Baltimora

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Baltimora was an Italo-disco music group originating in Milan, Italy, in 1984. Jimmy McShane, a singer and dancer from Northern Ireland, fronted the group. Baltimora was formed when Jimmy McShane met author Naimy Hackett and songwriter Maurizio Bassi and they decided to join forces to start a new musical project. After settling on the name Baltimora, the group recorded their first album Living in the Background in 1985, with songs written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett. The album contains the group’s biggest hit, “Tarzan Boy,” which also went on to become one of the defining hits of the 1980s synth-pop scene. “Tarzan Boy” was also featured in a commercial for Listerine, increasing its profile. The song reached Number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The follow-up to “Tarzan Boy” was “Living in the Background,” the album’s title track, which hit Number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Baltimora followed the album with Survivor in Love (1987), which featured singles such as “Key Key Karimba” and “Global Love.” Baltimora broke up following the release of Survivor in Love. However, “Tarzan Boy” garnered renewed popularity after being re-recorded in 1993 for the soundtrack to the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

Top tracks

01	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Living In The Background			03:46
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
01	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			03:50
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett
04	Woody Boogie	Baltimora	Living In The Background			04:42
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
05	Chinese Restaurant	Baltimora	Living In The Background			05:11
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
25	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	ITALIAN HITS			03:49
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett
06	Running For Your Love	Baltimora	Living In The Background			05:50
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
03	Living In The Background	Baltimora	Living In The Background			06:05
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
03	Juke Box Boy (Maxi / 2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			05:53
	Writer: Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi
01	Tarzoooh	Whake	Tarzoooh			02:23
	Writer: Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi
15	Tarzan Boy (Summer Version / 2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			06:45
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
09	Tarzan Boy (Dance Remix)	Baltimora	Discofox 80's Hits			03:46
01	Baltimora	Baltimora	Baltimora			02:41
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
04	Key Key Karimba (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			06:02
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Maurizio Bassi
10	Set Me Free (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			04:45
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
02	Pull The Wires	Baltimora	Living In The Background			04:42
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
07	Il Mondo che Vorrei	Baltimora	In Tasca			02:38
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
05	Rimbalzo	Baltimora	In Tasca			03:20
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli - Lorenzo Forges

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Discography

Albums

In Tasca

℗ 2026 BALTIMORA under exclusive license to peermusic ITALY srl: 29-05-2026

In Tasca

01	Le Regole / Una Voce	Baltimora	In Tasca			04:48
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante - Leonardo Celsi / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
02	Dove Andare	Baltimora	In Tasca			02:51
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante - Fabio De Marco
03	Maltempo	Baltimora	In Tasca			02:57
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli
04	Calma	Baltimora	In Tasca			03:39
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante - Giorgio Spedicato
05	Rimbalzo	Baltimora	In Tasca			03:20
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante - Emma Maestrelli - Lorenzo Forges
06	Tasche	Baltimora	In Tasca			02:56
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
07	Il Mondo che Vorrei	Baltimora	In Tasca			02:38
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante

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Marecittà

A Columbia release P) 2022 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.: 11-03-2022

Marecittà

01	Luci Spente	Baltimora	Marecittà			03:06
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
02	Colore	Baltimora	Marecittà			03:26
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
03	Baltimora	Baltimora	Marecittà			02:41
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
04	Marecittà	Baltimora	Marecittà			03:23
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
05	McDonald's	Baltimora	Marecittà			02:19
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
06	Altro	Baltimora	Marecittà			03:12
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante
07	Fumo	Baltimora	Marecittà			02:18
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante

Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora

This Compilation ℗ 2010 EMI Music Italy s.r.l.: 01-01-2010

Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora

01	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			03:50
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett
02	Woody Boogie (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			05:52
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
03	Juke Box Boy (Maxi / 2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			05:53
	Writer: Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi
04	Key Key Karimba (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			06:02
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Maurizio Bassi
05	Living In The Background (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			06:06
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
06	Global Love (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			04:40
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
07	Running For Your Love (2010 Digital Remaster)	Baltimora	Tarzan Boy: The World Of Baltimora			05:50
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi

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Survivor In Love

℗ 2026 Baltimora: 01-01-1987

Survivor In Love

01	Key Key Karimba	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			05:59
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
02	Global Love	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			04:39
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
03	Jimmy's guitar	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			03:56
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
04	Come on Strike	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			04:48
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
05	Set Me Free	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			04:44
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
06	Survivor in Love	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			05:00
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett
07	Call Me In The Heart Of The Night	Baltimora	Survivor In Love			04:54
	Composers: Naimy Ruth Hackett

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Living In The Background

℗ 1985 EMI Music Italy s.r.l.: 01-01-1985

Living In The Background

01	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Living In The Background			03:46
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
02	Pull The Wires	Baltimora	Living In The Background			04:42
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
03	Living In The Background	Baltimora	Living In The Background			06:05
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
04	Woody Boogie	Baltimora	Living In The Background			04:42
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
05	Chinese Restaurant	Baltimora	Living In The Background			05:11
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
06	Running For Your Love	Baltimora	Living In The Background			05:50
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi

Singles

Tarzoooh

℗ 2026 Whake: 08-08-2026

Tarzoooh

01	Tarzoooh	Whake	Tarzoooh			02:23
	Writer: Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi

Colore

A Columbia release (P) 2022 Sony Music Italy Entertainment Italy S.p.A.: 28-01-2022

