The Very Best of Pop Music 1987-88

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Need You Tonight
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp., XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
music quoted on:
Break My Heart
INXS3:05
2Living in a Box
recording of:
Living in a Box
lyricist and composer:
Steve Piggott and Marcus Vere
publisher:
Brampton Music International
Living in a Box3:05
3Tell It to My Heart
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne43:39
4Buffalo Stance
recording of:
Buffalo Stance
writer:
Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Jamie J. Morgan (Director, Photographer, Musician) and Phil Ramacon (soul/R&B/reggae songwriter)
is based on:
Looking Good Diving With The Wild Bunch
Neneh Cherry5:44
5Teardrops
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack3:52
6Some People
recording of:
Some People
lyricist and composer:
Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard3:49
7Nothing's Gonna Change My Love
cover recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerald Goffin and Michael Masser
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Lauren Wesley Music, Prince Street Music, Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Glenn Medeiros3.53:49
8Heaven Is a Place on Earth
producer:
Rick Nowels
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Future Furniture
Belinda Carlisle4.054:05
9Never Can Say Goodbye
additional producer and additional mixer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Steve Peck
mixed for:
Master Mix Productions Ltd.
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
The Communards34:26
10The Twist (Yo Twist)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Fat Boys feat. Chubby Checker24:08
11Coming Around Again
engineer:
Frank Filipetti (in 1987)
bass synthesizer and piano:
Rob Mounsey (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (in 1987)
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (mandolin player) (in 1987)
synthesizer:
Carly Simon (in 1987)
choir vocals:
Reverend Timothy Wright and the New York Fellowship Mass Choir (in 1987)
orchestrator:
Rob Mounsey (in 1987)
engineered at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1987)
recording of:
Coming Around Again (Carly Simon)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music (in 1986) and Famous Music Publishing (in 1986)
Carly Simon3.53:36
12Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
recording of:
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
writer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean2.354:44
13Mony Mony
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
additional keyboard:
Michael Klvana
bass:
Kenny Aaronson
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price
guitar:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
keyboard:
Susan Davis
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter)
remixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
live cover recording of:
Mony Mony
writer:
Bobby Bloom (US singer-songwriter), Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry and Tommy James (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Billy Idol24:11
14Only Way Is Up
Yazz3:59
15Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
performer:
Starship (continuation of Jefferson Starship)
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Starship4.154:29
16Gimme Hope Jo’anna
recording of:
Gimme Hope Jo’anna
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
Eddy Grant2.53:59
17Don't Turn Around
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Aswad3:20
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Living Daylights
recording of:
The Living Daylights
writer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music and BMG Music
a‐ha34:13
2China in Your Hand
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
China in Your Hand
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), M15 Publishing (in 1987) and Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd. (publisher) (in 1987)
T’Pau45:09
3Love Changes (Everything)
engineer:
Mike Ging and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Love Changes (Everything)
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (British keyboardist and half of the 80s synthpop duo Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Climie Fisher3.854:29
4Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken
keyboard:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
lead vocals:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1987)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.453:33
5Don't Go
recording of:
Don’t Go
writer:
Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Peter O’Toole (bassist and mandolinist)
Hothouse Flowers3:28
6Loco in Acapulco
recording of:
Loco in Acapulco
writer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis) and Lamont Dozier
Four Tops4:11
7Drop the Boy
recording of:
Drop the Boy
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US and Maximum Music Limited
Bros4:08
8The Race
recording of:
The Race
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Bavaria Sonor Musikverlag, Datasound AG and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Yello3:18
9Twist in My Sobriety
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1988)
recording of:
Twist in My Sobriety (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tanita Tikaram
publisher:
Brogue Music and Warner Basart (publisher)
Tanita Tikaram4.74:53
10She Makes My Day
recording of:
She Makes My Day
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Robert Palmer24:22
11Little Lies
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut
recording of:
Little Lies
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela
Fleetwood Mac3.63:39
12Perfect
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG UK & Ireland Limited (holding company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
music videos:
Perfect by Fairground Attraction
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Mark Nevin
publisher:
Universal Music Limited (UK sound recording / publishing company) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Fairground Attraction4.353:38
13Unchain My Heart
cover recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Joe Cocker5:04
14Missionary Man
recording of:
Missionary Man
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
Eurythmics4:26
15Running in the Family
recording of:
Running in the Family
writer:
Wally Badarou, Phil Gould and Mark King
Level 423:58
16Burning Bridges
Status Quo3:54
17Wonderful Life
producer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix)
music videos:
Wonderful Life by Black
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
Black4.44:47