Julian
recording of:
Julian
lyricist and composer:
Glenroy Julius Penniston
Mandy Winter4:10
13Ponte a Cantar
José Feliciano3:58
14The Doctor
co-producer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recording of:
The Doctor
writer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Charlie Midnight and Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., High Frontier Music, Janiceps Music, Round Hill Works, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (no slash in name; in use since 2019‐05‐16), Windecor Publishing, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers43:46