Guitar Rock: The Heavy ’80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fight for Your Right (to Party)
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Beastie Boys
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
electric guitar:
Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1986)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 49) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 269)
recording of:
Fight for Your Right (to Party)
lyricist:
Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Adam Yauch
composer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Def Jam Music
Beastie Boys3.853:31
2Talk Dirty to MePoison4.253:47
3The Warrior
engineer:
William Wittman
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
performer:
Patty Smyth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1982)
recording of:
The Warrior
writer:
Nick Gilder and Holly Knight
publisher:
712 Stone Avenue Music, All Nations Music, Chrysalis Songs, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Music & Media International, Inc. and Red Admiral Music Inc. (publisher)
Scandal4.53:59
4Tall Cool One
producer:
Phil Johnstone, Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer) and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
guitar [guitar solo]:
Jimmy Page
recording of:
Tall Cool One
writer:
Phil Johnstone and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
Robert Plant4.654:41
5Headed for a Heartbreak
recording of:
Headed for a Heartbreak
lyricist and composer:
Kip Winger
publisher:
EMI-Virgin Songs, Small Hope Music and Varseau Music
Winger4:02
6Wait
recording engineer, engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
assistant engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
James LoMenzo
drums (drum set):
Greg D’Angelo
guitar:
Vito Bratta
lead vocals:
Mike Tramp
recording of:
Wait
writer:
Vito Bratta and Mike Tramp
White Lion54:05
7Give to Live
producer:
Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen
recording of:
Give to Live
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar54:25
8Everybody Wants You
assistant recording engineer:
Garry Rindfuss
recording engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Billy and Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
assistant mixer:
Jim Ball (engineer)
mixer:
Billy and David Thoener
additionally recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recorded at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everybody Wants You
lyricist and composer:
Billy Squier
Billy Squier4.53:49
9Sister Christian
engineer:
John Van Nest
producer:
Pat Glasser
bass guitar:
Jack Blades (of Night Ranger)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Keagy
guitar:
Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson
keyboard and background vocals:
Alan Fitzgerald
lead vocals:
Jack Blades (of Night Ranger) and Kelly Keagy
vocals:
Alan Fitzgerald and Brad Gillis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 32)
recording of:
Sister Christian
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Keagy
publisher:
Figs. D Music, Kid Bird Music, Inc. and Rough Play Music
Night Ranger3.655:00
10Keep 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
11Round and RoundRatt4.54:27
12Here I Go Again
producer:
Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
mixer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar
electric bass guitar:
Neil Murray (British bass guitar player)
electric guitar and background vocals:
John Sykes
guest keyboard and keyboard:
Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
solo electric guitar:
Adrian Vandenberg
lead vocals:
David Coverdale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
mixed at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
music videos:
Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 17)
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake4.054:37
13You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer) (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (in 1982) and Glenn Tipton (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2026)
recorded at:
Ibiza Sound Studio in Ibiza Town, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain (in 1982)
mixed at:
Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States and Beejay Recording Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
music videos:
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (music video) by Judas Priest
recording of:
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (in 1982)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
Judas Priest4.35:12
14We’re Not Gonna Take It
recording engineer and mixer:
Geoff Workman
assistant engineer:
Gary McGachan
engineer:
John Agnello (engineer & producer), Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
producer:
Tom Werman
bass guitar:
Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist)
drums (drum set):
A.J. Pero
electric guitar:
Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
background vocals:
Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister bassist), Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
lead vocals:
Dee Snider
arranger:
Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
recording of:
We’re Not Gonna Take It
lyricist and composer:
Dee Snider
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Tunes
part of:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (number: 7)
Twisted Sister4.353:41
15Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
electric guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980) and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
music videos:
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead4.252:49
16Twilight Zone
recording of:
Twilight Zone
lyricist and composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Nada Music (Dutch publisher) (in 1982) and Snamyook Music (publisher associated with George Kooymans) (in 1982)
Golden Earring4:52
17Once Bitten Twice Shy
assistant engineer:
Melissa Sewell
co-engineer:
Eddie Ashworth
engineer:
Michael Lardie
producer:
Michael Lardie and Alan Niven
bass guitar:
Tony Montana (US metal bassist for Great White)
drums (drum set):
Audie Desbrow
guitar and keyboard:
Michael Lardie
guitar [lead guitar]:
Mark Kendall
lead vocals:
Jack Russell (original singer for Great White)
recorded at:
Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California, United States
cover recording of:
Once Bitten Twice Shy
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
April (publisher), EMI April Music Inc. and Ian Hunter Music Inc.
Great White35:24
18Radioactive
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Rodgers
bass guitar and background vocals:
Tony Franklin (UK rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chris Slade
electric guitar:
Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers
recording of:
Radioactive
lyricist and composer:
Paul Rodgers
The Firm2:49

Credits

Release group

part of:Guitar Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: 18) (order: 18)