The Greatest Hits of 1979

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

Annotation

Track 17 listed as (P) 1978 Polygram Records Inc. (New York).
Tracks 1 to 3, 10, 11, 16 to 18 Licensed from PolyGram Special Products.
This compilation ⓟ 1991 Music for Pleasure.

Made in U.K. on CD
Printed and made in the EEC on back cover.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 0464
Rights Society: BIEM / MCPS
Matrix / Runout: CDM 797844 2 AR . 1 : 1 : 7 EMI SWINDON

Annotation last modified on 2024-05-20 16:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Eton Rifles
recording of:
The Eton Rifles
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam3:29
2I Don't Like Mondays
recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Boomtown Rats3:47
3Hersham Boys
Sham 693:27
4Duchess
producer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Duchess
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
The Stranglers42:32
5Heart of Glass
assistant engineer:
Grey Russell
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
assistant producer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke
guitar:
Frank Infante and Chris Stein
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri
vocals:
Deborah Harry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis (in 1978), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1978) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 2), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 138), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 138) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 255)
recording of:
Heart of Glass
writer:
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
Once I Had a Love
Blondie4.53:56
6Gangsters
live recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
version of:
Al Capone
The Special AKA2:50
7Tears of a Clown
producer:
Bob Sargeant
cover recording of:
The Tears of a Clown
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
The Beat32:44
8On My Radio
The Selecter3:15
9Milk and Alcohol
recording of:
Milk and Alcohol
writer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Gypie Mayo
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. and Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Dr. Feelgood2:49
10Waiting for an Alibi
recording of:
Waiting for an Alibi
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Thin Lizzy4:11
11Whatever You Want
recording of:
Whatever You Want
written in:
Jersey
writer:
Andy Bown and Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo4:03
12My Sharona
The Knack4:03
13Some Girls
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
Racey3:27
14We Don't Talk Anymore
producer:
Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
vocals:
Cliff Richard (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America (in 1979) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
music videos:
We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard
recording of:
We Don’t Talk Anymore (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Alan Tarney
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner Chappell
Cliff Richard34:13
15When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman
recording of:
When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman
lyricist and composer:
Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
publisher:
ATV Music, Debdave Music, Edition Intro Gebr Meisel GmbH, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Dr. Hook2:59
16I Have a Dream
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1979-03-15)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1979-03-27) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1979-03-27)
double bass:
Bertil Andersson (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27) and Bo Hellman (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1979-03-15)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1979-03-15) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1979-03-15)
synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1979-03-15)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1979-03-27), Nils Heie (on 1979-03-27) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1979-03-27)
violin:
Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lennart Fredriksson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Inge Lindstedt (on 1979-03-27), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Harry Teike (on 1979-03-27) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27)
choir vocals:
International School of Stockholm Choir (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Kernstin Feist (in 1979)
cello arranger, double bass arranger, viola arranger and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1979-03-15)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 51)
recording of:
I Have a Dream (in 1979)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1979 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1979 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1979 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1979 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
Abba3.64:40
17I Will Survive
associate producer:
Freddie Perren
producer:
Dino Fekaris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1978) and Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1979)
edit of:
I Will Survive (12″ single version) by Gloria Gaynor
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 251) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 489)
recording of:
I Will Survive
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Gloria Gaynor3.953:17
18Tragedy
assistant engineer:
John Blanche and Dennis Hetzendorfer
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
horn:
Boneroo Horns (from 1978-03 until 1978-11), Peter Graves (trombonist) (from 1978-03 until 1978-11), Kenny Faulk (trumpet player) (from 1978-03 until 1978-11), Neil Bonsanti (from 1978-03 until 1978-11), Bill Purse (songwriter, keyboard player, producer and horn chart arranger) (from 1978-03 until 1978-11), Whit Sidener (from 1978-03 until 1978-11) and Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) (from 1978-03 until 1978-11)
conductor:
Albhy Galuten
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1979), Maurice Gibb (in 1979), Robin Gibb (in 1979) and Yvonne Gibb (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1979), PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1979) and The Estate of Robin Gibb (in 1979)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1978-03 until 1978-11)
recording of:
Tragedy (from 1978-03 until 1978-11)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Music For Unicef, R.S.O. Publishing Ltd., Stigwood Music, Inc., UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Bee Gees4.455:03
19Ring My Bell
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Two Knight Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Anita Ward3:35
20Sunday Girl
recording of:
Sunday Girl
lyricist and composer:
Chris Stein
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
Blondie3:03

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Peter O'Cain (task: coordinator [project coordination])
design:Quick on the Draw (design company)
artwork:Quick on the Draw (design company) (task: sleeve)
distributed by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
publisher:And Son Music Ltd.
Chappell Music Ltd.
Complete Music Ltd.
EMI Music Taiwan
Feedback Publishing Ltd. (publisher)
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Singatune Publishing
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint)
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
Music for Pleasure
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
licensed from:PolyGram Special Products (for USA releases)
pressed by:EMI Swindon
part of:The Greatest Hits Of (number: 1979) (order: 5)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/612627 [info]