This Is the 80s

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Part 1 / Part 2
▼CD 2: Part 3 / Part 4
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1Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
cover recording of:
Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
writer:
Billy Valentine (United States soul funk singer), John Valentine (Valentine Brothers) and Carolyn Wiggins
publisher:
Songs for Today Ltd
Simply Red4:15
2Who’s That Girl
recording of:
Who’s That Girl?
lyricist and composer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
Eurythmics4:47
3I Don’t Want to Talk About It
producer:
Ben Watt (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It (from 1987-09 until 1987-12)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Whitten
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Crazy Horse Music and Rondor Music
Everything but the Girl44:16
4Golden Brown
co-producer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Steve Churchyard and The Stranglers
mixer:
Tony Visconti
performer:
The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Golden Brown
writer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers4.53:30
5Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners3.353:28
6Our House
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 13)
recording of:
Our House
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Madness4.153:22
7Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials3.93:41
8Perfect
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 Attraction4.353:37
9Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
producer:
Bob Sargeant
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 31)
recording of:
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Heyward
Haircut One Hundred53:06
10The Look of Love
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark Lickley
keyboard:
Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
strings arranger:
Anne Dudley (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1982)
mixed at:
SARM Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73)
recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
partial recording of:
The Look of Love
writer:
Martin Fry, David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The)), Stephen Singleton and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
ABC4.13:30
11Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey (engineer) and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues (Irish-British Celtic punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd.
The Pogues3.84:34
12Each & Every One
engineer:
Mike Pela
producer:
Robin Millar
bass:
Chucho Merchán (in 1984-01)
guitar family:
Ben Watt (in 1984-01)
horn [horns]:
Nigel Nash (saxophonist) (in 1984-01), Dick Pearce (trumpet) (in 1984-01) and Pete King (English alto saxophonist) (in 1984-01)
percussion:
Bosco d'Olivera (in 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Tracey Thorn (in 1984-01)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (in 1984-01) and Ben Watt (in 1984-01)
guest performer:
Peter King (English alto saxophonist) (in 1984-01)
horn arranger:
Ben Watt
recorded at:
Power Plant in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Each and Every One (in 1984-01)
writer:
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt
publisher:
Cherry Red Music (publisher) and Complete Music Ltd.
Everything but the Girl42:48
13Oblivious
engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
producer:
John Brand (engineer) and Bernie Clarke
bass guitar:
Campbell Owens
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Ruffy
guitar:
Roddy Frame
keyboard:
Bernie Clarke
vocals:
Roddy Frame
arranger:
Roddy Frame
recording of:
Oblivious
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera53:12
14The Killing Moon
recording engineer and producer:
David Lord (British composer, engineer and producer)
mixer:
Echo & the Bunnymen and Gil Norton (British record producer)
arranger:
Adam Peters
recording of:
The Killing Moon
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen4.655:48
15Reward
recording of:
Reward
composer:
Julian Cope and Alan Gill
The Teardrop Explodes2:45
16Since Yesterday
engineer:
David Motion and Trig
producer:
David Motion
guitar:
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rose McDowall
vocals:
Jill Bryson
arranger:
David Motion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A Korova Recording and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK)
recording of:
Since Yesterday
writer:
Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Zoo Music Publishing
version of:
Dance
Strawberry Switchblade42:59
17How Soon Is Now?
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 3), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 7), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 421) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 486)
recording of:
How Soon Is Now? (in 1984-07)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer / songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Smiths4.76:47
18Imperial
Primal Scream3:37
19Fools Gold
producer and mixer:
John Leckie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silvertone Records Ltd. (in 1990)
music videos:
Fools Gold (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 32) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 145)
recording of:
Fools Gold
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
The Stone Roses4.654:16