(150) V.O.F. De Kunst - ´K Wil Niet Met Een Ander Dansen (1984)

VOF de Kunst is een Nederlandse popgroep opgericht in 1983 in Tilburg met als gezicht en zanger Nol Havens. De groep begint met twaalf leden. In de jaren 80 scoorde de groep enkele hits. Hun eerste single Suzanne wordt direct een nummer 1 hit. "´K Wil Niet Met Een Ander Dansen" kwam niet verder dan de Tipparade in 1984.

Song: ´K Wil Niet Met Een Ander Dansen (4:08)
Released: 1984
Label: CBS
Genre: Pop
Producers: Pierre Geoffroy Chateau, Jos van den Dries, Ferdy Lancee

(149) Level 42 - The Chinese Way (1983)

In 1982 Level 42 released their third album "The Pursuit Of Accidents". This was a further development of the Level 42 formula, maintaining their instrumental jazz-funk skills and styling but also experimenting further with pop songs. "The Chinese Way" was the second single taken of that album and reached #24 in the UK Charts.

Song: The Chinese Way (3:57)
Released: 1983
Label: Polydor
Genre: Funk, Soul
Produced-By: Level 42
Written-By: Mark King, Michael Lindup

(147) Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (1981)

Roxy Music are an English art rock group formed in November 1970 by Bryan Ferry.
In 1981, Roxy Music recorded the non-album single "Jealous Guy". A cover of a song written and originally recorded by John Lennon, Roxy Music recorded "Jealous Guy" as a tribute to Lennon after his 1980 death. The song topped the UK charts for two weeks in March 1981, becoming the band's only #1 single.

Song: Jealous Guy 6:10
Released: 1981
Label: Polydor Records
Genre: Synth-Pop
Written-By: John Lennon
Producer: Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies

(146) Eric Stewart - Girls (1980)

Eric Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer most known for his tenure with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, and 10CC from 1972 to 1995.
"Girls" is the first solo album released in 1980. It was the soundtrack to the film Girls. Neither the album nor the singles managed to chart in the U.K.

Song: Girls (3:17)
Released: 1980
Label: Polydor
Genre: Pop, Rock
Produced-By: Eric Stewart
Written-By: Eric Stewart

(145) McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - Don't You Write Her Off (1979)

During 1978, Roger McGuinn joined fellow ex-Byrds Gene Clark and Chris Hillman to form "McGuinn, Clark and Hillman", and the three together recorded the album "McGuinn, Clark and Hillman" in 1979 . The media loved the band and they performed on many TV rock shows, including repeated performances on The Midnight Special, where they played both new material and Byrds hits. "Don't You Write Her Off" reached #33 in April 1979. While some believe that the slick production and disco rhythms didn't flatter the group, and the album had mixed critically and commercial response, it sold enough to generate a follow up.

Song: Don't You Write Her Off (3:13)
Released: 1979
Label: Capitol Records
Genre: Pop Rock
Producer: Howard Albert, Ron Albert
Written-By: R.J. Hippard, R. McGuinn

(144) Nick Lowe - I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass (1978)

Nick Lowe, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
After leaving Brinsley Schwarz in 1975, Lowe began playing in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds. His first solo album "Jesus Of Cool" he released in 1978.
´I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass´, The single reached the #7 spot on the U.K. singles charts.

Song: I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass (3:10)
Released: 1978
Label: Radar Records
Genre: Rock
Producer: Nick Lowe
Written-By: Andrew Bodnar, Nick Lowe, Steve Goulding
Mastered By: George Peckham

(143) Chocolat´s - The Kings Of Clubs (1977)

Chocolat's were a seven member belgian discogroup, who had quite a bit of success in Europe and even some in America. It´s a product from Belgian Disco Producer Jean Vanloo, also known as producer of many disco acts like, Patrick Hernandez´s ´Born To Be Alive´ in 1978.

