Now That’s What I Call Music 7

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Tracklist

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Cassette 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Sledgehammer
producer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
piano and synthesizer [Fairlight] and synthesizer [Prophet]:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
trombone:
Don Mikkelsen (a trombonist player)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys))
background vocals:
P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
earliest release:
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel
recording of:
Sledgehammer
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Real World Music, Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Peter Gabriel3.754:55
A2Sing Our Own Song
producer:
UB40
recording of:
Sing Our Own Song
lyricist and composer:
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer), Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist), Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue and Terence Wilson (aka Astro of UB40)
UB404:08
A3Let's Go All the Way
recording of:
Let’s Go All the Way
lyricist and composer:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
Sly Fox3:25
A4Lessons in Love
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
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd. and Ruby Ruby Ltd.
Level 423.64:00
A5Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986, in 1991)
recording of:
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd. and Cage Music Ltd.
Pet Shop Boys53:37
A6Sinful
recording of:
Sinful
lyricist and composer:
Pete Wylie
Pete Wylie4:05
A7Camouflage
producer:
Louis van den Berg (producer) and Stan Ridgway
recording of:
Camouflage
lyricist and composer:
Stan Ridgway
Stan Ridgway2.657:17
A8Paranoimia
producer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
guest lead vocals:
Matt Frewer and Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom")
guest vocals and guest performer:
Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom")
vocals:
Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom")
arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
recording of:
Paranoimia
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan
publisher:
Buffalo Music Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd.
Art of Noise feat. Max Headroom53:16
B1The Lady in Red
producer:
Paul Hardiman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1986)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1986)
Chris de Burgh3.654:17
B2Absolute Beginners
co-producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
producer:
David Bowie, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Absolute Beginners
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1986)
David Bowie3.95:39
B3Invisible Touch
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersall
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Genesis (English rock band) and Hugh Padgham
bass and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Tony Banks (Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
recording of:
Invisible Touch (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
lyricist:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Anthony Banks Ltd., Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem, Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Michael Rutherford Ltd. and Philip Collins Ltd.
written at:
The Farm (of Genesis fame) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Genesis3.253:25
B4All the Things She Said
assistant engineer:
Martin White (engineer)
engineer:
Moira Marquis and Mark McKenna
producer:
Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine and Steve Lillywhite
additional guest percussion:
Sue Hadjopoulos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
All the Things She Said
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Publishing and EMI Publishing Ltd.
Simple Minds54:16
B5Happy Hour
engineer:
Bodger (engineer), Ted de Bono and Fred Kay (Audio engineer, BBC)
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer) and John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...)
bass guitar:
Norman Cook
chimes, harmonica and lead vocals:
P.d. Heaton
drums (drum set):
Hugh Whitaker
guitar:
Stan Cullimore
background vocals:
Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore, P.d. Heaton and Hugh Whitaker
vocals:
Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore and P.d. Heaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Happy Hour
lyricist:
P.d. Heaton
composer:
Stan Cullimore
publisher:
Go! Discs Music (publisher)
The Housemartins4.652:22
B6Look Away
engineer:
Will Gosling
producer:
Robin Millar
mixer:
Walter Turbitt
vocals:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
music videos:
Look Away by Big Country
recording of:
Look Away
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1986)
Big Country3.54:27
B7Brilliant 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
Furniture3.354:08
B8Call of the Wild
recording of:
Call of the Wild (Ultravox)
writer:
Colin King (UK | of bands Messengers, Modern Man), Danny Mitchell (Scottish songwriter and member of Messengers) and Midge Ure
Midge Ure4:21
Cassette 2
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C1The Edge of Heaven
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (from 1986 to present)
music videos:
The Edge of Heaven by Wham!
recording of:
The Edge of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (from 1986 to present)
Wham!44:28
C2My Favourite Waste of Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
cover recording of:
My Favourite Waste of Time
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Crenshaw
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint) and Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Owen Paul23:25
C3Too Good to Be ForgottenAmazulu3:03
C4Spirit in the Sky
performer:
Doctor and the Medics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Doctor & The Medics (in 1985)
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-02)
cover recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Doctor and the Medics3.653:28
C5Venus
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 73)
cover recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Bananarama43:51
C6New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
recording of:
New Beginning
writer:
Tony Gibber and Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter)
Bucks Fizz4:00
C7Hunting High and Low (remix)
additional producer:
Alan Tarney
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
remixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recording of:
Hunting High and Low
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (in 1984)
a‐ha4.653:47
C8Holding 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 (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 (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-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)
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
Simply Red44:27
C9A Kind of Magic
assistant engineer:
Croydon (Engineer)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drum machine, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
synthesizer and background vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1986, in 2011)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
recording of:
A Kind of Magic
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Queen3.854:24
D1When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)Billy Ocean24:11
D2Set Me Free
recording of:
Set Me Free
lyricist and composer:
Derek Bramble
Jaki Graham33:38
D3I Can't Wait
mixer:
Peter Slaghuis
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz3.655:25
D4(Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go
recording of:
(Bang Zoom) Let’s Go Go
writer:
Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George, Paul George (American), Howard A. Thompson and Adelaida Martinez
The Real Roxanne5:55
D5Amityville (The House on the Hill)Lovebug Starski5:29
D6Headlines
recording of:
Headlines
writer:
Reginald Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb (American soul & R&B singer-songwriter), Bobby Lovelace (drummer) and Bill Simmons (musician/songwriter/producer)
publisher:
Hip Trip Music (publisher) (ended), Calloco Music, Inc., Midstar Music, Inc. and Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated)
Midnight Star4:19
D7You and Me TonightAurra6:32
D8On My Own
executive producer:
Patti LaBelle
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
arranger:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
recording of:
On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald24:33