Various Artists "The 80's Collection - 1981"

The 80's Collection 1981 (Time Life Music) is a double CD compilation album, edited by Time-Life Music in 1993.

Track list:

CD1

1. REO Speedwagon– Keep On Loving You 3:21
2. Foreigner– Waiting For A Girl Like You  4:35
3. Robert Palmer– Looking For Clues 4:19
4. Steve Winwood– While You See A Chance  5:11
5. Jon & Vangelis– I'll Find My Way Home  4:32
6. Earth Wind And Fire – Let's Groove 5:39
7. Cliff Richard– Wired For Sound    3:40
8. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes  3:34
9. Keith Marshall– Only Crying  4:19
10. Eddie Rabbitt– I Love A Rainy Night  3:11
11. Styx   The Best Of Times   4:19
12. Champaign– How 'Bout Us  4:33  

CD2

1. Soft Cell– Tainted Love   2:41
2. Ultravox– Vienna  4:39
3. Visage– Fade To Grey  4:01
4. Kim Carnes– Bette Davis Eyes  3:44
5. Kim Wilde– Kids In America  3:29
6. Bucks Fizz– Making Your Mind Up 2:40
7. Shakin' Stevens– You Drive Me Crazy  2:49
8. Adam And The Ants– Stand And Deliver  3:10
9. Altered Images– Happy Birthday   3:02
10. Blondie– Rapture 5:34
11. The Electric Light Orchestra  –   Hold On Tight  3:09
12. The Pointer Sisters – Slowhand 3:48

The 80's Collection - '1981' was produced by Time-Life with the cooperation of BMG, Chrysalis, EMI, PolyGram, Sony, Warner and other independents.

The copyright in this sound recording is owned by the participating labels and has been licensed to Time-Life Books B.V.

℗ 1993 Time-Life Books B.V.

© 1993 Time-Life Books B.V.

Time-Life Music is a division of Time-Life Books B.V.

Time -Life is a trademark of Time Warner Inc.

Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe.

Various Artists "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: St. Elmo's Fire"

It was the first soundtrack written by Canadian composer/producer David Foster. "When I was writing the score to St. Elmo's Fire, I loved it," he said. "But for that month and a half or so that I had to write the songs, it just felt like doing my regular job."

The theme song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" was written by Foster and English musician John Parr, and also performed by Parr. Foster had been impressed by Parr's song "Naughty Naughty" and invited him to perform the title track. Originally another song was chosen which Parr disliked. "That song sounded like `Fame II' or "Flashdance II," said Parr later. "I thought the movie was supposed to have more class than that. It was a regurgitated song and I didn't really want to sing it."

Parr urged Foster to try another song. They wrote it together, "very fast, between 2 and 4 on Friday afternoon," Parr recalled. "We wrote it together, with David sitting at the piano." Schumacher had given Parr rough guidelines for the lyrics. "He wanted a song about determination," Parr recalled. "He wanted a song about kids who are growing up and have to make decisions about what to do with their lives. That's what the movie is about." Schumacher told them not to use "St Elmo's Fire" in the lyrics but Parr did it regardless. "I thought it fit in the song," he said. "In the movie, St. Elmo's is a bar. But to me St. Elmo's Fire is a magical thing glowing in the sky that holds destiny to someone. It's mystical and sacred. It's where paradise lies, like the end of the rainbow."

Parr was inspired to write the lyrics not by the movie (which he had not seen) but by the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen who, at the time, was traveling around the world via his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries, a trip called the "Man in Motion Tour." The song did not appear on any Parr album until Letter to America was released in July 2011.

The song "Give Her a Little Drop More", which plays during the movie when the characters enter St. Elmo's Bar & Restaurant, was written by British jazz trumpeter John Chilton.

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for two weeks in September 1985, and "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" (the instrumental theme to the movie by David Foster) reached No. 15. Another version of the "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" with lyrics, titled "For Just a Moment", was performed by Amy Holland and Donny Gerrard, and was included as the final song on the soundtrack album.

Track list:

1. John Parr St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) 4:08
2. Billy Squier Shake Down 4:07
3. Elefante Young And Innocent 4:34
4. Jon Anderson This Time It Was Really Right 4:39
5. Fee Waybill Saved My Life 3:45
6. David Foster Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) 3:27
7. Vikki Moss If I Turn You Away 4:38
8. Airplay Stressed Out (Close To The Edge) 4:14
9. David Foster Georgetown 1:34
10. David Foster Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Just For A Moment) 3:48

Various Artists "Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture (15th Anniversary Collectors Edition)"

Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984. When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album, all of which were used in the film as well. In 2002, Sony International released the "Australian Souvenir Edition", also titled "Australian Cast Special Edition". Two megamixes were added to the album, featuring the Australian cast of the Footloose musical. The original soundtrack contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams, and "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno that reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number sixteen on the Adult Contemporary chart. Many people bought the soundtrack album without even seeing the film.[citation needed]

In 2009, Doveman released a reimagining of the soundtrack album. The original soundtrack for the 2011 remake was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011.

