Tracklist

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1House of Fun
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
House of Fun
lyricist:
Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.652:52
2Baggy Trousers
recording of:
Baggy Trousers
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness52:48
3Holiday
producer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
mixer:
Goh Hotoda and Shep Pettibone
produced for:
Jellybean Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Holiday
writer:
Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens
publisher:
House of Fun Music, Pure Energy Pub. Co. Inc. and Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Madonna3.84:06
4Like a Prayer
additional engineer:
Michael Vail Blum
assistant engineer:
Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 300)
recording of:
Like a Prayer
writer:
Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist) and Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Orangejello Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner / Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Johnny Yuma Music (publisher) (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Madonna4.155:41
5Feels Like I’m in LoveKelly Marie54:36
6Could You Be Loved
assistant engineer:
Chiao Ng (engineer)
engineer:
Errol Brown (Jamaican engineer and dub producer)
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
mixer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass guitar [1972 Fender Jazz Bass] and piano [Hamburg Steinway Piano]:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
claves, cuíca, percussion, shakers and tambourine:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson
clavinet [Hohner D6] and Hammond organ [B-3]:
Earl “Wya” Lindo
drums (drum set) [1979 Yamaha 9000]:
Carlton “Carly” Barrett
electric guitar [1973 Gibson Les Paul Special] and lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
electric guitar [1977 Gibson Les Paul Standard]:
Al Anderson (Bob Marley & The Wailers guitarist)
electric guitar [1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom]:
Junior Marvin
instruments:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
background vocals:
Tyrone Downie, Marcia Griffiths (reggae singer from Jamaica), Rita Marley, Junior Marvin and Judy Mowatt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 363)
recording of:
Could You Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Bob Marley & The Wailers4.153:55
7Pump Up the Volume
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
Martyn Young
guitar:
A.R. Kane (British dreampop duo)
sampler:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
turntable:
Dave Dorrell and C.J. Mackintosh
recording of:
Pump Up the Volume
composer:
Martyn Young and Steven Young (UK musician, member of Colourbox & MARRS)
part of:
American Psycho
M/A/R/R/S3.94:10
8Echo Beach
assistant engineer:
Laurence Diana
engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dindisc Ltd (in 1980) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980, in 2002)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-08)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 87)
recording of:
Echo Beach
lyricist and composer:
Mark Gane
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) (in 1980)
Martha & the Muffins3.63:32
9I Feel the Earth Move
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
guitar:
Don Kirkpatrick (guitarist/songwriter) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
background vocals:
Donna DeLory (from 1988-04 until 1988-05), Rick Jude Palombi (from 1988-04 until 1988-05) and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Feel the Earth Move (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. (in 1988)
Martika24:13
10Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
engineer:
John Buckley (British production music composer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Ross
keyboard:
Danny White (keyboardist)
vocals:
Basia and Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Basia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1984)
recording of:
Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
writer:
Mark Reilly (guitarist, vocalist, producer, songwriter) and Danny White (keyboardist)
Matt Bianco2.653:24
11Dead Ringer for Love
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Davey Johnstone
horn:
Alan Rubin, Lou Delgatto, Lou Marani and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
piano:
Roy Bittan
slit drum [African logs]:
Neleam Ymmij
background vocals:
Allan Nicholls (Canadian musician), Rhonda Coullet, Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley and Eric Troyer
vocals:
Cher and Meat Loaf
performer:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recording of:
Dead Ringer for Love
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1981), Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981) and Peg Music Company (in 1981)
Meatloaf3.84:24
12(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris (task: 2nd assistant engineer) and Dan Nebenzal (task: 1st assistant engineer)
engineer:
Carmine Rubino
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
vocals:
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
remixer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer), Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Dan Nebenzal and Carmine Rubino
additional arranger:
John D’Andrea and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead), BMG Music (in 1987) and Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
recorded at:
The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
lyricist:
Franke Previte
composer:
John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) (ended), Calspen Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., Marcu Music Company, Inc., R U Cyrius Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), Donald Jay Music, Ltd. (publisher) (in 1987), Jemava Music Corp. (in 1987), Knockout Music Inc. (in 1987) and R.U. Cyrius Publishing (in 1987)
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 winner)
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes3.754:47
13Respectable
producer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall) and Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only) (in 1987), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987) and The Supreme Record Company Ltd. (in 1987)
music videos:
Respectable by Mel & Kim (Appleby sisters)
recording of:
Respectable
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music, All Boys Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hammer Musik GmbH, Matt Aitken Publishing, MCA Gilbey, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Mel & Kim2.53:22
14Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:43
15Safety Dance
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Statik Records (in 1982) and Marc Durand Production (in 1983)
edit of:
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (Canadian new wave/synthpop group)
music videos:
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (Canadian new wave/synthpop group)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 39) and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
The Safety Dance (from 1982-01 until 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats3.82:44
16Live it Up
recording of:
Live It Up
lyricist and composer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
publisher:
Syray Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mental as Anything4:12
17The Great Pretender
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass:
Alan Jones (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Harold Fisher
keyboard and piano:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
background vocals:
Peter Straker (Jamaican born singer) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Songs Ltd. (copyright holders, publishing company of Freddie Mercury) (in 1987, from 1999 until 2000)
recorded at:
Ripe Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The Great Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Freddie Mercury3.53:27
18Dr. Beat
lead vocals:
Gloria Estefan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Dr. Beat
lyricist and composer:
Enrique Garcia (Miami Sound Machine)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing, Inc.
Miami Sound Machine3.54:19
19Faith
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
bass:
Deon Estus
guitar:
Hugh Burns
organ [Cathedral Organ]:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
vocals:
George Michael
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987, in 2010)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 74) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 104)
recording of:
Faith
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
George Michael3.43:15
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part of:Classic Cuts Presents: 80s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection (number: 9/10) (order: 5)