Real '80s R&B

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  • 75517481442 - Box
  • 75517480072 - Disc 1
  • 75517480082 - Disc 2
  • 75517480092 - Disc 3

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  • 755174814426 - Box
  • 755174800726 - Disc 1
  • 755174800825 - Disc 2
  • 755174800924 - Disc 3
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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Funkin’ for Jamaica
recording of:
Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)
lyricist:
Toni Smith
composer:
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
Roaring Fork Music, Sony/ATV Melody, Thomas Browne Publishing, Inc. and 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)
Tom Browne4:42
2United Together
engineer:
Lee DeCarlo and Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer)
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
additional drums (drum set):
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), James Jamerson, Sr. and Scott Edward (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie and Ed Green (drummer)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Michael McGloiry
keyboard:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Michael Lang (Session Musician) and Richard Tee
background vocals:
Estelle Brown, Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer), Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall (session vocalist), Myrna Mathews, Sylvia Shemwell and Myrna Smith
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood and Whitney Studios in Glendale
recording of:
United Together
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Jay’s Enterprises Inc., Phivin International Enterprises, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Days Interprise (from 1980 to ????)
Aretha Franklin5:04
396 Tears
cover recording of:
96 Tears
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Martinez (frontman of ? and the Mysterians)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ed Arguello Music, Mysterians Music, Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Thelma Houston3:30
4A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Ray Parker Jr.
vocals:
Arnell Carmichael and Ray Parker Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recording of:
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
Raydiola Music
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio54:06
5Slow Hand
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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)
The Pointer Sisters3:53
6Wide Receiver, Part 1
Michael Henderson4:03
7Unlock the Funk
Locksmith4:29
8Blue Jeans
Chocolate Milk4:00
9I’m in Love
edit of:
I’m in Love (LP version) by Evelyn “Champagne” King
recording of:
I’m in Love
writer:
Michael Jones (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:53
10The Magic Man
Robert Winters & Fall4:25
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dynamite
recording of:
Dynamite
writer:
Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Reservoir Media Music, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division) and 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)
Jermaine Jackson4:15
2Keep It Confidential
recording of:
Keep It Confidential
writer:
Ellen Foley, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Kent
Nona Hendryx3:50
3I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1981)
recording of:
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Geomantic Music, Hot Cha Music Co., Primary Wave Brian, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Daryl Hall & John Oates4.53:52
4Deeper in Love
recording engineer:
Scott Skidmore
drum machine [Simmons computer drums] programming:
Scott Skidmore
additional engineer:
Bob Brown (recording, mixing and mastering engineer) and Judy Clapp
producer:
Dana Meyers and Wardell Potts, Jr.
mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Rickey Smith (funk/soul songwriter & keyboard player)
drums (drum set):
Wardell Potts, Jr.
guitar:
Earnest “Pepper” Reed
keyboard:
Isaias Gamboa, Rickey Smith (funk/soul songwriter & keyboard player) and William Zimmerman
percussion:
Terrence Floyd (percussionist)
lead vocals:
Butch Tavares
arranger:
Wardell Potts, Jr.
vocals arranger:
Dana Meyers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Mars Recording in Santa Monica
mixed at:
Larrabee Recording (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood
recording of:
Deeper in Love
writer:
Dominick Leslie, Dana Meyers and Wardell Potts
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and 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)
Tavares4:54
5I Am Somebody
recording of:
I Am Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Kossi Gardner (Keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
Glenn Jones3:52
6Walk This Way
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3:41
7Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King43:42
8All of Me for All of You
9.94:59
9Too Tough
assistant engineer:
Wayne Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr)
engineer:
Maureen Droney
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass guitar:
Randy Jasckson (in 1982)
drums (drum set), keyboard and percussion:
Narada Michael Walden (in 1982)
guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1982)
keyboard:
Frank Martin (keyboards) (in 1982)
percussion:
Sheila Escovedo (in 1982)
saxophone:
Marc Russo (in 1982)
tambourine:
David Rubinson (in 1982)
vocoder:
Andre Lewis (Motown synth player) (in 1982)
background vocals:
Angela Bofill (in 1982), Jim Gilstrap (in 1982), Kelly Kool (in 1982), John Lehman (in 1982) and Myrna Matthews (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Angela Bofill (in 1982)
conductor:
Michael Gibbs (in 1982)
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey
strings arranger:
Michael Gibbs
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1999)
arranged for and produced for:
Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco (in 1982)
recording of:
Too Tough (in 1982)
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
WC Music Corp., When Words Collide Music, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Gratitude Sky Music, Inc. (in 1982) and Pologrounds Music (in 1982)
Angela Bofill5:38
10Let Me Be the One
recording of:
Let Me Be the One
lyricist and composer:
Ian Foster
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Five Star4:42
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1It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (distributor / holding / manufacturer) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 80), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 462)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock45:00
2I’ll Always Love You
producer:
Ric Wake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recording of:
I'll Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy George (songwriter)
publisher:
Auspitz Music and Lucky Break Music
Taylor Dayne4:19
3Love Changes
Kashif & Meli'sa Morgan4:43
4Come Go With Me
background vocals:
Carmen Bruno (IT | Carmen Gioia Bruno, Exposé member), Ann Curless and Jeanette Jurado
lead vocals:
Jeanette Jurado
recording of:
Come Go With Me
lyricist and composer:
Lewis A. Martineé
Exposé4:18
5Don’t Turn Around
recording engineer and mixer:
Jonathan Pines (audio engineer based in Urbana, Illinois)
associate producer:
Rocky Maffit
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Mo Mosele (guitarist)
recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, BMG Music, Edition Sunset Publishing, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Empire Music Ltd., Intersong Music Ltd., Realsongs and Warner Chappell
Luther Ingram3:49
6Indestructible
recording of:
Indestructible
writer:
Michael Price (songwriting partner of Dan Walsh) and Bobby Sandstrom
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Four Tops4:31
7The Best of Me
Kiara4:40
8Watch Out
Patrice Rushen4:24
9Sticks and Stones
Grady Harrell4:35
10Love Power
recording of:
Love Power
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne4:33

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