Top 50 – L’Anthologie des années 80

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1Smalltown Boy
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths (UK studio technician, programmer & producer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat3.755:02
2L’Aziza
vocals:
Daniel Balavoine
recording of:
L’Aziza (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine34:18
3Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.46:28
4Lessons in Love
engineer and mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
assistant producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:
Wally Badarou and Level 42
guest saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1986) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Lessons in Love
lyricist:
Boon Gould
writer:
Wally Badarou and Mark King (bass guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Findhaven Ltd., Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Island Visual Arts Ltd., Level 42 Music Ltd., Ruby Ruby Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Level 423.63:59
5Such a Shame
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Hollis Songs Ltd., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Island Music Ltd., Universal Music Ltd. (Hong Kong holding company - do not use as imprint. Legal name of Universal Music Hong Kong.), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Talk Talk4:09
6Teardrops
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records), Lee Hamblin and The Gypsy Wave Power Co.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack33:42
7Wonderful Life
producer:
Dave Dix (Dave Dix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1987)
music videos:
Wonderful Life by Black (UK indie pop musician Colin Vearncombe)
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
publisher:
Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher)
Black4.354:48
8Oui je l’adore
recording of:
Oui, je l'adore
lyricist:
Pauline Ester
composer:
Frédéric Loizeau
Pauline Ester53:27
9Cœur de loup
recording of:
Cœur de loup
lyricist:
Juan d'Oultremont and Philippe Lafontaine
composer:
Philippe Lafontaine
Philippe Lafontaine3:42
10Wot !
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
edit of:
Wot? by Captain Sensible
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 77)
recording of:
Wot!
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Ian Burns
publisher:
Rock Music Co., Ltd.
Captain Sensible33:17
11Je te survivrai
recording of:
Je te survivrai
lyricist and composer:
Didier Barbelivien
Jean-Pierre François4:19
12Tes états d’âme Eric
recording of:
Tes états d’âme Éric
lyricist and composer:
Éric Tabuchi
publisher:
Cousteau Musique and Polygram Music
Luna Parker3:29
13Quel souci La Boétie !
recording of:
Quel souci La Boétie !
lyricist:
Michel Eli
composer:
Michel Eli and Patrick Roffé
publisher:
ReRe Music
Claudia Phillips & The Kicks4:29
14Chic planète
recording of:
Chic planète
lyricist and composer:
Cleet Boris
L’Affaire Louis’ Trio3:20
15Baby Talk
Alisha4:00
16On se retrouvera
recording of:
On se retrouvera
lyricist:
Francis Lalanne
composer:
Jean‐Félix Lalanne
Francis Lalanne2:42
17Mon mec à moi
vocals:
Patricia Kaas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bernard Schwartz France (in 1988)
recording of:
Mon mec à moi
lyricist:
Didier Barbelivien
composer:
François Bernheim
publisher:
Back to Paris Music and Zone Music (France)
Patricia Kaas4:08
18Comme un avion sans aile
recording of:
Comme un avion sans aile
lyricist and composer:
Charlélie Couture
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Charlélie Couture3:41
19Ma Keen Dawn
Five Letters6:12
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1Plus près des étoiles
recording of:
Plus près des étoiles
lyricist and composer:
Jean Garcia
Gold4:01
2Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
assistant engineer:
Paul Gomersau
engineer:
Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:
George Michael
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
saxophone:
David Baptiste (U.K. Saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, vocalist, & backing vocalist)
arranger:
George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (CBS, CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984, in 2006) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
music videos:
Wake Me Up Before You Go by Wham! (British pop-duo)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 28) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 269)
recording of:
Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Wham!3.853:50
3When Your Heart Is Weak
producer:
Steve Hillage
assistant mixer:
Richard Bosworth
mixer:
Val Garay
additional guitar:
Steve Hillage
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Louis Molino
lead vocals:
Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985) and 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 1985)
mixed at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
When Your Heart Is Weak
lyricist and composer:
Peter Kingsbery
publisher:
Edwin Ellis Music (publisher) (in 1985) and Nurk Twins Music (publisher) (in 1985)
Cock Robin3.54:39
4Ouragan
recording of:
Ouragan
lyricist:
Marie Lénor
composer:
Romano Musumarra
Stéphanie4:39
5Je dois m’en aller
recording of:
Je dois m'en aller
lyricist, writer and composer:
Daniel Chenevez
Niagara3:23
6Tom’s Diner
recording of:
Tom’s Diner
lyricist:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter) (in 1982)
publisher:
Waifer Songs Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Suzanne Vega3:47
7Toi mon toit
recording of:
Toi mon toit
lyricist and composer:
Elli Medeiros
Elli Medeiros3:38
8The Night
vocals:
Dora Carofiglio (Italo Disco singer in many projects)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZYX Music (in 1984)
recording of:
The Night
lyricist:
Barbara Addoms
composer:
Giuseppe Nicolosi
publisher:
Sangy Publishing
Valerie Dore5:35
9La p’tite lady
Vivien Savage3:33
10Live Is Life
Stargo3:34
11Tonight
recording of:
Tonight
lyricist:
Sandro Oliva
composer:
Gino Caria (Italian Italo-Disco & Eurobeat producer) and Sandro Oliva
publisher:
Curci Germany GmbH and Star edizioni musicali Srl
Ken Laszlo3:57
12Heartache
recording of:
Heartache
writer:
Wayne Brown, Iris Fernando and Tambi Fernando
Pepsi & Shirlie23:36
13The Lost Opera
Kimera5:24
14Around My Dream
cover recording of:
Around My Dream
lyricist:
Romano Bais and Pier Michele Bozzetti
composer:
Graziano Pegoraro
Kazino3:44
15Holiday Rap
recording of:
Holiday Rap
writer:
Brian Bennett (Shadows drummer/library music composer), Curtis Hudson, Lucien Witteveen, Lisa Stevens, Sven van Veen (Dutch DJ Sven van Veen) and Bruce Welch (English guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
is based on:
Holiday
quotes lyrics from:
Summer Holiday
quotes music from:
Summer Holiday
MC Miker G & DJ Sven34:28
16Thaï Na Na
recording of:
Thaï nana (sometimes written Thaï Na Na)
lyricist:
Erick Casero (a.k.a. Éric Casero and Jean Dupont)
composer:
Véronique Segaud
Kazero3:14
17Again
do Piano4:42
18Je ne veux pas rentrer chez moi seule
recording of:
Je ne veux pas rentrer chez moi seule
lyricist:
Agathe Labernia (French singer Agathe Labernia)
composer:
Gilles Ganidel and Frédéric Schlessinger
Agathe4:11
19Est‐ce que tu viens pour les vacances ?
