Various Artists - Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Like its predecessor, Living in Oblivion, Vol. 2 is an entertaining but frustrating collection of new wave and MTV hits from the early '80s. A number of great new wave singles are here -- "Mickey," "Love Plus One," "Just Got Lucky," "88 Lines About 44 Women," "Church of the Poison Mind" -- but the album loses momentum by placing slick late-'80s MTV hits like T'Pau's "Heart and Soul" and the Power Station's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" next to non-hits by Debbie Harry and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Even if it isn't a perfect collection, it is fun and should satisfy casual new wave fans; more serious collectors should purchase these songs on the multi-volume Just Can't Get Enough. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Shacklock Producer Alex Sadkin Producer B.E.F. Producer Bananarama Performer Bernard Edwards Producer Bob Sargeant Producer Brian Zick Illustrations Bruce Harris Engineer, Liner Notes, Compilation, Executive Producer Culture Club Performer Dan Loggins Engineer, Producer, Compilation Debbie Harry Performer Fun Boy Three Performer Giorgio Moroder Producer Greg Mathieson Producer Greg Winter Producer Haircut 100 Performer Heaven 17 Performer Henry Marquez Art Direction JoBoxers Performer Kate Bush Performer, Producer Katrina Producer Katrina & the Waves Performer, Producer Ken Scott Producer Larry Walsh Digital Mastering Limahl Performer Living in a Box Performer LuAnn Graffeo Design, Art Direction Missing Persons Performer Nile Rodgers Producer Pat Collier Producer Richard James Burgess Producer Roy Thomas Baker Producer Sigue Sigue Sputnik Performer Steve Levine Producer T'Pau Performer The Fun Four Producer The Motels Performer The Nails Performer The Power Station Performer Thompson Twins Performer Tom Bailey Producer Tom Lord-Alge Assistant Producer, Producer Toni Basil Performer Trevor Veitch Producer Val Garay Producer Vincent M. Vero Production Coordination, Compilation Producer, Annotation, Research, Project Coordinator, Compilation, Engineer Waves Producer