The Very Best of the 80's: 1987, Volume 2

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Tracklist

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1Heart Over Mind
recording of:
Heart Over Mind
lyricist and composer:
Tom DeLuca and Taylor Rhodes
publisher:
DeJamus, Deluca, Gennaro Music Publishing, Kilauea MV and Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
Jennifer Rush4:10
2Never Gonna Give You Up
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
additional engineer:
Jamie Bromfield (member of SNJ Works, The Extra Beat Boys, Recall), Mike Duffy (mixing for Nitzer Ebb), Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer) and Karen Hewitt
assistant engineer:
Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis (engineer at PWL Studios), Jonathan King and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Aitken, Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Waterman
mixer:
Mixmasters Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”) (on 1987-01-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
A Linn (Linn 9000) (in 1986-10)
guitar [guitars]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (in 1986-10)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (vocalist) (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
lead vocals:
Rick (English singer, songwriter and radio personality) (in 1986-10)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (copyrights holder) (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
miscellaneous support:
PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
recorded at:
PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
mixed at:
PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
music videos:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (English singer, songwriter and radio personality)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 244)
recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hammer Music (German publisher), Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, 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.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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) and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Rick Astley4.43:34
3Heart and Soul
engineer:
Jerry Napier
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass:
Paul Jackson (T'Pau bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Tim Burgess (T'Pau drummer)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and other instruments [some bits]:
Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Chetwood
other instruments [other bits] and solo guitar [guitar solos]:
Taj Wyzgowski
vocals:
Carol Decker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Siren Records Ltd. (company and copyrights holder. File NO releases) (in 1987)
produced for:
RTB Audio Visual Productions USA (Also credited as R.T.B. Audio Visual Productions Inc., RTB Audio Visual Productions (USA) Inc. and other similar variants)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 69)
recording of:
Heart and Soul
writer:
Carol Decker and Ron Rogers (Ronald Phillip Rogers, T'Pau)
publisher:
AMP Publishing Ltd and Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.
T’Pau4.254:14
4The Great CommandmentCamouflage4:14
5Voyage Voyage
recording engineer:
Antoine Cambourakis (engineer) and Gilbert Courtois (engineer)
producer:
Jean‐Michel Rivat
mixer:
Dominique Blanc-Francard
synthesizer:
Jean‐Michel Rivat
background vocals:
Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop and Daniel Glikmans (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rivat Music (production company and copyrights holder) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Studio d'Aguesseau in Boulogne, Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
mixed at:
Studio Marcadet in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Voyage, voyage
lyricist:
Jean‐Michel Rivat
writer and composer:
Dominique Dubois and Jean‐Michel Rivat
publisher:
Jean‐Michel Franck Rivat and Editions Rivat Music (publisher) (in 1986)
Desireless44:18
6Call MeSpagna4:06
7C'est la Vie
recording of:
C’est la vie
writer:
Mark Holding, Robbie Nevil and Duncan Pain (songwriter)
publisher:
AFG House Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dresden China Music (A), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WC Music Corp.
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.), 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), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Robbie Nevil53:25
8Boys
producer:
Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout)
produced for:
Five Record (Italian label owned by Fininvest)
recording of:
Boys (Summertime Love)
lyricist:
Claudio Cecchetto (Italian record producer & talent scout) and Malcolm Charlton
composer:
Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Rossi (composer)
publisher:
Budde Music France, Canale 5 Music, D.J.'s Gang, Melmax, RTI SpA (not for release label use!), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and 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)
Sabrina Salerno3.753:55
9Some People
recording of:
Some People
lyricist and composer:
Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard3:49
10If You Let Me Stay
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
additional engineer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
producer:
Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
bass:
Sean Oliver
drums (drum set):
Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.)
guitar:
Pete Glenister
keyboard:
Nick Plytas
percussion:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
background vocals:
Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) and Tony Jackson (British funk / soul musician, singer / songwriter, producer and arranger)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
If You Let Me Stay
lyricist and composer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Young Terence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.153:16
11Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Amherst Records, Inc. and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerald Goffin and Michael Masser
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerald Goffin and Michael Masser
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Lauren Wesley Music (BMI-affiliated), Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Glenn Medeiros3.53:48
12Heartache Away
additional engineer:
David Axelbaum
engineer:
Gary McGachan
producer:
Chas Sandford
mixer:
Gary McGachan and Chas Sandford
acoustic guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
bass:
Mark Leonard
drums (drum set):
William “Curly” Smith (Jo Jo Gunne musician)
guitar, piano and tambourine:
Chas Sandford
guitar [guitar solo]:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
organ:
Bill Champlin
background vocals:
Bonnie Raitt
lead vocals:
Don Johnson (US actor, Miami Vice)
cover recording of:
Heartache Away
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cochran
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation (in 1986)
Don Johnson4:51
13Ayla
recording of:
Ayla
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son
Flash and the Pan4:28
14The Rain
recording of:
The Rain
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Bell (R&B / hip-hop producer)
Oran “Juice” Jones4:08
15Friday on My Mind
producer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
remix of:
Friday on My Mind by Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
cover recording of:
Friday on My Mind
writer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Unart Music Corporation (in 1973)
Gary Moore44:17
16Miami Vice Theme
recording of:
Miami Vice Theme
composer:
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer3.52:28
17HeartachePepsi & Shirlie23:37
18Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
performer:
Starship (continuation of Jefferson Starship) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1985, in 1987), BMG Entertainment (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1987)
recording of:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 nominee)
Starship3.754:26

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part of:The Very Best of the 80's (2 volumes per year) (number: 1987-2) (order: 16)