Number 1 Soul Hits of the 80’s

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Tracklist

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1All Night Long (All Night)
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1983)
recording of:
All Night Long (All Night)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Lionel Richie3.44:23
2She Works Hard for the Money
guitar [guitars]:
Marty Walsh
saxophone [sax]:
Gary Herbig
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1983)
recording of:
She Works Hard for the Money (in 1983)
writer:
Michael Omartian and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, See This House Music (from 1983 to present) and Sweet Summer Night Music (from 1983 to present)
Donna Summer4.355:21
3Rhythm 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
DeBarge3.653:53
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.)
Rockwell3.854:02
5Give It to Me Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom "Super" Flye
assistant engineer:
Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
bass:
Oscar Alston
drums (drum set):
Lanise Hughes
electric piano and synthesizer [Crumar]:
Levi Ruffin, Jr.
guitar:
Tom McDermott (guitarist)
handclaps:
Teena Marie
percussion:
Oscar Alston, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Tom McDermott (guitarist)
saxophone:
Daniel LeMelle
trombone:
John Ervin
trumpet:
Cliff Ervin, Fernando Harkless and Roy Poper
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin and Teena Marie
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, United States and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James4.654:19
6Upside Down
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 89)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tommy Jymi Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Ross3.754:08
7When She Was My Girl
recording of:
When She Was My Girl
writer:
Marc Blatte (songwriter, composer, producer, record music executive and author.) and Larry Gottlieb (soul, funk and pop songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Jump Star Music Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Four Tops3:28
8Cool It Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2017)
recording of:
Cool It Now
writer:
Vincent Brantley (R&B/soul producer/songwriter) and Rick Timas
New Edition5:46
9Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
recording of:
Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band45:39
10Celebration
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Celebration
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1980)
Kool & the Gang4.43:42
11Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:23
12Let It Whip
Dazz Band4:49
13Let’s Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson3:39
14Oh Sheila
recording of:
Oh Sheila
writer:
Melvin Riley Jr., Gordon Strozier and Gerald Valentine
Ready for the World44:05
15Stomp
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
assistant engineer:
John Van Nest, Ralph Osborn (engineer), Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Tim Gerrity (engineer)
producer:
Quincy Jones
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
analog synthesizer [Prophet 5], bass and solo bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Rod Temperton
euphonium, slide brass instruments [slide trumpet] and trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
French horn:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
horn:
The Seawind Horns
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Richard Heath
piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes, Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist) and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Alex Weir, Augie Johnson, George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Quincy Jones, Richard Heath, Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter), Susaye Greene-Brown and Valerie Johnson
lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
vocals:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
conductor:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (strings)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
arranger:
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and The Brothers Johnson
background vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1996)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States, Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, United States
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, United States
recording of:
Stomp!
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Valerie Johnson and Rod Temperton
The Brothers Johnson56:27
16Don’t Stop the Music
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
Yarbrough & Peoples4:07