High Life: 20 Original Top Hits

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A1Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979, in 1986)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 47)
recording of:
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (in 1979)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs Music and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
ABBA44:47
A2Rapper’s Delight
producer:
Sylvia Robinson
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang3:56
A3Mono
producer:
Jaap Eggermont
recording of:
Mono
composer:
Jay Edwards and R. Fleischer
The Monotones3:23
A4Oowatanite
producer:
Grahame Beggs
cover recording of:
Oowatanite
lyricist and composer:
Jim Clench
Clout4:01
A5Indian ReservationOrlando Riva Sound4:12
A6Come to L.A.
producer:
Bernt Möhrle (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Come To L.A.
composer:
Brad Howell and Bernt Möhrle (songwriter, producer)
Chilly53:30
A7Can I Reach You
producer:
Drafi Deutscher
recording of:
Can I Reach You
lyricist and composer:
Jack Goldbird
Jack Goldbird3:18
A8Weekend
producer:
Earth and Fire and Gerrit-Jan Leenders
recording of:
Weekend (Earth and Fire)
lyricist and composer:
Gerard Koerts
publisher:
Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Earth and Fire4.53:33
A9Sweet September
producer:
Graham Sacher
recording of:
Sweet September
writer:
Phil Francis (Belgian 1970/80s musician, songwriter) and B.M. Heinz (Belgian songwriter)
Tony Christie3:32
A10Love on the Line
producer:
Les Holroyd, Martin Lawrence (engineer), John Lees, Mel Pritchard and Stuart Wolstenholme
recording of:
Love on the Line
lyricist and composer:
Les Holroyd
Barclay James Harvest3:48
B1Ooh, Yes I Do
producer:
Hans van Hemert
arranger:
Pieter Cornelis Souer (composer)
recording of:
Ooh, Yes I Do
lyricist and composer:
Hans van Hemert
Luv’3:50
B2Spacer
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Spacer
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
Sheila & B. Devotion33:48
B3Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)
producer:
Daniel Vangarde
recording of:
Que será mi vida
lyricist:
Nelly Byl (Belgian lyricist) and Daniel Vangarde
composer:
Jean Kluger (Belgian producer, publisher, songwriter) and Daniel Vangarde
Gibson Brothers4:00
B4I 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)
ABBA3.64:44
B5(They Are) RollerskatingDolly Dots3:15
B6Living on an Island
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
recording of:
Living on an Island
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo3:54
B7Someone’s Looking at You
producer:
Robert John Lange
recording of:
Someone’s Looking at You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats54:34
B8Angel Eyes
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer), Rhett Davies, Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Randy Mason
producer:
Roxy Music
performer:
Paul Carrack, Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music), Phil Manzanera, Alan Spenner, Paul Thompson (Roxy Music drummer) and Gary Tibbs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Angel Eyes
writer:
Bryan Ferry and Andy Mackay (of Roxy Music)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., E.G. Music Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1979)
Roxy Music33:32
B9Take Away the Music
producer:
Pip Williams (producer)
recording of:
Take Away The Music
composer:
Mick Angus and Brian Connolly (Scottish, member of Sweet)
Brian Connolly3:47
B10Ladies’ Night
producer:
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang4.253:34

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part of:High Life (number: 5) (order: 5)