| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/rhino | | UPC: 00081227164027 | | Release Date: 4/19/1994 | | Buy.com Sku: 60174384 | | Item#: MQL4WV | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Loverboy - Billy Ocean ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Shout - Tears For Fears ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Heat Is On, The - Glenn Frey ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Oh Sheila - Ready For The World ~ Various Artists | | | 7. We Built This City - Starship ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Power Of Love, The - Huey Lewis & The News ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon ~ Various Artists | | | 10. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | If there's anything the Billboard Top Hits compilations documenting 1985 through 1989 indicate, it's that the period covered wasn't exactly pop music's most glorious era. Not only was there a lot of rock music being made that aged almost instantly; the mainstream had yet to fully embrace rap music, and a lot of the production qualities infiltrating nearly every genre of music -- the overbearing use of mid-range and the blazing guitar solos, for two -- haven't aged well at all. Still, these cheap and concise compilations function as accurate scrapbooks of the years being covered, and they're especially fascinating for pop fans who like to keep tabs on trends, changes, and developments. Nothing on Billboard Top Hits: 1985, save for Ready for the World's "Oh Sheila," has much hope for being included on any list of great enduring singles. In fact, the likes of Starship's "We Built This City," Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings," Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On," John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," and REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" are some of the most reviled chart hits of all time. Nephews, nieces, sons, and daughters who are tired of their elders whining about the current state of pop music should bring up this disc as proof that things weren't so hot in the late '80s either. ~ Andy Kellman | | Rhino's most recent collection featuring the top-selling pop singles by decade begins with 1985, and shows that the period's dominant styles included Prince-influenced R&B, synthesizer pop and retro rock. Among the spotlight artists were Mr. Mister, Tears For Fears, REO Speedwagon and John Parr, none of them household names today. The same holds true for Ready For The World, while Starship, Billy Ocean, Glenn Frey, and Jan Hammer have at least retained audience identification, even if they aren't currently issuing songs. This anthology illustrates just how fleeting and transitory fame is in pop music circles. ~ Ron Wynn |
Producer: Joel Whitburn (Compilation) |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/19/1994 | | Original Release Date : 1985 | | Catalog ID : 71640 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227164027 |
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