Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Go West are a British pop duo from the 80's who enjoyed success in both the UK and America. Bangs & Crashes is a remix album of their successful debut self titled album from 1985.

Track Listing:

1. We Close Our Eyes (The Total Overhang Club Mix)

2. Man In My Mirror

3. Goodbye Girl

4. S.O.S. (The Perpendicular Mix)

5. Eye To Eye (The Horizontal Mix)

6. Ball Of Confusion - Live (Whitfield/Strong)

7. Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix)

8. Haunted

9. Missing Persons (Live)

10. Don't Look Down (The Stratospheric Mix)

11. One Way Street

12. Innocence (The Desperation Mix)

Download - Go West - Bangs & Crashes

Here is the final part in the Billboard top hits of the 1980's

Track Listing:

1. When I See You Smile - Bad English

2. Eternal Flame - Bangles

3. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears

4. Toy Soldiers - Martika

5. Heaven - Warrant

6. Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan

7. Soldier of Love - Donny Osmond

8. Hangin' Tough - New Kids on the Block

9. Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

10. Lost in Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson

Download - Top Hits 1989

 Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

The Final was a U.K.-released compilation released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. For many it remains the definitive Wham! purchase containing all the hits, in their single mixes. The Double LP version of the album included "Blue (Armed With Love)" and greater emphasis on 12" single versions.

Track Listing:

1. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)

2. Young Guns (Go For It!)

3. Bad Boys

4. Club Tropicana

5. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

6. Careless Whisper

7. Freedom

8. Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)

9. Everything She Wants (Remix)

10. I'm Your Man

11. A Different Corner

12. Battlestations

13. Where Did Your Heart Go?

14. Edge Of Heaven

  Download - Wham The Final

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Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) was a British new wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. A welknown hit single by Ultravox is the song "Vienna" a song recently covered by Danish Dance act Infernal. "The Collection" was a compilation album of their greatest hit singles released in 1984.

Track Listing:

01. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes    
02. Hymn    
03. Thin Wall
04. Voice    
05. Vienna    
06. Passing Strangers        
07. Sleepwalk        
08. Reap The Wild Wind        
09. All Stood Still        
10. Visions In Blue        
11. We Came To Dance        
12. One Small Day        
13. Love's Great Adventure        
14. Lament

Download - Ultravox the collection

 BUY - The Collection at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Here is a selection of 80's tracks that have been remixed by some excellent DJ's more recently. Some of those are the original artists and some are new versions of those old hits.

Track Listing:

01. China In Your Hand (Kosmonova Remix) - T-Pau

02. It's Raining Man (Club Remix) - The Weather Girls

03. I've Never Been To Me (2003 Club Mix) - Charlene

04. Physical (2007 Bootleg Mix) - Olivia Newton John

05. You Spin Me Round (Dj Valdez Extended Mix) - Danzel

06. Glamorous Life (Hotsfuss Club) - Melissa Tkautz

07. Like A Prayer (2006 Club Mix) - Mysterious Girls

08. Never Ending Story (Almighty Definitive Mix) - Obsession

Download - Remix The 80's

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Bananarama is the second album released by British girl group Bananarama. With this album Bananarama had its first significant U.S. success with the single "Cruel Summer", which became a top ten hit. They also had a big UK hit with "Robert De Niro's Waiting". In 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were re-issued by Rhino Records. All re-issues are remastered and each includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides and remixes.

Track Listing:

01. Cruel Summer

02. Rough Justice

03. King Of The Jungle

04. Dream Baby

05. Link

06. Hotline To Heaven

07. State I'm In

08. Robert De Niro's Waiting

09. Through A Childs Eyes

10. Cairo (US Single Version)

11. Push!

12. Rough Justice (Single Version)

13. Live Now

14. Hotline To Heaven (Album Edit Verion)

15. The Wild Life

Download - Bananarama - Remastered & Expanded

BUY - Remastered & Expanded at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

The Circus is the second album by Erasure, originally released in 1987 on Mute Records. The Circus became the duo's breakthrough in the UK, spawning four hit singles and reaching number six. It was an immediate success thanks to the number two UK placing of the first single "Sometimes", six months earlier. The album remains Erasure's longest-running on the UK charts.

Track Listing:

01. It Doesn't Have To Be
02. Hideaway
03. Don't Dance
04. If I Could
05. Sexuality
06. Victim Of Love
07. Leave Me To Bleed
08. Sometimes
09. The Circus
10. Spiralling
11. In The Hall Of The Mountain King (New Version)
12. Sometimes (12" Mix)
13. It Doesn't Have To Be (Boop Oopa Doo Mix)

Download - The Circus

BUY - The Circus at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Here is disc 8 and 9 of the Billboard TOP Hits of the 80's. These have been kindly contributed by Luckystar member Jim.