Colore

01	Colore	Baltimora	Colore			03:26
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante

Baltimora

(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.a.: 26-11-2021

Baltimora

01	Baltimora	Baltimora	Baltimora			02:41
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante

Altro

(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.a.: 29-10-2021

Altro

01	Altro	Baltimora	Altro			03:12
	Writer: Edoardo Spinsante / Composers: Edoardo Spinsante

Featured in

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

This compilation (P) 2022 Sony Music Entertainment: 01-07-2022

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

01	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix)	Journey	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			02:49
	Writer: Steve Perry - Jonathan Cain / Composers: Steve Perry - Jonathan Cain
02	California Dreamin'	The Beach Boys	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			03:22
	Writer: John Phillips - Michelle Phillips / Composers: John Phillips - Michelle Phillips
03	Psycho Killer	Talking Heads	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			04:19
	Writer: David Byrne - Tina Weymouth - Chris Frantz / Composers: David Byrne - Tina Weymouth - Chris Frantz
04	Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)	Kate Bush	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			04:49
	Writer: Kate Bush / Composers: Kate Bush
05	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)	Dead Or Alive	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			03:15
	Writer: Stephen Coy - Peter Burns - Michael Percy - Timothy Lever / Composers: Stephen Coy - Peter Burns - Michael Percy - Timothy Lever
06	Chica Mejicanita	Mae Arnette	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			02:29
	Writer: Andrea Litkei - Ervin Litkei / Composers: Andrea Litkei - Ervin Litkei
07	Play With Me	Extreme	Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4			03:28
	Writer: Nuno Bettencourt - Gary Cherone / Composers: Nuno Bettencourt - Gary Cherone

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TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 03-05-2024

TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits

01	Square Rooms	Al Corley	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			03:41
	Writer: Harold Faltermeyer - Al Corley - Peter John Woods / Composers: Harold Faltermeyer - Al Corley - Peter John Woods
02	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			03:46
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
03	Living On My Own (No More Brothers Radio Mix)	Freddie Mercury	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			03:41
	Writer: Freddie Mercury / Composers: Freddie Mercury
04	Kingston Town	UB40	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			03:46
	Writer: Kenrick Randolph Patrick / Composers: Kenrick Randolph Patrick
05	Words (Single Version)	The Christians	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			05:25
	Writer: Henry Priestman / Composers: Seán Ó Riada
06	Senza Una Donna (English Version)	Zucchero	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			04:27
	Writer: Zucchero - Frank Musker / Composers: Zucchero - Frank Musker
07	In The Army Now	Status Quo	TOP 50 - 80s/90s Pop Hits			04:41
	Writer: Robert J. Bolland - Ferdi Bolland / Composers: Robert J. Bolland - Ferdi Bolland

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Éxitos & Hits de los 80s

℗ 2026 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 10-04-2026

Éxitos & Hits de los 80s

01	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	Tears For Fears	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			04:09
	Writer: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley - Christopher Merrick Hughes / Composers: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley - Christopher Merrick Hughes
02	Tainted Love	Soft Cell	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			02:40
	Writer: Ed Cobb / Composers: Ed Cobb
03	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			03:46
	Writer: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi / Composers: Naimy Hackett - Maurizio Bassi
04	Don't You (Forget About Me)	Simple Minds	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			04:20
	Writer: Keith Forsey - Steve Schiff / Composers: Keith Forsey - Steve Schiff
05	Start Me Up (Remastered 2009)	The Rolling Stones	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			03:31
	Writer: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards / Composers: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
06	Don't Dream It's Over	Crowded House	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			03:53
	Writer: Neil Finn / Composers: Neil Finn
07	The Lady In Red	Chris de Burgh	Éxitos & Hits de los 80s			04:14
	Writer: Chris de Burgh / Composers: Chris de Burgh

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Guilty Pleasures

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Guilty Pleasures

01	Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice	Guilty Pleasures			04:31
	Composers: Roger Taylor - R. Van Winkle - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Mario Lavell Johnson - J.R. Deacon - Floyd Brown - David Bowie
02	U Can't Touch This (Club Mix)	MC Hammer	Guilty Pleasures			04:15
	Composers: MC Hammer - Rick James - Alonzo Miller
03	I Touch Myself	Divinyls	Guilty Pleasures			03:46
	Composers: Wilhelm Hans Steinberg - Mark McEntee - Thomas Kelly - Christina Amphlett
04	Mexican Radio	Wall Of Voodoo	Guilty Pleasures			04:10
	Composers: Stan Ridgway - Oliver Nanini - Mark Moreland - Charles Gray
05	Spirit In The Sky (Single Version)	Doctor & The Medics	Guilty Pleasures			03:29
	Composers: Norman Greenbaum
06	The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades	Timbuk 3	Guilty Pleasures			03:23
	Composers: Patrick MacDonald
07	Turning Japanese	The Vapors	Guilty Pleasures			03:45
	Composers: David Fenton

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1985 Best of by uDiscover

℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 02-07-2023

1985 Best of by uDiscover

01	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	Tears For Fears	1985 Best of by uDiscover			04:09
	Writer: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley - Christopher Merrick Hughes / Composers: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley - Christopher Merrick Hughes
02	Walking On Sunshine	Katrina & The Waves	1985 Best of by uDiscover			03:58
	Writer: Kimberley Rew / Composers: Kimberley Rew
03	If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Single Edit)	Sting	1985 Best of by uDiscover			04:16
	Writer: Sting / Composers: Sting
04	Don't You (Forget About Me) (Remastered 2001)	Simple Minds	1985 Best of by uDiscover			04:20
	Writer: Keith Forsey - Steve Schiff / Composers: Keith Forsey - Steve Schiff
05	Part-Time Lover	Stevie Wonder	1985 Best of by uDiscover			04:12
	Writer: Stevie Wonder / Composers: Stevie Wonder
06	One Night In Bangkok (Radio Edit / From “Chess” / Remastered 2016)	Murray Head	1985 Best of by uDiscover			03:13
	Writer: Benny Andersson - Tim Rice - