Million Sellers: The Eighties

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Tracklist

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1Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
producer:
Frank Farian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hansa (in 1989)
produced for:
Far Music Production
music videos:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli
recording of:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
writer:
Frank Farian, Dietmar Kawohl and Peter Bishoph
publisher:
FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
Milli Vanilli34:25
2Rap O Clapp O
recording of:
Rap O Clap O
lyricist and composer:
Joe Bataan
Joe Bataan4:28
3Ride on Time
recording of:
Ride on Time
writer:
Daniele Davoli, Dan Hartman, Mirko Limoni and Valerio Semplici (Black Box)
publisher:
Discomagic Records and Lombardoni Edizioni Musicali
quotes lyrics from:
Love Sensation
Black Box3:37
4Move Closer
producer:
Yves Dessca and Pascal Rivaton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
OVC Ltd., Dessca Entertainment Company (in 1984) and Capricorn (imprint used by Carrère after 1989) (in 1985)
recording of:
Move Closer
lyricist and composer:
Phyllis Nelson (American singer)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Phyllis Nelson34:11
5After the Goldrush
cover recording of:
After the Gold Rush
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co., Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Prelude2:08
6Rock This Town
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Rock This Town
lyricist and composer:
Brian Setzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
Stray Cats4.352:40
7Where Is My Man
recording of:
Where Is My Man
writer:
Jacques Morali, Bruce Vilanch and Fred Zarr
Eartha Kitt3:56
8A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
Shalamar44:12
9Blame It on the Boogie
cover recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie
writer:
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter, aka Dave Jackson-Rich), Mick Jackson (English singer-songwriter, “Blame It On the Boogie” co-writer) and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Big Fun3:37
10When the Going Gets Tough
recording of:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Billy Ocean
publisher:
Aqua Music (Billy Ocean's recording & publishing label), Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Billy Ocean4:08
11My Guy
cover recording of:
My Guy (Tracey Ullman version)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
version of:
My Girl
Tracey Ullman42:57
12Dolce Vita
recording of:
Dolce vita
lyricist:
Paul Mazzolini
composer:
Pierluigi Giombini (arranger ,composer and producer)
publisher:
Pianola Music (publisher) (in 1983)
Ryan Paris7:32
13La Colegiale
recording of:
Colegiala
lyricist and composer:
Walter León
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Gary Low3:58
14Iko Iko
engineer and producer:
Brian Tench
alto saxophone:
Miranda Joyce
bass guitar:
Lesley Shone
drums (drum set):
Judy Parsons
guitar:
Sarah‐Jane Owen
lead vocals:
Jennie Matthias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1982) and Stiff Records (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson (Joan Marie Johnson Faust)
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
revision of:
Jockomo
The Belle Stars33:00
15Heroes
additional synthesizer programming:
Bill Boydstun
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and synthesizer:
Jon Lyons
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
guitar:
Bob Kulick
membranophone:
Chuck Burgi
piano and synthesizer:
John Van Tongeren
background vocals:
Amy Goff, Elaine Goff and Gina Ricci
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
recording of:
A Time for Heroes (vocal version)
writer:
Rik Emmett, Jon Lyons and M. Scott Sotebeer
is based on:
A Time for Heroes (instrumental version)
Meat Loaf45:08
16F.B.I. (I Spy for The)
The Untouchables3:25
17Star Trekkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bark (in 1987) and Bark Music Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Star Trekkin’
composer:
Rory Martin Kehoe, Graham Lister and John O’Connor (electronic)
publisher:
Bark Music Ltd.
The Firm3.653:34
18Mickey
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 43), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 57) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 497)
cover recording of:
Kitty (more well known as "Mickey")
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
translated version of:
Mickey
Toni Basil3.84:10
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