Various Artists - Rock of the 80's, Vol. 7 (1993)

Note: I'm aware the proper placement of the apostrophe in the title should be before the 8 ('80s), but apparently Priority Records was not.

Sure, I've got most of these tracks on other discs, but what's a guy to do when he sees an '80s compilation available for a buck? Low on actual product (9 tracks, 38 minutes), it turns out there are 4 cuts new to my CD collection, including a new favorite as well as one I could do without.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, with both Billboard Hot 100 and Rock chart peaks along with links to previous appearances on this blog:

Title	Artist	Year	Pop	Rock	Prev.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World	Tears For Fears	1985	1	2	1, 2, 3, 4
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me	Culture Club	1983	2	21	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Eye In The Sky	Alan Parsons Project	1982	3	11	1, 2
I've Been In Love Before	Cutting Crew	1987	9	50
Gold	Spandau Ballet	1984	29	-	1, 2, 3, 4
Stand Or Fall (Live)	The Fixx	1987	*	*
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)	Icicle Works	1984	37	18	1, 2
A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)	Romeo Void	1984	35	17
Heaven (Must Be There)	The Eurogliders	1984	65	21

*The 1982 studio version charted at #76 pop and #7 rock.

Here's my thoughts on the aforementioned 4 first-timers:

• I've Been In Love Before: this is the one I could do without.
• Stand Or Fall (Live): Even though I caught their act in the summer of '84 on the Phantom tour, I've never heard the band's 1987 album, React. Now I kinda want to check it out.
• A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing): I'm in possession of the group's 1984 LP, Instincts, from which this single was taken. I rarely listen to the thing because of the saxophone playing, but this cut is definitely the best track on the record and rivals Never Say Never as the group's best release.
• Heaven (Must Be There): I barely remember this tune from '84, but was recently reminded of it when it was recently named the sixth best song of 1984 over at Music Of My Life. However, as I've spun this disc on the regular over the past few weeks, I've completely fallen in love with its bouncy New Wave sound, especially that chorus. Eurogliders is an odd name choice for an Australian group, but I've heard odder. Also odd - Billboard comparing the band to Abba and Fleetwood Mac:
  
  

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: A quartet of tracks from 1984 tracks here, which takes me back to that particular year in which I graduated high school and headed off to university. I've written about a few personal experiences during 1984 over at My Favorite Decade.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Volume 2 (1992)