Track Listing: (Disc 8)

01. With or Without You - U2    
02. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde    
03. C'Est la Vie - Robbie Nevil
04. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin, George Michael
05. At This Moment - Billy Vera & the Beaters
06. I Heard a Rumour - Bananarama        
07. Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle        
08. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House        
09. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship        
10. Lady in Red - Chris de Burgh

Download - Billboard Top Hits 1987

Track Listing: (Disc 9)

01. Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby    
02. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
03. Seasons Change - Exposé    
04. Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car - Billy Ocean
05. Anything for You - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine    
06. Hold on to the Nights - Richard Marx        
07. Wild, Wild West - Escape Club        
08. Flame - Cheap Trick        
09. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Freebaby) - Will to Power        
10. Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Download - Billboard Top Hits 1988

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Youthquake is the second album by British dance band Dead or Alive and was released in 1985. This album was their commercial breakthrough in Europe and the United States, due to the single "You Spin Me Round", which was a UK number-one hit and a top 20 hit in the United States. Additional single releases included "Lover Come Back To Me", "In Too Deep" and "My Heart Goes Bang". This was Dead or Alive's first collaboration with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team.

Track Listing:

1. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

2. I Wanna Be A Toy

3. DJ Hit That Button

4. In Too Deep

5. Big Daddy Of The Rhythm

6. Cake And Eat It

7. Lover Come Back To Me

8. My Heart Goes Bang

9. It's Been A Long Time

Download - Youthquake

BUY - Youthquake at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by Belinda Carlisle and her most successful to date. Released in late 1987 it featured three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit "Heaven Is a Place On Earth". The follow-up single "Circle in the sand" reached #4 in the UK, while the single "I Get Weak" was written by Diane Warren and reached #2 in the US charts.

Track Listing:

01. Heaven Is A Place On Earth

02. Circle In The Sand

03. I Feel Free

04. Should I Let You In

05. World Without You

06. I Get Weak

07. We Can Change

08. Fool For Love

09. Nobody Owns Me

10. Love Never Dies

Download - Heaven on earth

BUY - Heaven on earth at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Sonia Evans singing career was launched in 1989 by the songwriting and music producing trio Stock Aitken Waterman. she had several hits in the UK Singles Chart over the following years, including the UK number one single "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and a hit "You've Got a Friend".

Track Listing:

01. You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
02. Everybody Knows
03. Listen To Your Heart
04. Someone Like You
05. Counting Every Minute
06. Can't Forget You
07. Now I'm Without You
08. Can't Help The Way That I Feel
09. Climb To The Top Of A Mountain
10. End Of The World
11. You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (Kiss Mix)

BUY - The album at Amazon UK

Bonus Tracks:

These bonus tracks are Remixes from the Sonia album Love Train - The Philly Album. (1998)

1. Show You The Way To Go - Download

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

Kajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their first single, "Too Shy", which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart IN 1983. Here is the the 2003 best of collection featuring solo singles by lead vocalist Limahl who was most famous for his solo hit Never Ending Story from the film of the same name.

Track Listing:

1. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
2. Ooh To Be Ah - Kajagoogoo    
3. Hang On Now - Kajagoogoo
4. Big Apple - Kajagoogoo
5. Lion's Mouth - Kajagoogoo    
6. Turn Your Back On Me - Kajagoogoo    
7. Shouldn't Do That - Kajagoogoo    
8. Charm Of A Gun - Kajagoogoo
9. Only For Love - Limahl    
10. Never Ending Story - Limahl
11. I Was A Fool - Limahl    
12. Inside To Outside - Limahl    
13. Monochromatic - Kajagoogoo
14. Take Another View - Kajagoogoo
15. Your Love - Limahl
16. Shock - Limahl    
17. Love In Your Eyes - Limahl
18. Too Much Trouble - Limahl    
19. Tar Beach - Limahl

Download - Very Best of Kajagoogoo and Limahl

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

LUCKYSTAR MUSIC EXCLUSIVE ALBUM - Just for 80's month i am putting together a collection of 80's hits that have been covered over since the 90's by different singers and groups. Here is Volume Two. Zip file includes details of all the original versions of each song with artist and band names plus the year of original release.

Track Listing:

01. Star To Fall - Cabin Crew

02. I Won't Let You Down - Angel City

03. Chain Reaction - Steps

04. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Young Divas

05. Careless Whisper - Slinkee Minx

06. Can You Feel It - V

07. The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling) - Atomic Kitten

08. Vienna - Infernal

09. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Max Graham VS Yes

10. Automatic - Ultra Nate

11. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Westlife

12. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Jessica Simpson

13. Endless Love - Mariah Carey feat. Luther Vandross

14. Woman In Love - Liz McClarnon

15. Time After Time - Ashley Tisdale

Note from Anthony - I spent some time going through my music and finding 15 more cover songs from the 80's. I admit i had fun finding them and i hope you enjoy this collection. I saw part 1 was pretty popular so i decided i would make a follow-up with volume 2.... Volume 3 is coming soon!

Download - We've Got 80's Covered (Volume Two)

Theme Of The Month - 1980's Music

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut album by Bananarama, released in 1983. Deep Sea Skiving became a success in the United Kingdom and the United States. The album was - amongst other people - produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain, who also wrote and produced hits for Imagination, Alison Moyet and others.

