Simply the Best of the 80’s
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 30 October 1999
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley3:344.4 ★
- 2Brother LouieModern Talking3:433.2 ★
- 3Rock Me AmadeusFalco3:223.6 ★
- 4Road to NowhereTalking Heads4:034.0 ★
- 5I’m Still StandingElton John2:583.8 ★
- 6Wake Me Up Before You Go GoWham!3:523.8 ★
- 7ShoutTears for Fears6:334.4 ★
- 8Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)Eurythmics4:534.6 ★
- 9Hold On TightElectric Light Orchestra3:084.0 ★
- 10SometimesErasure3:392.7 ★
- 11Too ShyKajagoogoo3:453.5 ★
- 12Lessons in LoveLevel 424:023.6 ★
- 13Little LiesFleetwood Mac3:394.2 ★
- 14You’re the VoiceJohn Farnham5:004.1 ★
- 15Big in JapanAlphaville3:565.0 ★
- 16Take On Mea‐ha3:454.5 ★
- CD 2
- 1Live Is LifeOpus4:153.5 ★
- 2Japanese BoyAneka3:573.0 ★
- 3GhostbustersRay Parker Jr.4:053.9 ★
- 4VenusBananarama3:40
- 5Living in a BoxLiving in a Box3:043.4 ★
- 6I Should Be So LuckyKylie Minogue3:244.4 ★
- 7Making Your Mind UpBucks Fizz2:384.6 ★
- 8Don’t Leave Me This WayThe Communards4:313.4 ★
- 9Kids in AmericaKim Wilde3:254.3 ★
- 10It Doesn’t Have to Be This WayThe Blow Monkeys4:032.5 ★
- 11What Is Love?Howard Jones3:454.5 ★
- 12We Built This CityStarship4:523.9 ★
- 13What You’re ProposingStatus Quo3:512.0 ★
- 14Looking for FreedomDavid Hasselhoff3:555.0 ★
- 15When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get GoingBilly Ocean4:083.0 ★
- 16LambadaKaoma3:214.6 ★
- CD 3
- 1Theme From S’ExpressS’Express3:534.0 ★
- 2NineteenPaul Hardcastle3:363.6 ★
- 3Pump Up the VolumeMARRS5:053.6 ★
- 4I Feel for YouChaka Khan5:443.8 ★
- 5Come Into My LifeJoyce Sims3:463.0 ★
- 6SolidAshford & Simpson3:192.6 ★
- 7Who’s Zoomin’ WhoAretha Franklin4:413.0 ★
- 8I Can’t WaitNu Shooz3:334.0 ★
- 9I’m So ExcitedThe Pointer Sisters3:464.8 ★
- 10Touch Me (I Want Your Body)Samantha Fox3:423.6 ★
- 11RespectableMel & Kim3:192.5 ★
- 12C’est la VieRobbie Nevil3:41
- 13Tell It to My HeartTaylor Dayne3:363.8 ★
- 14Pump Up the JamTechnotronic3:343.6 ★
- 15Beat DisBomb the Bass3:222.0 ★
- 16Blue MondayNew Order7:233.7 ★
- CD 4
- 1Bette Davis EyesKim Carnes3:463.9 ★
- 2Self ControlLaura Branigan4:094.7 ★
- 3Girl I’m Gonna Miss YouMilli Vanilli6:40
- 4Voyage VoyageDesireless4:244.0 ★
- 5PerfectFairground Attraction3:374.4 ★
- 6Bridge to Your HeartWax4:154.5 ★
- 7DriveThe Cars3:564.0 ★
- 8Love of the Common PeoplePaul Young3:412.0 ★
- 9Doctor! Doctor!Thompson Twins4:392.5 ★
- 10CenterfoldThe J. Geils Band3:384.0 ★
- 11KyrieMr. Mister4:264.2 ★
- 12ManeaterHall & Oates4:304.4 ★
- 13Stand & DeliverAdam and the Ants3:345.0 ★
- 14Twist in My SobrietyTanita Tikaram3:555.0 ★
- 15You Drive Me CrazyShakin’ Stevens2:49
- 16Don’t Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin3:523.7 ★
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [1]
- guitar [3]
- bass guitar [13], harmonica [13], lead vocals [13]
- producer [16]
- background vocals [9], drums (drum set) [9], marimba [9], percussion [9], xylophone [9]
- producer [9]
- background vocals [7]
- assistant [5]
- producer [7]
- lead vocals [9]
- recording [4]
- producer [15]
- assistant [12]
- bass [7], vocal [7]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- drums (drum set) [9], percussion [9]
- mix [12]
- recording [5]
- assistant [1]
- producer [15]
- guitar [14]
- assistant [12]
- turntable [3]
- keyboard [9]
- background vocals [4], lead vocals [4]
- guitar [9], lead vocals [9]
- drums (drum set) [7], producer [4.13, 1.7]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- engineer [6]
- producer [5]
- background vocals [13], keyboard [13], lead vocals [13]
- background vocals [14]
- engineer [11], producer [11]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- guitar [7]
- bass guitar [7]
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [4]
- mix [10]
- producer [12]
- turntable [3]
- producer [8]
- background vocals [5], electric guitar [5]
- saxophone [6]
- engineer [7]
- keyboard [4], synthesizer [4]
- arranger [14], background vocals [14], drum machine [14], keyboard [14], synthesizer [14]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- engineer [10]
- background vocals [1]
- background vocals [5], electric bass guitar [5]
- bass guitar [9], keyboard [9], programming [9]
- background vocals [4]
- mix [4]
- mix [14], recording [14]
- engineer [7]
- lead vocals [5]
- guitar [7], vocal [7]
- lead vocals [5], piano [5], synthesizer [5]
- guitar [1]
- producer [5]
- performer [14]
- producer [3]
- mix [10], producer [10]
- guitar [9]
- guest [12], saxophone [12]
- bass guitar [13]
- guitar [9]
- arranger [6], producer [6]
