Sounds of the Seventies: 1979
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1999
Tracklist
- CD 1: Pop Music: The Hits of 1979
- 1Dance AwayRoxy Music4:23
- 2Heart of GlassBlondie3:49
- 3Knock on WoodAmii Stewart3:49
- 4Boogie WonderlandEarth, Wind & Fire3:53
- 5Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us NowMcFadden & Whitehead3:384.0 ★
- 62:57
- 7We Don’t Talk AnymoreCliff Richard4:14
- 8Hot StuffDonna Summer3:523.0 ★
- 94:56
- 10I Wanna Hold Your HandDollar3:03
- 11Please Don’t GoKC and the Sunshine Band3:52
- 12If I Had YouThe Korgis3:58
- 13WowKate Bush3:443.5 ★
- 14Video Killed the Radio StarBuggles3:223.9 ★
- 15Cruel to Be KindNick Lowe3:31
- 16Some GirlsRacey3:27
- 17My SharonaThe Knack4:043.9 ★
- 18Up the JunctionSqueeze3:12
- 19Reggae for It NowBill Lovelady3:33
- 20I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor3:174.0 ★
- CD 2: One Step Beyond: The Memories of 1979
- 1One Step BeyondMadness2:214.5 ★
- 2GangstersThe Specials2:50
- 3The Devil Went Down to GeorgiaThe Charlie Daniels Band3:37
- 4Clog DanceViolinski3:04
- 5The Diary of Horace WimpElectric Light Orchestra4:19
- 6The Ballad of Lucy JordanMarianne Faithfull4:09
- 7CavatinaJohn Williams3:35
- 8Sad EyesRobert John3:32
- 9Song for GuyElton John5:06
- 10Emotional TrafficThe Rumour2:48
- 11The Lone RangerQuantum Jump3:21
- 12Take Me to Your LeaderThe Sinceros3:49
- 13I Can See Right Thru YouSupercharge3:34
- 14Who’s Been Sleeping in My BedBarry Manilow4:393.0 ★
- 15GertchaChas & Dave3:52
- 16Nice Legs Shame About Her FaceThe Monks2:01
- 17Blue PeterMike Oldfield2:10
- 18ElectricityOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3:30
- 193:133.0 ★
- 20I Could Be So Good for YouDennis Waterman3:18
- 21B‐A‐B‐YRachel Sweet3:094.0 ★
- 22A Taste of AggroThe Barron Knights3:52
- CD 3: Something Else: The Rock of 1979
- 1I Don’t Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats3:50
- 2Parisienne WalkwaysGary Moore feat. Phil Lynott3:22
- 3Secret Agent ManDEVO3:38
- 4Furniture MusicBill Nelson’s Red Noise3:35
- 5MoneyThe Flying Lizards2:344.2 ★
- 6Gimmix! Play LoudJohn Cooper Clarke3:28
- 74:14
- 8Babylon’s BurningThe Ruts2:38
- 9Everybody’s Happy NowadaysBuzzcocks3:13
- 10Get Over YouThe Undertones2:45
- 11Something ElseSex Pistols2:12
- 12King RockerGeneration X2:20
- 13Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)Leyton Buzzards3:51
- 14Is She Really Going Out With Him?Joe Jackson3:414.4 ★
- 15Lucky NumberLene Lovich2:502.6 ★
- 16Strange TownThe Jam3:52
- 17Time for ActionSecret Affair2:46
- 18I Want You to Want Me (live)Cheap Trick3:36
- 19Milk and AlcoholDr. Feelgood2:48
- 20Do Anything You Want ToThin Lizzy3:53
- 21Take On the WorldJudas Priest3:04
- 22Bat out of Hell (7″ version)Meat Loaf4:53
Release credits
- percussion [14]
- producer [13]
- orchestrator [14]
- background vocals [14], lead vocals [14], producer [14]
- guitar [17]
- recording [21]
- guitar [21]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- background vocals [1]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- guitar [1]
- producer [1]
- drums (drum set) [1], percussion [1]
- producer [5]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- producer [14]
- choir vocals [14]
- producer [20]
- guitar [17], lead vocals [17]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- associate [20]
- guitar [14]
- keyboard [14]
- producer [8]
- bass guitar [14]
- synthesizer [14]
- lead vocals [14]
- lead vocals [13]
- baritone saxophone [1], tenor saxophone [1], vocal [1]
- background vocals [21], lead vocals [15]
- producer [21]
- choir vocals [14]
- bass guitar [1]
- synthesizer [14]
- engineer [14]
- piano [21]
- keyboard [1]
- arranger [17]
- guitar [14]
- background vocals [14]
- background vocals [14]
- bass [21]
- producer [8]
- guitar [21], keyboard [21]
- bass [17]
- background vocals [21], lead vocals [21]
- background vocals [14]
- engineer [14]
- mix [15], remixer [15]
- background vocals [14], producer [14]
- vocal [1]
- producer [14]
- producer [15]
- electric guitar [14], lead vocals [14]
- bass guitar [14]
Issues
S1999