Song: The Kings Of Clubs (3:54)
Released: 1977
Label: Elver Records
Genre: Disco
Engineer, Mixing: Arthur Stoppe
Mastered By: Jose Rodriguez
Mixed By: Tom Moulton
Producer: Jean Vanloo
Written-By: Jack Donder, Jean-Luc Drion
Arranged By: Jean-Luc Drion

(142) Frankie Avalon - Venus-Venus (Disco Version) (1976)

Frankie Avalon was the first and most successful of the teen idols from Philadelphia in the late fifties, early sixties. "Venus" was Avalon's biggest hit selling more then a million copies in the spring of 1959. A disco version of "Venus" in 1976 was his last record to receive any attention.

Song: Venus-Venus (Disco Version) (3:30)
Released: 1976
Label: Polydor Records
Genre: Disco
Arranged By, Conductor: Joe Renzetti
Engineer: Godfrey Diamond
Producer: Billy Terrell
Written-By: Ed Marshall

(141) The Osmonds - Having A Party (1975)

The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers. Their clean-cut image and well-scrubbed good looks brought them immense popularity among teenagers and they even starred in their own cartoon series. During the early to mid-70s, they continued to release successive hits, including ´Having A Party´ from the album "Love Me For A Reason" (1974). The individual members continued to prosper in varying degrees, but the family group disbanded in 1980. Two years later, the older members of the group re-formed without Donny, and moved into the country market.

Song: Having A Party (3:21)
Released: 1975
Label: MGM Records
Genre: Pop, Funk
Producer: Mike Curb
Executive Producer: The Osmonds
Written-By: Massey, Barnum
Arranged By, Conductor: H. B. Barnum

(140) Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen (1974)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. The original Cockney Rebel was formed when Harley hooked up with his former folk music partner, Crocker (fiddle / mandolin / guitar) in 1972. They auditioned drummer Stuart Elliott, bassist Paul Jeffreys, and keyboardist Milton Reame-James. They were signed to EMI after playing five gigs. Their first single, "Sebastian", was an immediate success in Europe, although it failed to score in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album, The Human Menagerie, was released in 1973. Although not a commercial success they did attract a growing following in London. The band recorded the second album, "Psychomodo". A major UK tour was arranged and the single "Judy Teen" picked up airplay. By the time it charted, major TV appearances helped to build the tour into one of the major rock events of 1974.

Song: Judy Teen (3:40)
Released: 1974
Label: EMI
Genre: Art Rock
Produced By: Alan Parsons, Steve Harley

(139) Colin Blunstone - Andorra (1973)

Colin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project. ´Andorra´ was taken from his second solo album "Ennismore" released in 1972.

Song: Andorra (3:16)
Released: 1973
Label: Epic
Genre: Pop Rock
Produced By: Chris White, Rod Argent
Written By: Chris White, Rod Argent

(138) The Four Tops - So Deep Within You (1972)

´So Deep Within´ You´ was produced by the late Tony Clark, and features The Moody Blues, Justin Hayward on guitar and composed by Moodies original keyboard player Mike Pinder. The song was unreleased in the US.

Song: So Deep Within You (3:07)
Released: 1972
Label: Tamla Motown
Genre: Funk / Soul
Producer: Tony Clarke
Written-By: Mike Pinder

Crow - Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me) (1970)

Crow is a Minneapolis hard rock-based blues rock band, that was first active from 1967 to 1972. They are best known for the song "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)", peaking at #19 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. It appeared on their 1969 debut album "Crow Music". It was covered in 1970 by Black Sabbath and was released as their first single. The song also appeared on the Sabbath's debut album, "Black Sabbath", later that year.

Song: Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me) (3:15)
Released: 1970
Genre: Heavy Metal, Blues-Rock
Label: Vertigo/Warner Bros.
Producer: Rodger Bain
Written-By: Dave Waggoner, R. Wiegand, Larry Wiegand

Deep Forest With Peter Gabriel - While The Earth Sleeps (1995)

"While the Earth Sleeps" is a song written by Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez and Peter Gabriel. The song was performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel and appeared on the soundtrack "Strange Days" (1995) and is played over the film's end credits.
The song incorporates credited samples from "Shashvi, Kakabi", performed by Tsinandali Choir, from an old Macedonian song called "Dali Znaes Mila Majko" ("Do you know, dear mother?"), performed by Kate Petrova, and from "Övgön Chuuvuu" from the album Mogolie, musique vocale et instrumentale.