On March 19, 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were re-issued by Rhino Records. All re-issues are remastered and each includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides and remixes.

Track Listing:

01. Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good)
02. Doctor Love
03. What a Shambles
04. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
05. Cheers Then
06. Aie a Mwana
07. Young at Heart
08. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
09. Hey Young London
10. Boy Trouble
11. Wish You Were Here

2007 re-issue bonus tracks:

12. Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares
13. Girl About Town
14. He's Got Tact
15. Tell Tale Signs
16. No Feelings

Download - Deep Sea Skiving

BUY - Deep Sea Skiving at Amazon UK

Theme of the Month - 1980's Music

So as you know its 80's month here at Luckystar so how suiting and fitting is it that i post these new Ashley Tisdale song's. Both are covers of hits from the 80's. Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" from 1984 and Belinda  Carlisle's hit "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" from 1987. If i didn't know any better i'd think Ashley recorded these just for us for our 80's party month! :)

Track Listing:

01. Time After Time

02. Heaven Is A Place On Earth

Download - Ashley Tisdale's 80's Tribute

Theme Of The Month - 1980's Music

Wonderland is the debut album by Erasure, originally released in June 1986 on Mute Records. Nearly two decades after its release, Wonderland is widely revered as a classic example of mid-80s synth pop and is appreciated now as the beginning stages of one of electronic music's most enduring acts.

Track Listing:

01. Who Needs Love Like That
02. Reunion
03. Cry So Easy
04. Push Me Shove Me (Tacos Mix Edit)
05. Heavenly Action
06. Say What
07. Love Is A Loser
08. Senseless
09. My Heart...So Blue
10. Oh L'Amour (single mix)
11. Pistol
12. Say What (Remix)
13. March On Down The Line (Remix)
14. Senseless (Remix)

Download - Wonderland

BUY - Wonderland at Amazon UK

Theme Of The Month - 1980's Music

Sinitta's second album "Wicked" was released in 1989. The writing and production team of Stock Aitken Waterman claimed Sinitta possessed the "sexiest voice we ever produced". The hit "Right Back Where We Started From" went to number 4 in the UK in June 1989, followed by "Love On A Mountain Top" #20 and "Hitchin' A Ride" #24.

Track Listing:

01. Right Back Where We Started From
02. I Don't Believe In Miracles
03. I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You
04. Hitchin' A Ride
05. Lay Me Down Easy
06. You Keep Me Hanging On
07. Right Back Where We Started From - 12" Remix
08. Love On A Mountain Top
09. Love Love Love
10. Where Do Nice Girls Go
11. Body Shopping
12. Don't Tell Me Not To Cry
13. It Would Be So Easy
14. I Just Can't Help It
15. Love On A Mountain Top - 12" Remix

Download - Sinitta - Wicked

British Pop singer Sam Walker released a cover of the Depeche Mode hit "Just Can't Get Enough" in 1997. The song was given an updated club sound. This is being posted as part of 80's month under "We've Got 80's Covered".

Track Listing:

01. Just Can't Get Enough (Hiss & Hum Edit)

02. Just Can't Get Enough (Hiss & Hum's Nuff's Enuff Mix)

03. Just Can't Get Enough (Pyramyd Klub Mix)

04. Just Can't Get Enough (Ded Cred Happy Vox Mix)

Download - Link 1 / Link 2

Theme Of The Month - 1980's Music

Kissing to Be Clever is the debut album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1982. It was anchored by the international hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", which with its sunny reggae tones and neo-torch song vocals, remains one of Culture Club's signature songs.

Track Listing:

01. White Boy (Dance Mix)

02. You Know I'm Not Crazy

03. I'll Tumble 4 Ya

04. Take Control

05. Love Twist (Featuring Captain)

06. Boy-Boy, (I'm The Boy)

07. I'm Afraid Of Me (Remix)

08. White Boys Can't Control It

09. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Download - Kissing To Be Clever - Links 1 / Link 2

BUY - Kissing to be Clever at Amazon UK

Theme Of The Month - 1980's Music

Turn Back The Clock is the debut album by Johnny Hates Jazz released in 1988. The album peaked at #1 on the UK charts, and #56 on the Billboard 200. Kim Wilde, then boyfriend of Calvin Hayes, helped out on backing vocals.

Track Listing:

01. Shattered Dreams

02. Heart of Gold

03. Turn Back the Clock

04. Don't Say It's Love

05. What Other Reason

06. I Don't Want to Be a Hero

07. Listen

08. Different Seasons

09. Don't Let It End This Way

10. Foolish Heart

11. Heart of Gold (J. Mendelsohn Mix)

12. Turn Back the Clock (J. Mendelsohn Mix)

13. I Don't Want to Be a Hero (Extended Mix)

Note from Anthony: This is an album i'd not heard before and it was in my partner's CD collection. I was really impressed with it. Its a really good album and i do recommend it :)

Download - Turn Back The Clock

BUY - Turn Back The Clock at Amazon UK