Greatest Hits

~ Release by The B‐52’s (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

This release is identical to https://musicbrainz.org/release/bde4f317-51dd-4ec7-ae99-10e97182362d. The HDCD is in a jewel case with barcode 093624692027, but the jewel case is in a cardboard sleeve with this barcode and the substitute title Greatest Hits. Part of a series of Greatest Hits re-releases by Rhino and Atlantic.

Annotation last modified on 2020-08-23 21:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Planet Claire
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Planet Claire (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger), Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher), Northridge Music Co. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
4.24:37
252 Girls
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
52 Girls (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Jerry Ayers
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
2.653:36
3Rock Lobster
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
edit of:
Rock Lobster by The B‐52’s
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 146) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 300)
recording of:
Rock Lobster
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)
34:54
4Party out of Bounds
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Party Out of Bounds (in 1980-04)
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:22
5Strobelight
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Strobe Light (in 1980-04)
composer:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
54:00
6Private Idaho
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Private Idaho (in 1980-04)
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.653:35
7Quiche Lorraine
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Quiche Lorraine (in 1980-04)
composer:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:58
8Mesopotamia
recording of:
Mesopotamia
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
3:50
9Song for a Future Generation
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Dennis Haliburton
engineer and producer:
Steven Stanley (Jamaican producer)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
recording of:
Song for a Future Generation
lyricist and composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
53:59
10Summer of Love (original mix)
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Summer of Love
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
4:35
11Channel Z
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Channel Z
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
3.654:51
12Deadbeat Club
miscellaneous support:
Budd Tunick (task: Production Manager)
programming:
Richard Hilton
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), Patrick Dillett and Keith Freedman
engineer:
Tom Durack
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Tom Durack and Nile Rodgers
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Sonny Emory
guest keyboard:
Philippe Saisse
guitar:
Keith Strickland
background vocals:
Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
vocals:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Deadbeat Club
lyricist:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
composer:
Keith Strickland
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
3.654:54
13Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
music videos:
Love Shack by The B‐52’s
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
4.35:22
14Roam
miscellaneous support:
Budd Tunick (task: Production Manager)
programming:
Richard Hilton
additional engineer:
Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle), Patrick Dillett and Keith Freedman
engineer:
Tom Durack
producer:
Nile Rodgers
mixer:
Tom Durack and Nile Rodgers
bass guitar [bass]:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard [keyboards]:
Richard Hilton
vocals:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Roam
lyricist:
Robert Waldrop
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
4.24:53
15Good Stuff
additional engineer:
Patrick Dillett and Rik Pekkonen
assistant engineer:
Dan Bosworth (engineer), Brian Pollack (engineer) and Mike Reiter
engineer:
Ed Cherney and Tom Durack
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Zachary Alford (session drummer)
guest keyboard:
Pat Irwin (American musician and composer) and Jamie Muhoberac
guest percussion:
Lenny Castro
guest saxophone:
David McMurray (American Jazz musician and saxophonist)
guitar:
Keith Strickland
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Good Stuff
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
45:55
16Is That You Mo‐dean?
producer:
Don Was
recording of:
Is That You Mo‐Dean?
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Keith Strickland
5:08
17Debbie
engineer and mixer:
Patrick Dillett and Tom Durack
producer:
Tom Durack and The B‐52's
bass guitar [bass]:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guitar:
Pat Irwin (American musician and composer)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Kampo Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Debbie
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
3:34
18Hallucinating Pluto
producer:
The B‐52s and Tom Durack
mixer:
Patrick Dillett and Tom Durack
recording of:
Hallucinating Pluto
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
4:19