Australian Legends

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Tracklist

1CD
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1Beds Are Burning
artist & repertoire support:
S. Ralbovsky
assistant engineer:
Kathy Naunton (editor)
engineer:
Guy Gray
producer:
Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil (Australian rock band)
bass:
Peter Gifford
cello:
John Ockwell (Cello Artist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Rob Hirst
French horn:
Jeremy Smith (Horns)
guitar:
Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey
keyboard:
Warne Livesey and Jim Moginie
trombone:
Glad Reed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Midnight Oil (Australian rock band) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Midnight Oil Ents Pty Ltd (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Alberts Studios (Australian studio, Neutral Bay location, 1985-2016) in Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 95)
recording of:
Beds Are Burning
writer:
Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sprint Music Pty. Ltd.
Midnight Oil4.54:17
2Help Is on Its Way
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1977-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1977-03)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1977-03)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (in 1977-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03), Graham Goble (in 1977-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1977-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1972, in 1977, in 2002), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977), Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1977) and Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 1989)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1977-03)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Help Is on Its Way (in 1977-03)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Shorrock
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band3.353:57
3Don’t Dream It’s Over
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake and Dennis Kirk
assistant engineer:
Glen Holguin (engineer)
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Michael Frondelli
bass:
Nick Seymour
congas, mbira [kalimba] and shakers:
Jorge Bermudez
drums (drum set):
Paul Hester (Australian drummer for Crowded House/Split Enz)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul Goldtop] and lead vocals:
Neil Finn
electric guitar [Tom Anderson “S” Style]:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard and organ:
Mitchell Froom
background vocals:
Noel Crombie, Jim Gilstrap, Andy Milton and Joe Satriani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Factory (1982–2017) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Dream It’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Roundhead Music (Neil Finn)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 2)
Crowded House3.93:54
4What You Need
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Garry Gary Beers
drums (drum set):
Jon Farriss
vocals:
Michael Hutchence
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1985)
recording of:
What You Need
writer:
Andrew Farriss (in band INXS) and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Tol Muziek
INXS3.63:34
5Khe Sanh
engineer:
Alan Wright (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Peter Walker (Australian producer & engineer)
bass:
Phil Small
drums (drum set):
Steve Prestwich
guitar:
Ian Moss
harmonica:
Dave Blight
organ and piano:
Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited), Cold Chisel Pty Ltd (in 1991, in 2001) and Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1991)
recording of:
Khe Sanh
lyricist and composer:
Don Walker (Australian musician and songwriter, member of Cold Chisel)
publisher:
Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd
Cold Chisel4:10
6Not Pretty Enough
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Not Pretty Enough
lyricist and composer:
Kasey Chambers (Australian country singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Kasey Chambers3:18
7Before Too Long
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter) (in 1986)
recording of:
Before Too Long (Paul Kelly song)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls3.53:22
8To the Moon and Back
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
JWM Productions (John Woodruff Management) (in 1997)
mixed at:
Gotham Audio in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
To the Moon and Back
writer:
Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones (Australian singer/producer of Savage Garden)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
Savage Garden5:34
9What’s My Scene
bass:
Clyde Bramley
drums (drum set):
Mark Kingsmill
guitar:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner) and Brad Shepherd
harmonica:
Brad Shepherd
keyboard:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
vocals:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hoodoo Gurus Pty Ltd (in 1987)
recording of:
What’s My Scene?
writer:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Hoodoo Gurus3.353:48
10Are You Gonna Be My Girl
additional engineer:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Evil Chris
engineer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields)
producer and mixer:
Brooklyn’s own Dave Sardy (American score composer)
editor:
Greg Gordon (producer/engineer)
additional guitar:
Brooklyn’s own Dave Sardy (American score composer)
bass guitar:
Mark Wilson (Bass player for Jet)
drums (drum set):
Chris Cester
guitar:
Cam Muncey and Nic Cester
vocals:
Cam Muncey, Chris Cester and Nic Cester
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003), Real Horrorshow Pty. Ltd. (in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2003), Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: runner-up) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 364)
recording of:
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
writer:
Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Jet3.73:36
11Tomorrow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1994) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1995)
recorded at and engineered at:
triple j Studios (Sydney Headquarters) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
produced at:
triple j Studios (Sydney Headquarters) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Ben Gillies and Daniel Johns
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Tinia Flab Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. (from 1997-10-14 until 2020-12-15) and Sony Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Limited (2020-12–present, Australian publisher of Sony Music; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Limited) (from 2020-12-15 to present)
Silverchair4.14:27
12Jessie’s Girl
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
arranger:
Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Rick Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 55)
recording of:
Jessie’s Girl
lyricist and composer:
Rick Springfield
publisher:
BMG Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
Rick Springfield4.453:14
13Are You Old Enough
bass:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
drums (drum set):
Kerry Jacobson
guitar:
Robert Taylor (Singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
vocals:
Marc Hunter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1976, in 1978)
recording of:
Are You Old Enough
lyricist and composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Dragon4:03
14Live It Up
engineer:
Thom Panunzio
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Syray Pty. Limited (Australian record company copyright holder and distributor) (in 1984), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Festival Records (Australian) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Live It Up
lyricist and composer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
publisher:
Syray Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mental as Anything3.653:48
15Better the Devil You Know
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1990) and PWL Records Ltd. (not release use) (in 1990)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 40)
recording of:
Better the Devil You Know
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Ltd., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Sid’s Songs Ltd.
Kylie Minogue33:52
16Solid Rock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1982, in 1997) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1982)
recording of:
Solid Rock (Sacred Ground)
writer:
Shane Howard (Australian singer / songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Goanna4:32
17Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:36
18Great Southern Land
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1997)
recording of:
Great Southern Land
lyricist and composer:
Iva Davies
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Icehouse5:13
19What About Me
producer:
Charles Fisher (Australian producer)
bass:
Ian Lees (Australian bassist)
brass and keyboard:
Charlie Cole (Australian keyboards)
drums (drum set):
Paul Freeland
guitar:
Garry Frost
vocals:
Alex Smith (Australian artist ex. Moving Pictures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WBE Records (label founded by Glenn Wheatley) (in 1981)
recording of:
What About Me (Moving Pictures song)
writer:
Garry Frost and Frances Swan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Warner Chapell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Moving Pictures3:34
20Spicks and Specks
producer:
Ossie Byrne and Nat Kipner (Australian producer, songwriter, label owner & publisher)
conductor:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees) (in 1966)
arranger:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1966), Maurice Gibb (in 1966) and Robin Gibb (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1966), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1968)
recording of:
Spicks and Specks (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Bee Gees2:53
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Credits

Release

printed in:Australia
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2004)
licensed from:BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!)
licensed to:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Liberation Music (Australian, big L logo or “Liberation” on one line)
marketed by:EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10609746 [info]