Track listing

1. "Footloose" (Kenny Loggins) 3:46
2. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Deniece Williams)   4:20
3. "Almost Paradise" (Love Theme from Footloose) (Mike Reno and Ann Wilson) 3:50
4. "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) 5:50
5. "Dancing in the Sheets" (Shalamar) 4:03
6. "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" (Kenny Loggins) 3:46
7. "Somebody's Eyes" (Karla Bonoff) 3:33
8. "The Girl Gets Around" (Sammy Hagar) 3:22
9. "Never" (Moving Pictures) 3:45

1998 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition

1. "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" (Quiet Riot)   5:17
2. "Hurts So Good" (John Mellencamp) 3:42
3. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (Foreigner) 4:50
4. "Dancing in the Sheets" (Extended 12" Remix) (Shalamar)  6:16

Yes "50 Live"

Yes 50 Live is a double live album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 2 August 2019 by Rhino Records.

Yes reached their fiftieth anniversary year in 2018. To commemorate the milestone, the band—consisting of guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, bassist Billy Sherwood, keyboardist Geoff Downes, and lead vocalist Jon Davison—completed the 50th Anniversary Tour across Europe and the United States between March and July 2018. The five were joined by American drummer Jay Schellen, who performed the majority of Yes's live sets since 2016 while White recovered from surgery and a bacterial infection that affected his playing. The tour's set list included songs that spanned most of the group's history, from Time and a Word (1970), their second album, to Fly from Here (2011), their twentieth album.

Yes 50 Live was recorded on 20 and 21 July 2018 at The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the North American leg of the tour. It features the majority of the set list performed on the two nights. This particular leg featured guest performances from former keyboardists Tony Kaye and Patrick Moraz; Kaye joined the group for the encores ("Yours Is No Disgrace", "Roundabout", and "Starship Trooper") and Moraz plays on "Soon", the closing section to "The Gates of Delirium".

Sherwood, who has produced and mixed several Yes albums, reprises his role as the mixer on this album.

The album was available as a 2-CD and 4-LP set, along with a colored vinyl pressing limited to 1,200 copies.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Close to the Edge" Jon Anderson/Steve Howe  19:06

I. "The Solid Time of Change"

II. "Total Mass Retain"

III. "I Get Up, I Get Down"

IV. "Seasons of Man"

2. "Nine Voices (Longwalker)" Anderson, Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White, Igor Khoroshev 3:52

3. "Sweet Dreams" Anderson, David Foster 5:26

4. "Madrigal" Anderson, Rick Wakeman 2:53

5. "We Can Fly from Here, Pt. 1: We Can Fly" Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Squire 5:58

6. "Soon" Anderson, Squire, Howe, White, Patrick Moraz 8:00

7. "Awaken" Anderson, Howe 18:19

Disc two

1. "Parallels" Squire 6:17

2. "Excerpt from 'The Ancient'" Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White 5:18

3. "Yours Is No Disgrace" Anderson, Squire, Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford 12:07

4. "Excerpt from 'Georgia's Song' and 'Mood for a Day'" Howe 4:01

5. "Roundabout" Anderson, Howe 9:25

6. "Starship Trooper" Anderson/Squire/Howe  11:42

a. "Life Seeker"

b. "Disillusion"

c. "Würm"

Dean Mattson – recording

Maor Appelbaum – mastering

Roger Dean – painting, design, cover

Douglas Gottlieb – photography, design

Glenn Gottlieb – photography, design

Daniel Earnshaw – product manager

Yes "Changes (Video)"

"Changes" is a song by English band Yes, from their 1983 album, 90125. It reached number 6 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart in 1984.

The basic musical and lyrical structure of "Changes" was written by Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, prior to his joining the band. Once Rabin joined the band, additional music and lyrics were contributed by singer Jon Anderson and drummer Alan White for the version that would appear on 90125. White contributed the shifting minimalistic rhythmic figures and melodies used for the introduction, while Anderson adapted lyrics and parts of the melody (including the chorus and the addition of the "one word from you, one word from me" section of the bridge).

Several live version of "Changes" have been released by the band: the 9012Live concert video, its companion album 9012Live: The Solos, and the 1991 box set Yesyears each include a live version of the song.

In 2003, Trevor Rabin released a pair of albums, each of which featured a different version of "Changes": Live in LA features a 1989 live performance of the song, and 90124 features an early demo of the song before Anderson and White's contributions were added.

