101 Aussie Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Down 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:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and 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 Work3.953:34
2Forever Now
recording of:
Forever Now
publisher:
Steve Prestwich
lyricist and composer:
Steve Prestwich
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Cold Chisel4:25
3To Her Door
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 22)
recording of:
To Her Door
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls33:14
4Come Said the Boy
recording of:
Come Said the Boy
writer:
Eric McCusker
publisher:
Origin Music (publisher) and Origin Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Mondo Rock4:37
5Age of Reason
assistant engineer:
Doug Roberts (Australian producer, studio technician and engineer)
engineer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
bass:
Wayne Nelson
drums (drum set):
Angus Burchall
guitar:
Brett Garsed
keyboard and solo piano:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer)
vocals:
Lindsay Field and Venetta Fields
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Arista / Ariola Limited (not for release label use! manufacters and distributors operating in Australasia) (in 1988), BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1988) and Wheatley Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1988)
mixed at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Age of Reason
writer:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon) and Johanna Pigott
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and SBK Songs (publisher)
John Farnham45:06
6Solid Rock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1982, in 1997) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1982)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 47)
recording of:
Solid Rock (Sacred Ground)
writer:
Shane Howard (Australian singer / songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Goanna4:30
7Jessie’s Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1981), 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 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 55)
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
Rick Springfield4.453:13
8What About Me
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
bass:
Ian Lees (Australian bassist)
brass and keyboard:
Charlie Cole (Australian keyboards)
drums (drum set):
Paul Freeland
guitar:
Garry Frost
vocals:
Alex Smith (Australian artist ex. Moving Pictures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WBE Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1981)
recording of:
What About Me (Moving Pictures song)
writer:
Garry Frost and Frances Swan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Warner Chapell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Moving Pictures3:31
9Howzat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1976), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1976) and Sherbet Record Productions (in 1976)
recording of:
Howzat
writer:
Tony Mitchell (bass, songwriter, Australia) and Garth Porter
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Sherbet23:44
10Help Is on Its Way
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1977-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1977-03)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1977-03)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (in 1977-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03), Graham Goble (in 1977-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1977-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1972, in 1977, in 2002), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1977) and Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 1989)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1977-03)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Help Is on Its Way (in 1977-03)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Shorrock
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band3.353:55
11Are You Old Enough
bass:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
drums (drum set):
Kerry Jacobson
guitar:
Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
vocals:
Marc Hunter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1976, in 1978)
recording of:
Are You Old Enough
lyricist and composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Dragon4:01
12Horror Movie
engineer:
John French (Australian producer/engineer)
producer:
Ross 'The Boss' Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
bass guitar:
Greg Macainsh (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Fred Strauks (in 1974)
guitar:
Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
lead vocals:
Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan (in 1974)
vocals:
Fred Strauks (in 1974), Greg Macainsh (in 1974), Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Limited (in 1990)
recorded at:
T.C.S. Studios in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1974)
recording of:
Horror Movie (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Macainsh
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Skyhooks3:46
13Girls on the Avenue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1974), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1975) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1999)
recording of:
Girls on the Avenue (Richard Clapton song)
writer:
Richard Clapton
publisher:
Festival Music, Festival Music Pty, Ltd., Festival Music Publishing (APRA-affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Richard Clapton3:09
14Slipping Away
bass:
Howard Deniz
drums (drum set):
Stewart Spears
guitar:
John Gourd and Max Merritt
piano:
John Gourd
saxophone:
Lance Dixon
vocals:
Max Merritt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) and BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Slipping Away
writer:
Max Merritt
publisher:
Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Max Merritt & the Meteors5:27
15Because I Love You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1970, in 1971)
recording of:
Because I Love You (Masters Apprentices song)
writer:
Doug Ford and Jim Keays
publisher:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Masters Apprentices4:30
16One Perfect Day
bass:
Peter Leslie (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Alan "Clutch" Robertson
keyboard:
Martin Fisher (keyboards, in Dear Enemy)
vocals:
Roger Hart (Australian guitarist, vocalist, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1982) and EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
One Perfect Day (Little Heroes song)
writer:
Roger Wells (Roger Garfield Ferrier)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd.
The Little Heroes3:39
17Way Out West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Way Out West
writer:
Michael Bois, John Lee (Australian drummer, songwriter and singer), Broderick Smith, Chris Stockley (The Dingoes) and Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Cellar Music Co Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
James Blundell & James Reyne4:00
18Eagle Rock
bass:
Wayne Duncan (Australian musician)
drums (drum set):
Gary Young (Australian drummer)
guitar:
Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
vocals:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1971), Sparmac (in 1971), Wizard (Australian rock) (in 1971), Wizard Records (in 1971) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1998)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 45)
recording of:
Eagle Rock
writer:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Daddy Cool4:08
19The Real Thing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) and EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
The Real Thing
lyricist and composer:
John B. Young (Australian singer)
writer:
Johnny Young (Australian singer)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Russell Morris6:19
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Credits

Release

mastering:John Ruberto (mastering engineer)
compiler:Liam Teer
manufactured by and marketed by:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2010)
licensed to:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)
mastered at:Crystal Mastering in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2262150 [info]
ASIN:US: B00354NBR2 [info]

Release group

part of:101 Hits (Australian compilation series) (number: Aussie Hits) (order: 7)