1980’s Classic Rock

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1It’s in the Way That You Use It
recording of:
It’s in the Way That You Use It
writer:
Eric Clapton and Robbie Robertson
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Eric Clapton4:04
2Sleeping Bag
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sleeping Bag
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
ZZ Top3.454:06
3Big Love
recording of:
Big Love
lyricist and composer:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Fleetwood Mac3:41
4So Far Away
recording of:
So Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits5:08
5Big Log
recording of:
Big Log
composer:
Robbie Blunt, Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) and Gerald Woodruffe
publisher:
Bay Music Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Talk Time Music, Inc.
Robert Plant5:06
6Keep Your Hands to Yourself
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Rick Price (Georgia Satellites)
drums (drum set):
Mauro Magellan
guitar:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder) and Rick Richards (US rock/metal guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 46)
recording of:
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder)
publisher:
Eleksylum Music Inc., No Surrender Music and Warner–Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Georgia Satellites4.43:26
7Bad to the Bone
engineer:
Paul Mufson and John Nagy
assistant producer:
Ken Irwin and John Nagy
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and The Delaware Destroyers (George Thorogood & the Destroyers)
mixer:
Ken Irwin, Paul Mufson, John Nagy, George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer) (in 1992)
bass:
Bill Blough (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Simon (from 1981 until 1982)
guitar and lead vocals:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) (from 1981 until 1982)
keyboard:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Hank Carter (Hank "Hurricane" Carter) (from 1981 until 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dimension Sound in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
mixed at:
The Mixing Lab in Newton, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Bad to the Bone (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4.24:52
8Owner of a Lonely Heart
engineer:
Gary Langan
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer) (in 1983)
guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Tony Kaye (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
Sarm Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Affirmative Music (publisher), BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG Chrysalis”), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. (BMI affiliated), Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs (ASCAP-affiliated), Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 (Avex Music Publishing, 7th Publishing 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), 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) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Yes3.94:29
9Urgent
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Michael Fonfara and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
saxophone:
Mark Rivera
solo saxophone:
Junior Walker
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Urgent
lyricist and composer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner4.154:33
10Jane
recording of:
Jane (Jefferson Starship song)
lyricist:
David Freiberg and Jim McPherson (singer/songwriter)
composer:
Craig Chaquico, David Freiberg, Paul Kantner and Jim McPherson (singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Jefferson Starship3.754:15
11What You Need
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Garry Gary Beers
drums (drum set):
Jon Farriss
vocals:
Michael Hutchence
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1985)
recording of:
What You Need
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Tol Muziek
INXS3.653:38
12Real Love
guest keyboard:
Rev. Patrick Henderson
vocals:
Nicolette Larson
strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recording of:
Real Love
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Patrick Henderson
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Monosteri Music and Tauripin Tunes
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
The Doobie Brothers3.54:20

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part of:Pure Gold Hits (Compas Productions)