Now That's What I Call the 80s

by Now 80S / Various

Overview

The Now That's What I Call Music! series turns its attention to pop music of the past with this compilation of '80s hits. Now That's What I Call the 80s plays just like you'd expect a Now collection of '80s songs to, serving up the decade's biggest, most obvious hits from its definitive stars and styles. That's far from a bad thing, though -- aside from Prince's glaring omission, the album packs in a lot of favorite '80s songs, including Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," and Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." Obviously, it's not an in-depth compilation, but Now That's What I Call the 80s is fine for anyone who just wants a sampling of the decade's quintessential tracks. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2008
Label:	Rca / Sony Bmg / Universal Distribution / Zomba / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886972278421
Rank:	30367

Tracks

1. Billie Jean  - Michael Jackson
2. Uptown Girl  - Billy Joel
3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go  - George Michael  -  Wham
4. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun  - Robert Hazard  - Cyndi Lauper
5. Hungry Like the Wolf  -  Duran Duran  - Simon LeBon  - Nick Rhodes  - Andy Taylor  - John Taylor  - Roger Taylor
6. Don't You (Forget About Me)  - Keith Forsey  - Steve Schiff  -  Simple Minds
7. One Thing Leads to Another  - Alfie Agius  - Cy Curnin  -  Fixx  - Jamie West-Oram  - Adam Woods
8. Abracadabra  - Steve Miller  -  Miller
9. Shakedown  - Harold Faltermeyer  - Keith Forsey  - Bob Seger
10. Every Breath You Take  -  Police  -  Sting
11. Here I Go Again  - David Coverdale  - Bernie Marsden  -  Whitesnake
12. Eye of the Tiger  - Jim Peterik  - Frankie Sullivan  -  Survivor
13. Rockit  - Michael Beinhorn  - Herbie Hancock  - Bill Laswell
14. Let's Dance  - David Bowie
15. Who Can It Be Now?  - Colin Hay  -  Men at Work
16. Everybody Wants to Rule the World  - Roland Orzabal  - Ian Stanley  -  Tears for Fears
17. Jessie's Girl  - Rick Springfield
18. Heaven  - Jim Vallance
19. What About Love?  -  Heart  - Jim Vallance
20. Total Eclipse of the Heart  - Jim Steinman  - Bonnie Tyler

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Men at Work   Primary Artist
Heart   Primary Artist
Billy Joel   Primary Artist
Bonnie Tyler   Primary Artist
Cyndi Lauper   Primary Artist
Duran Duran   Primary Artist
Wham!   Primary Artist
Whitesnake   Primary Artist
Rick Springfield   Primary Artist
Herbie Hancock   Primary Artist
Tears for Fears   Primary Artist
Bob Seger   Primary Artist
Survivor   Primary Artist
Steve Miller   Primary Artist
Simple Minds   Primary Artist
The Fixx   Primary Artist
The Police   Primary Artist
Michael Jackson   Primary Artist
David Bowie   Primary Artist
Steve Miller Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jamie West-Oram   Composer
Jim Steinman   Composer
Nick Rhodes   Composer
Harold Faltermeyer   Composer
Alfie Agius   Composer
John Taylor   Composer
Adam Woods   Composer
Bill Laswell   Composer
Keith Forsey   Composer
Billy Joel   Composer
Colin Hay   Composer
Cy Curnin   Composer
Frankie Sullivan   Composer
Jim Peterik   Composer
Roland Orzabal   Composer
Robert Hazard   Composer
Jim Vallance   Composer
Rick Springfield   Composer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Roger Taylor   Composer
Andy Taylor   Composer
Simon LeBon   Composer
Bernie Marsden   Composer
Bob Seger   Composer
Michael Beinhorn   Composer
Sting   Composer
David Bowie   Composer
George Michael   Composer
David Coverdale   Composer
Steve Schiff   Composer
Ian Stanley   Composer