recording of:
Est-ce que tu viens pour les vacances ?
lyricist:
Pascal Auriat and Didier Barbelivien
composer:
David Marouani (David et Jonathan)
David et Jonathan4:04
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1Don’t You (Forget About Me)
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jez Coad
performer:
Simple Minds (Scottish rock band) (on 1984-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simple Minds Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2001), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 25) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 340)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (on 1984-07-10)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds4.254:13
2You Keep Me Hangin’ On
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Peter Wade Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer)
producer:
Ricky Wilde
guitar:
Steve Byrd
keyboard:
Ricky Wilde
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1986), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1986) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2001)
produced for:
Big M Productions (British record and publishing company)
recorded at and mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States, Select Sound Studios in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 108)
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. 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)
Kim Wilde3.454:13
3You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul
recording of:
You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Steve Benson (German songwriter Dieter Bohlen)
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH, Blue Obsession, Hansa Musikverlag, Hanseatic Musikverlag (German music publishing company owned by Warner Chappell Music), Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (since 2017) and Warner Chappell
Modern Talking5:32
4Somebody’s Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Rockwell3.853:58
5Rhythm of the Night
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1985, in 2009), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
music videos:
Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
recording of:
Rhythm of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Sunset Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
DeBarge3.63:53
6Comanchero
recording of:
Comanchero
lyricist:
Simona Zanini
composer:
Aldo Martinelli
Raggio di Luna3:18
7Nuit de folie
recording of:
Nuit de folie
lyricist:
William Picard
composer:
Claude Mainguy, Guy Mattéoni (Matt Hoggy) and Sauveur Jacques Pichot
publisher:
CBS Music Publishing and Sony Publishing (France)
is based on:
(You’re) My Love, (You’re) My Life
Début de Soirée4:14
8When Will I Be Famous ?
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
When Will I Be Famous?
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, Maximum Music Limited and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Bros34:00
9Take Me Up
recording of:
Take Me Up
writer:
Fabio Margutti (in 1985)
composer:
Vince Lancini (in 1985)
publisher:
Pull (Italian label, active 1970–’90s) (in 1985)
Scotch3:30
10Amor de mis amores
cover recording of:
Que nadie sepa mi sufrir
lyricist:
Enrique Dizeo (00008321909)
composer:
Ángel Cabral (singer, guitarist, composer) (in 1936)
Paco3:47
11Embrasse‐moi idiot
recording of:
Embrasse-moi idiot !
lyricist and composer:
Laurent Cayol, Laurent Ganem and François Monfeuga
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US
Bill Baxter3:28
12I Like Chopin
recording of:
I Like Chopin
lyricist:
Gazebo (80s Italian synth‐pop artist Paul Mazzolini “I Like Chopin”)
composer:
Pierluigi Giombini (arranger ,composer and producer)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Ed Mus SRL, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Televis Edizioni Musicali S.R.L. (publisher), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Gazebo4:49
13A toutes les filles
recording of:
À toutes les filles
lyricist:
Félix Gray
composer:
Didier Barbelivien
Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien4:15
14J’aurais voulu te dire
recording of:
J'aurais voulu te dire
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Moreau
composer:
François Feldman
Caroline Legrand3:48
15Pass the Dutchie
recording of:
Pass the Kouchie
writer:
“Deadly” Headley Bennett, Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson, Huford Brown (Jamaican reggae deejay), Robbie Lyn, Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles (Jamaican reggae) and Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson
part of:
My Kind of People
Musical Youth3:21
16Une autre histoire
recording of:
Une autre histoire
lyricist:
Marc Strawzynski
composer:
Gérard Blanc
Gérard Blanc44:32
17What Is Love
producer:
Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello
mixer:
Gary Jones (British recording engineer)
lead vocals:
Nester Alexander Haddaway
arranger:
Dee Dee Halligan and Alex Trime
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Coconut Records (Canadian) (in 1992, in 1993) and Jive Records (may or may not be the company behind the Jive imprint; not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recording of:
What Is Love
lyricist:
Junior Torello
composer:
Dee Dee Halligan
publisher:
A la Carte Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Haddaway3.44:29
18The Only Way Is Up
Yazz & The Plastic Population3:52
19Dream
recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Paolo Pelandi
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
P. Lion4:02