Legacy Recordings and VH1 Classic present ‘We Are The ‘80s’ CDs and tour

By Patrick Luce Jul 31, 2006, 15:13 GMT

In an unprecedented co-venture between Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY BMG Music Entertainment, and VH1 Classic, a unit of Viacom, a new series of CDs entitled ‘We Are The ’80s’ brings the most influential artists of the decade back into the spotlight – underscored by a full-scale U.S. tour this summer 2006 that is headlined by Rick Springfield with special guests Loverboy, Eddie Money, and Scandal, four of the artists featured in the series. All seven titles will carry a suggested list price of $11.98.
 
A quarter century after the premiere of MTV at 12:01 a.m., on August 1, 1981, the cataclysmic changes brought about by the first decade of the video revolution are continuing to be seen and heard in the music of today’s twenty-somethings’ artists.

Celebrating Bangles, Loverboy, Eddie Money, and Scandal (all on Columbia/ Legacy), Bow Wow Wow and Rick Springfield (on RCA/Legacy), and A Flock Of Seagulls (on Jive/Legacy), the first seven ‘We Are The ‘80s’ collections are available now.

Often maligned and disrespected – but never imitated or duplicated – the “decade of decadence” that was the ’80s is now officially retro-cool, and its gold, platinum, and multi-platinum artists and bands are being properly recognized for their utter greatness.  Each entry in the ‘We Are The ’80s’ series will contain an hour of music - 12-14 tracks of hit singles and well-chosen album cuts drawn exclusively from each group’s ’80s output.  In the case of A Flock Of Seagulls and Scandal, this will include previously unreleased material, as well as material making its first appearance on CD.  Each package will also contain newly commissioned liner notes. 

All seven ‘We Are The ‘80s’ CDs will also feature a link to Taito, the company behind “Space Invaders” in the ‘80s.  Insert any of the seven CDs into a computer, key in wearethe80s.com/spaceinvaders, and the customer will be routed to a website on which they can play “Space Invaders” and other classic Taito games.

Individual details of each title in 'We Are The ’80s' are as follows:

‘We Are The ‘80s by Bangles’ (Columbia/Legacy CN 82876 93947 2)  will include: 1. Manic Monday, 2. If She Knew What She Wants, 3. Walk Like An Egyptian, 4. Walking Down Your Street, 5. Hazy Shade of Winter, 6. In Your Room, 7. Eternal Flame, 8. Be With You, 9. Hero Takes A Fall, 10. Going Down To Liverpool, 11. Complicated Girl, 12. September Gurls, 13. Live, 14. Dover Beach.

‘We Are The ‘80s by Bow Wow Wow’ (RCA/Legacy 82876 67469 2) will include: 1. C30, C60, C90 Go (cassette single, 1980), 2. Aphrodisiac, 3. I Want Candy, 4. Do You Wanna Hold Me?, 5. (I'm A) TV Savage , 6. Go Wild In The Country , 7. See Jungle! (Jungle Boy), 8. Baby, Oh No, 9. Louis Quatorze, 10. Cowboy, 11. W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No No My Daddy Don’t) (single, 1981), 12. Mile High Club, 13. Elimination Dancing, 14. What’s The Time (Hey Buddy).

‘We Are The ‘80s by A Flock of Seagulls’ (Jive/Legacy 82876 67920 2) will include: 1. I Ran (So Far Away), 2. Space Age Love Song, 3. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You), 4. The More You Live, The More You Love, 5. Telecommunication, 6. Nightmares, 7. Transfer Affection, 8. (It’s Not Me) Talking, 9. Remember David, 10. Heartbeat Like A Drum, 11. Modern Love Is Automatic, 12. Lost Control (single B-side , previously unreleased on CD, 1984). 

‘We Are The ‘80s by Loverboy’ (Columbia/Legacy CK 82876 62082 2) will include: 1. Turn Me Loose, 2. The Kid Is Hot Tonight, 3. Working For the Weekend, 4. When It’s Over, 5. Hot Girls In Love, 6. Queen Of the Broken Hearts, 7. Lovin’ Every Minute Of It, 8. Dangerous, 9. This Could Be The Night, 10. Lead A Double Life, 11. Heaven In Your Eyes, 12. Notorious, 13. Too Hot, 14. Almost Paradise (Mike Reno & Ann Wilson).

‘We Are the ‘80s by Eddie Money’ (Columbia/Legacy CK 82876 85001 2) will include: 1. Take Me Home Tonight, 2. Running Back, 3. Let’s Be Lovers Again, 4. Think I’m In Love, 5. Shakin,’ 6. The Big Crash, 7. Club Michelle, 8. I Wanna Go Back, 9. Endless Nights, 10. We Should Be Sleeping, 11. Walk On Water, 12. The Love In Your Eyes, 13. Let Me In, 14. Peace In Our Time.

We Are The ‘80s by Rick Springfield’ (RCA/Legacy 82876 83858 2) will include: 1. Jessie’s Girl, 2. I’ve Done Everything For You, 3. Love Is Alright Tonite (single version), 4. Don’t Talk to Strangers, 5. What Kind Of Fool Am I?, 6. I Get Excited, 7. Affair Of The Heart (single version), 8. Human Touch (single version), 9. Love Somebody, 10. Don’t Walk Away (single version), 11. Bop ’Til You Drop (single version), 12. State Of The Heart, 13. Celebrate Youth, 14. Rock Of Life.

The ‘We Are The ’80s’ tour, presented by Legacy Recordings and VH1 Classic, runs as follows (all shows with Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Eddie Money, and Scandal unless otherwise noted; with additions to be announced in the weeks and months ahead). 

All dates subject to change:

Date City Venue    
Aug. 6    Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center (all 4)
Aug. 10  Boston, MA  Bank America Pavilion (all 4)
Aug. 18  Denver, CO City Lights Pavilion (Rick, Loverboy, Scandal)
Aug. 26  Tulalip, WA Tulalip Amphitheatre (Rick, Eddie Scandal)
Sept. 23  Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall (all 4)
Sept. 24  Hollywood, FL Hard Rock (all 4)