- recording [4]
- assistant [1]
- arranger [1]
- keyboard [7], vocal [7]
- keyboard [9], synthesizer [9]
- trumpet [10]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- arranger [2]
- background vocals [14]
- lead vocals [1]
- lead vocals [11]
- mix [12]
- keyboard [1]
- keyboard [7]
- mix [3]
- executive [2], producer [4.2, 2.14]
- guitar [9]
- additional [1], producer [11]
- background vocals [7]
- producer [4], synthesizer [4]
- guitar [9], lead vocals [9], piano [9], producer [9], synthesizer [9]
- recording [9]
- engineer [12], producer [12]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- background vocals [7]
- producer [14]
- background vocals [9], congas [9], synthesizer [9]
- co [13], producer [13]
- arranger [14], drum machine [14], lead vocals [14], synthesizer [14]
- engineer [3], mix [3], sampler [3]
- electric bass guitar [13]
- producer [12]
- mix [16]
- producer [8]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- producer [10]
- assistant [1]
- assistant [12], engineer [12], mix [12]
- background vocals [9]
- keyboard [9], programming [9]
- arranger [11]
- additional [1], engineer [6]
- bass [9]
- mix [5], producer [5]
- lead vocals [1]
- lead vocals [9], vocal [9]
- keyboard [1]
- background vocals [7]
- producer [8]
- guitar [9]
- other vocals [12]
- producer [12]
- lead vocals [11]
- producer [16]
- background vocals [13], guitar [13], keyboard [13], producer [13], sampler [13]
- engineer [11]
- background vocals [9]
- engineer [9]
- background vocals [1]
- background vocals [16], bass [16], keyboard [16]
- background vocals [14]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- guitar [13]
- engineer [2.6, 1.1], producer [11]
- producer [1]
- bass guitar [9]
- producer [3]
- guitar [1], keyboard [1], producer [2.6, 1.1]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- producer [10]
- keyboard [9], synthesizer [9]
- additional [7]
- assistant [12]
- assistant [14]
- drums (drum set) [13], percussion [13]
- mix [11]
- additional [1]
- mix [10]
- mix [7]
- keyboard [1], producer [1.1, 2.6]
- producer [8]
- lead vocals [16]
- producer [11]
- background vocals [9]
- drums (drum set) [7], piano [7], producer [7]
- bass guitar [9]
- co [12], engineer [12]
- producer [2]
- producer [16]
- additional [11], bass guitar [11]
- additional [9], keyboard [9]
- producer [11]
- producer [6]
- mix [15], recording [7]
- background vocals [5], drums (drum set) [5]
- producer [1]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- engineer [11], producer [11]
- assistant [12]
- assistant [6]
- producer [2]
- background vocals [16], drum machine [16], guitar [16]
- background vocals [14]
- mix [1.1, 2.6]
- producer [2.6, 1.1]
- assistant [1]
- electric bass guitar [1]
- arranger [12], producer [12]
- additional [1]
- engineer [9], mix [9], recording [9]
- keyboard [4], synthesizer [4]
- background vocals [7], keyboard [7]
- conductor [9]
- background vocals [7], bass synthesizer [7]
- producer [3]
- bass [4], drum machine [4], guitar [4], keyboard [4], synthesizer [4]
- guitar [7], vocal [7]
- producer [13]
- producer [13]
- producer [5]
- bass guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
- producer [9]
- electric piano [9], guitar [9], piano [9], synthesizer [9]
- lead vocals [1]
- producer [8]
- background vocals [9], guitar [9], keyboard [9], producer [9]
- producer [3]
- arranger [2], keyboard [4], producer [2], synthesizer [4]
- keyboard [9]
- executive [15], producer [7]
- fretless bass [14]
- lead vocals [7]
- arranger [14], drum machine [14], producer [14], synthesizer [14]
- background vocals [14]
- producer [11]
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [14]
- vocal [8]
- arranger [10], producer [10]
- background vocals [1]
- co [13], producer [13]
- engineer [9], guitar [9]
- engineer [11]
- ebow [11], guitar [11]
- guitar [11]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- keyboard [11], vocal [11]
- mix [7]
- background vocals [13]
- chromatic harmonica [4]
- producer [3.11, 1.1]
- additional [11], synthesizer [11]
- background vocals [1]
- background vocals [7]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- producer [7]
- guitar [9]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- double bass [9], drums (drum set) [9], guitar [9], harmonica [9], piano [9], producer [9], synthesizer [9], vocal [9]
- co [5]
- keyboard [6]
- producer [1], recording [1]
- producer [6]
- background vocals [7]
- electric guitar [1]
- producer [12]
- keyboard [7]
- producer [15]
- piano [9]
- producer [15]
- vocal [14]
- assistant [1], engineer [6]
- mix [16]
Issues
S30 October 1999