Electric Dreams: 80's Synth Pop Classics

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Together in Electric DreamsPhilip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder2.353:51
2Don't You Want Me
assistant programming and assistant engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth))
programming:
Martin Rushent
producer:
The Human League and Martin Rushent
synthesizer:
Ian Burden (in 1981), Jo Callis (in 1981) and Philip Oakey (in 1981)
background vocals:
Joanne Catherall (in 1981) and Susan Ann Sulley (in 1981)
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey (in 1981) and Susan Ann Sulley (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
music videos:
Don’t You Want Me by The Human League
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 1)
recording of:
Don’t You Want Me (Human League song) (in 1981)
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Jo Callis, Philip Oakey and Philip Adrian Wright (Human League)
The Human League43:57
3Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
producer:
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987-1996) (in 1983)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.354:53
4The Model
recording of:
The Model (Kraftwerk)
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
translated version of:
Das Modell
Kraftwerk4.153:39
5Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
engineer:
Don Wershba (engineer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Camden Cell Studios
recording of:
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
lyricist:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
composer:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
publisher:
Metropolis Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Soft Cell55:25
6Are 'Friends' Electric?
assistant engineer:
Harvey Ishiki
engineer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer), Gary Numan and Rikki Sylvan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Jess Lidyard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979)
recording of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Andrew Heath Music (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
Tubeway Army4.355:21
7Fashion
recording engineer and producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
assistant engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer) and Jeff Hendrickson
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
George Murray (American bass guitarist)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar and Robert Fripp
keyboard and lead vocals:
David Bowie
synthesizer:
Andy Clark (UK keyboard and synthesizer player)
background vocals:
David Bowie, Lynn Maitland, Chris Porter (engineer and producer) and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Fashion
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie3.554:47
8Hyperactive!
producer:
Thomas Dolby
recording of:
Hyperactive!
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Scale Music and Street Music Ltd.
Thomas Dolby3:41
9Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some33:32
10Talk Talk
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer) and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk4:32
11Einstein a Go-Go
producer:
Landscape (80s British synthpop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (from 1981 to present)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape3:00
12Fade to Grey
producer:
Midge Ure and Visage (New Romantic band from London)
arranger:
Visage (New Romantic band from London)
recording of:
Fade to Grey
writer:
Billy Currie, Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis) and Midge Ure
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Visage4.653:50
13Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4:10
14Brilliant Mind
engineer:
John Brough, Renny Hill (engineer) and Seb (Engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (Producer & Engineer)
bass:
Sally Still
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hamilton Lee
guitar and background vocals:
Tim Whelan
keyboard:
Maya Gilder (Keyboardist)
saxophone:
Larry Whelan (Saxophonist)
strings:
Tim Beaton and Charlie Buchannon
lead vocals:
Jim Irvin
recorded at:
Townhouse 3 in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 86)
recording of:
Brilliant Mind
writer:
Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee, Sally Still and Tim Whelan
Furniture3.353:40
15Underpass
recording of:
Underpass
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
John Foxx43:18
16Being Boiled
engineer and producer:
The Human League and John Leckie
recording of:
Being Boiled
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
The Human League44:20
17Mad World
programming:
Manny Elias, Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick), Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
producer:
Ross Cullum and Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias
guitar:
Roland Orzabal
keyboard:
Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Ian Stanley
percussion:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
vocals:
Curt Smith
conductor:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
performer:
Ross Cullum and Phil Palmer (guitarist)
music videos:
Mad World by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Mad World
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
music quoted on:
Двигай телом
Tears for Fears4.253:31
18Vienna
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
bass:
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox)
drums (drum set):
Warren Cann
guitar:
Midge Ure
keyboard and violin:
Billy Currie
vocals:
Midge Ure
recording of:
Vienna
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd.
Ultravox34:39
19Ghosts
producer:
Japan (UK new wave band) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
bass:
Mick Karn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
keyboard and tape:
Richard Barbieri and David Sylvian
vocals:
David Sylvian
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan4.54:30
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue MondayNew Order3.87:25
2The Walk
programming:
Laurence Tolhurst
producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Chris Parry and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
drum machine and keyboard and keyboard:
Laurence Tolhurst
guitar and keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
recording of:
The Walk (in 1983-04)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure3.43:29
3To Cut a Long Story Short
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint)
mixed at:
Jam Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:20
4Don't Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
vocals:
Alison Moyet (singer)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.753:03
5IOU
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ)
performer:
Freeez (in 1983)
recorded at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
I.O.U.
writer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ) and John Robie
publisher:
Shakin’ Baker Music
Freeez4.653:49
6Fascist Groove Thang
Heaven 174:20
7Enola Gay
engineer:
Laurence Diana and Max Norman
producer:
Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
bass and synthesizer:
Andy McCluskey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Malcolm Holmes (drummer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Enola Gay
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.553:28
8Yellow Pearl
recording of:
Yellow Pearl
writer:
Phil Lynott and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Phil Lynott2:56
9I Travel
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set):
Brian McGee (UK drummer)
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeill
vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
recording of:
I Travel
lyricist:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
composer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band)
Simple Minds54:01
10Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange54:00
11Planet Earth
recording of:
Planet Earth
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3:55
12Is It a Dream?
recording of:
Is It a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Sal Solo
Classix Nouveaux4.53:38
13We Are Glass
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Cedric Sharpley
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
percussion:
John Webb (Gary Numan’s brother)
piano:
Denis Haines
synthesizer:
Rrussell Bell
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
recording of:
We Are Glass
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Numan Music Ltd.
Gary Numan4:46
14Electricity
engineer:
Paul Collister and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
producer:
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Chester Valentino (Paul Collister)
bass:
Andy McCluskey
electronic drum set [electronic percussion]:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
vocals:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
recorded at:
The Gramophone Suite in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Electricity
writer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
publisher:
Dinsong Music and VC II
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark33:30
15Party Fears Two
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
Party Fears Two
writer:
Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Alan Rankine
The Associates35:13
16Absolute
recording of:
Absolute
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Scritti Politti4:17
1719Paul Hardcastle3.63:31
18Sometimes
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure33:37
19Relax
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
music quoted on:
Mope
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.953:55