Various Artists
"Orchestral Eighties"

As August Day Records celebrates its 100th release, this album marks a significant milestone in the label's journey into the pop-classical crossover genre. Building on the success of previous orchestral albums from artists like Visage, Wang Chung, and Cutting Crew, this latest project promises to be a spectacular celebration of eighties songwriting, accompanied by a full orchestra.
From Grammy winners to cult classics, this album is a testament to the enduring legacy of eighties music. August Day are thrilled to bring together some of the biggest hits of the era that will resonate with audiences old and new.
August Day's first foray into the Pop / Classical crossover came in 2014 when Visage re-recorded their hits with an Orchestra for the Czech Ski Jumping championships. The success of that show led to a subsequent album by Visage, and this then snowballed into more and more artists wanting to re-imagine their hits with orchestras.
Next up was A Flock Of Seagulls, reunited in their original line up for the first time since 1984 to deliver "Ascension". This was met with great acclaim from the fans & industry alike. Then in quick succession both Wang Chung & Rick Springfield released albums with August Day in 2019, Rick also performed an amazing launch show at the Saban theatre in Los Angeles with the Santa Monica HS Orchestra. 2020 saw the release of 2 more orchestral albums from legendary 80's artist, Cutting Crew and then Berlin.
The global pandemic meant that things slowed in the following few years... but as things opened up the label got back to work, recording a number of singles. First up we have Hollywood Beyond, with their cult classic "What's The Colour Of Money?". 1987's "Down To Earth" is one of 3 orchestral re-workings that August Day have coming out in the next few months from Curiosity Killed The Cat. Another UK top 20 single from 1987 comes from UK band Westworld, Sonic Boom Boy was the bands biggest charting track - hitting number 11 on the UK chart. [Clive] Farrington and [Andrew] Mann are the original singers and creative core of the UK based band "When In Rome". Their 1988 debut single "The Promise", taken from their debut self-titled album, was the bands biggest chart success. Although not technically released in the 1980's, "Young Hearts Run Free" by the legendary Candi Staton delivers all the feels you'd expect from such an iconic track. Originally released in 1985 Belouis Some's "Imagination" only managed to peak at number 50 in the UK chart, although a 1986 rerelease did see it hit the UK top 20. Benny Mardones' last recorded work was this re-sung, orchestral version of his 1980 mega hit "Into The Night". Mardones, as a young songwriter in the 60's/70's, had written for everyone from Chubby Checker to Brenda Lee, but "Into the Night" propelled him onto the world stage in his own right.
Expect more exciting projects from August Day in the near future as the label continues to explore new ways to reimagine the classics.

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Written by Rick Springfield.
Published by Universal Music Publishing Australia.
(P) 2021 August Day Recordings
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
Written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley & Paul Reynolds.
Published by Concord Music Publishing.
(P) 2018 August Day Recordings
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Written by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman & Darren Costin.
Published by Spirit Music Group.
(P) 2019 August Day Recordings
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Dies In Your Arms
Written by Nick Eede.
Published by Sony ATV.
(P) 2020 August Day Recordings
Visage - Fade To Grey
Written by Midge Ure, Billy Curry and Chris Payne.
Published by Universal Music Publishing Limited / Kassner Associated Publishers Limited.
(P) 2022 August Day Recordings
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock.
Published by Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Limited / Sony/Atv Harmony UK.
(P) 2020 August Day Recordings
The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times
Written by Lesley Anne Shone, Eugenie Theresa Matthias, Miranda Ann Joyce, Sarah-Jane Mclaren Owen, Judy Gray Parsons, Stella Barker & Clare Hirst.
Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour Of Money
Written by Jamie B. Rose & Mark Rogers.
Published by Dharma Songs.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth
Written by Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Mig Drummond, Nicholas Bernard Thorp, Martin Benedict Volpeliere-Pierrot & Tobias William Andersen.
Published by Universal Music Publishing Limited.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
Written by Elizabeth Rose Westwood, Nick Burton & Robert Andrews.
Published by Songs Of Heyday.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Farrington & Mann - The Promise
Written by Andrew Mann, Clive Farrington & Mike Floreale.
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing.
(P) 2020 August Day Recordings
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Written by David Bernard Crawford.
Published by Iq Music Ltd.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Belouis Some - Imagination
Written by Neville Keighley.
Published by Reservoir Media Management (UK) Limited.
(P) 2024 August Day Recordings
Benny Mardones - Into The Night
Written by Benny Mardones & Robert Tepper.
Published by Spirit Music Publishing Limited.
(P) 2021 August Day Recordings
All tracks Produced by Sare Havlicek & John Bryan.
(P) & (C) 2024 August Day Recordings