Turn It Up: These Are the Hits

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Straight Up
co-producer:
Keith Cohen
producer:
Elliot Wolff
arranger:
Elliot Wolff
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 11), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 64), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 90) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 361)
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Wolff
publisher:
Elliot Wolff Music and Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
Paula Abdul3.554:12
2Walk the Dinosaur
recording of:
Walk the Dinosaur
writer:
Randy Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter), David Was and Don Was
publisher:
MCA Gilbey, MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Pub. (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Monkeys Dogs Cattle Ltd., Semper Fi and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Was (Not Was)4:23
3Wild Thing
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer and mixer:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
arranger:
Matt Dike (American producer) and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1989)
samples:
Jamie’s Cryin’ by Van Halen (American hard rock band)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 90)
recording of:
Wild Thing
writer:
Anthony Smith, Matt Dike (American producer), Marvin Young and Michael Ross (Hip hop producer, engineer and co-founder of Delicious Vinyl)
Tone‐Lōc44:26
4Heaven Help Me
Deon Estus4:43
5In Your Room
recording engineer:
John Beverly Jones
additional engineer:
Ken Felton
producer:
Davitt Sigerson
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson (drummer for The Bangles)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Vicki Peterson
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Susanna Hoffs
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)
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
In Your Room
writer:
Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Bangophile Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Korea, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Bangles43:30
6Stop
vocals:
Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Bruce Brody, Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Doolittle Music, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and WayBlue Ltd. (publisher)
Sam Brown54:58
7Rock On
Michael Damian3:24
8The Living Years
engineer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
lead vocals:
Paul Carrack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014)
recording of:
The Living Years
writer:
B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.
Mike + the Mechanics3.755:32
9I Wanna Have Some Fun
assistant engineer:
Scott Gootman and Vicki Nemarich (engineer)
engineer:
Nick Delre and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
performer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
produced for:
Full Force Productions
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Love Sensation by Loleatta Holloway and Situation (part of “Essential 80's: Old Skool Electro” DJ‐mix) by Yazoo (80s British synthpop duo, aka Yaz)
recording of:
I Wanna Have Some Fun
lyricist and composer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
publisher:
Forceful Music, Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.) and Zomba Music Publ. Ltd.
Samantha Fox5:03
10She Wants to Dance With Me
programming:
Ian Curnow
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
producer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality), Ian Curnow and Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
guitar:
Robert Ahwai
keyboard:
Ian Curnow
saxophone:
Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
recording of:
She Wants to Dance With Me (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
Rick Astley43:19
11Kiss
producer:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
lead vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) (in 1988)
performer:
Art of Noise (in 1988)
arranger:
Art of Noise, Anne Dudley (English score composer) and J.J. Jeczalik
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
China Records (UK label founded by Derek Green) (in 1988)
samples:
Close (to the Edit) by Art of Noise, Dragnet by Art of Noise, Moments in Love by Art of Noise, Paranoimia (7″ mix) by The Art of Noise with Max Headroom (titular character from "Max Headroom") and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
music videos:
Kiss by Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
cover recording of:
Kiss (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Art of Noise33:32
12Room to Move
producer:
Steve Barri and Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards)
cover recording of:
Room to Move
writer:
Simon Climie, Rob Fisher (UK keyboardist, in Naked Eyes) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
Animotion4:37
13Wild World
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (company and copyright holder for 10 Records) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Wild World
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Maxi Priest3.53:34
14All This Time
recording of:
All This Time
writer:
Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer) and Steven McClintock
publisher:
George Tobin Music Inc. (publisher) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Tiffany4:21