Song:  While The Earth Sleeps (3:50)
Release:  1995
Label:  Columbia Records
Genre:  Electronic, Ambient
Vocals:  Kate Petrova, The Tsinandali Choir
Written-by:  Eric Mouquet , Michel Sanchez , Peter Gabriel
Produced-by:  Eric Mouquet , Michel Sanchez , Peter Gabriel

Scarlet - Independent Love Song (1994)

Scarlet was a UK based vocal duo from Hull, East Yorkshire, England. They consisted of Cheryl Parker (vocalist, guitarist) and Jo Youle (pianist, keyboardist, vocalist). The group originally had a third member, Joanna Fox, but she left before the band had any major success. Their first single "I Really Like The Idea" was released in late 1994, but it failed to chart. The next single "Independent Love Song" became their biggest hit, peaking at #12 in the UK. This was followed by their debut album "Naked".

Song: Independent Love Song (3:51)
Release: 1994
Label: WEA Records
Genre: Pop
Mixed by: Mark "Tuffty" Evans
Produced-by: Mike Paxman, Paul Muggleton

Meat Loaf - Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through (1993)

"Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman. It first featured on Steinman's 1981 solo album "Bad For Good", with lead vocals by an uncredited Rory Dodd. It was later recorded by Meat Loaf, and released in 1993 as the third single from the album "Bat Out Of Hell II: Back into Hell". "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" is a paean to rock music, celebrating how it is always there to help you through troubled times. One of its lyrics is "You're never alone, 'cause you can put on the 'phones and let the drummer tell your heart what to do."

Song: Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through (4:02)
Release: 1993
Label: MCA Records
Genre: Pop Rock
Written-by: Jim Steinman
Produced-by: Jim Steinman

Little Angels - Womankind (1992)

Little Angels were a hard rock band formed in Scarborough, England in 1984, under the name Mr Thrud. The founding members were Toby Jepson (vocalist), Mark Plunkett (bassist), Dave Hopper (drummer) and the brothers Bruce John and Jimmy Dickinson (guitarist and keyboardist respectively). From "Jam" their third studio album, the single ´Womankind´.

Song: Womankind (4:39)
Release: 1992
Label: Polydor Records
Genre: Rock
Engineered-By: Ken Lomas
Produced-By: Andy Julian, Ken Lomas

Diesel Park West - Fall To Love (1991)

Diesel Park West are a rock band from Leicester, England. The band was originally formed in 1980 as The (Psychedelic) Filberts (after local football team, Leicester City’s former Filbert Street). ´ Fall To Love´ was taken from their 3th album "Decency".

Song: Fall To Love (4:26)
Release: 1991
Label: Food Records
Genre: Pop Rock
Written-By: John Butler
Produced-By: Laurie Latham

Jellyfish - That Is Why (1990)

Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Although their career was short, the band has become highly influential in the power pop genre. The band's debut album, "Bellybutton" was released in 1990 and contained the single "That Is Why".

Song: That Is Why (4:16)
Release: 1990
Label: Charisma Records
Genre: Power Pop
Written-By: Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Produced-By: Albhy Galuten

Lenny Kravitz - I Build This Garden For Us (1990)

Lenny Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads. Lenny Kravitz released his debut album "Let Love Rule" on September 6, 1989, a combination of rock and funk with a general 1960s vibe.
"I Build This Garden for Us" was the second single taken from that album.

Song: I Build This Garden For Us (4:39)
Release: 1990
Label: Virgin Records
Genre: Pop Rock
Written-By: Lenny Kravitz
Produced-By: Lenny Kravitz