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| Released | 1984 | |||
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| Producer | Richard Myhill | |||
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! is a studio album by the Irish all-girl pop band The Nolans. Released in 1984 through Towerbell Records and Mercury Records, the album consists of cover medleys totaling to 33 songs. [1]
The album peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 60,000 copies. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!" | Robert Hazard | Cyndi Lauper | |
| 2. | "Time After Time" |
| Cyndi Lauper | |
| 3. | "Holiday" |
| Madonna | |
| 4. | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | ||
| 5. | "Right by Your Side" | Eurythmics | ||
| 6. | "Thriller" | Rod Temperton | Michael Jackson | |
| 7. | "Rock with You" | Temperton | Michael Jackson | |
| 8. | "Off the Wall" | Temperton | Michael Jackson | |
| 9. | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | Jackson | Michael Jackson | |
| 10. | "Beat It" | Jackson | Michael Jackson | |
| 11. | "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" |
| Marvin Gaye | |
| 12. | "Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me" | Culture Club | ||
| 13. | "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" |
| Culture Club | |
| 14. | "It's a Miracle" |
| Culture Club | |
| 15. | "Church of the Poison Mind" |
| Culture Club | |
| 16. | "Karma Chameleon" |
| Culture Club | |
| 17. | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Jim Steinman | Bonnie Tyler |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" |
| Irene Cara | |
| 2. | "Fame" | Irene Cara | ||
| 3. | "Maniac" |
| Michael Sembello | |
| 4. | "Footloose" |
| Kenny Loggins | |
| 5. | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" |
| Deniece Williams | |
| 6. | "Every Breath You Take" | Sting | The Police | |
| 7. | "Love On Your Side" | Thompson Twins | ||
| 8. | "Doctor! Doctor!" |
| Thompson Twins | |
| 9. | "Sister of Mercy" |
| Thompson Twins | |
| 10. | "You Take Me Up" |
| Thompson Twins | |
| 11. | "Hold Me Now" |
| Thompson Twins | |
| 12. | "In Your Eyes" | George Benson | ||
| 13. | "Truly" |
| Lionel Richie | |
| 14. | "All Night Long (All Night)" |
| Lionel Richie | |
| 15. | "Running with the Night" |
| Lionel Richie | |
| 16. | "Hello" |
| Lionel Richie |
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