Atlantic Hit 45's '80-88 (1988)

About this title: A truly painful experience -- or maybe the best irony-filled night of entertainment imaginable? The '80s are in the sights and Atlantic is bringing the cream of a desert built with only the most cloying radio fare of the decade. The label had jumped from soul (Aretha Franklin) to arena rock forebears ( Led Zeppelin) to this: crossover rock. Yes, you not only get highlights from hit machines like Foreigner, Phil Collins, and INXS, but some mind-boggling bad sides from pop ephemera Nu Shooz, Laura Branigan, and John Parr (that's right, "St. Elmo's Fire"). Then again, ten cuts might just be the ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Rose [McBroom]
2. Waiting for a Girl Like You [Gramm/Jones]
3. Against All Odds [Collins]
4. I Want to Know What Love Is [Jones]
5. Self Control [Bigazzi/Piccolo/Rie]
6. St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) [Foster/Parr]
7. Invisible Touch [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
8. I Can't Wait [Smith]
9. Need You Tonight [Farriss/Hutchence]
10. Foolish Beat [Gibson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.