"Changes" was first played live on the tour supporting 90125 and also played on the Big Generator, Union and Talk tours. After Rabin's departure from the band, the song was permanently dropped from their setlist.

It would not be played live again until 2016 when Rabin joined vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman in forming Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

Yes "Hold On (Single & Video)"

Hold On" is a song by the progressive rock band Yes, from their 1983 album, 90125. It reached number 43 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart in 1984. Later, the live version from 9012Live: The Solos reached number 27 in 1985. 

The core of "Hold On" was written by Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, prior to his joining the band, as two separate songs: "Hold On" and "Moving In". Once Rabin joined the band, the two songs were combined, with band members Chris Squire and Jon Anderson contributing additional music and lyrics. All three are credited as writers.

Unlike the other songs on 90125, which are credited as "Produced by Trevor Horn" exclusively, Yes shares a production credit with Horn for "Hold On".

"Hold On" has also appeared on several of Yes' later compilations, including the Yesyears and In a Word: Yes (1969–) box sets.

Yes' 1985 follow-up album, 9012Live: The Solos, features a live version of "Hold On". A live version is also included on 2005's The Word Is Live, and a live performance of "Hold On" is included on the 1991 Greatest Video Hits DVD.

Demos of Rabin's early versions of "Hold On" and "Moving In" were released in 2003 on Rabin's solo album 90124.

Yes "It Can Happen (Single & Video)"

"It Can Happen" is a song by the progressive rock band Yes, from their 1983 album 90125. It was released as the third single from that album, reaching number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984. It also reached number 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Following the 1981 breakup of the band, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White joined with South African guitarist Trevor Rabin to form a new band called Cinema. An early version of song "It Can Happen", sung by Squire, was written and recorded during this time.

Squire, White and Rabin eventually joined forces with former Yes members Jon Anderson, Tony Kaye and Trevor Horn, changing the name of their new band Cinema to "Yes" in the process. Anderson rewrote the lyrics of "It Can Happen" and it was included in 90125, with Anderson singing the verses.

The Cinema version of the song was released on 1991's Yesyears box set, and later on the remastered version of 90125. The version sung by Anderson was released as a single in 1984, and was included in several later Yes compilations, including the In a Word: Yes (1969–) box set and The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection.

A video for the song is included in the Greatest Video Hits DVD, and a live performance appears in the 9012Live concert video.

The dialogue that can be heard under the guitar solo - about 3 minutes and 17 seconds in - on the 90125 version, is taken from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The lines, "...Come, old boy, you had much better have the thing out at once...." and "...that is exactly what dentists always do. Now, go on! Tell me the whole thing" are spoken by the character Algernon Moncrieff in the play.

Yes "Into The Lens (I Am A Camera) (Single & Video)"

"Into the Lens" is a song written by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. It was originally released in 1980 by progressive rock band Yes, of which Horn and Downes were a part, as a part of the album Drama, before being reworked as "I Am a Camera" for the 1981 album Adventures in Modern Recording by the Buggles, a duo consisting of Horn and Downes; both versions were released as singles, with the Yes single being re-titled "Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)".

The Yes version of the song additionally credits Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White as co-songwriters; all of the songs on Drama were credited to the entire band.

The first version of the song was a demo, recorded on a Sunday afternoon when songwriters Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes started working on the second Buggles album in 1980. When they joined Yes, it gained input from other members Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White, and therefore, "Into the Lens" features a more distinctive "prog rock" sound.

When Horn and Downes resumed work on the Buggles album which would become Adventures in Modern Recording, the song was reworked as "I Am a Camera". Trevor Horn said about the two versions:

The song "I Am a Camera" was a Buggles track and we had adapted it into a Yes track. It became "Into the Lens" and, naturally, slightly more overblown. I don't mind "Into the Lens"—the melody's unadulterated while the arrangement's a lot more complicated—but I still prefer The Buggles version. I think Geoffrey's brilliant on the Buggles version.

Along with the "On TV" and "Lenny" singles, the Buggles' "I Am a Camera" was re-released by ZTT on iTunes in 2012, including three bonus tracks: the aforementioned "12" Mix" of the song, and two demos both titled "We Can Fly from Here" ("Part I" and "Part II" respectively). The latter two songs would (like the "I Am a Camera" demo) be reworked as Yes songs, and in fact become the basis of Yes' future album, 2011's Fly from Here, which would mark the second time that both Horn and Downes would work with Yes following a departure by Jon Anderson - Downes returning on keyboards for both the album and the tour, but Horn taking the role as producer and offering some backing vocals, but reserving lead vocals for Benoît David. Along with the "12" mix", the B-side, and the two demos also appear on ZTT's 2010 re-release of Adventures in Modern Recording.

The single edit of Yes' own "Into the Lens" was titled "Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)".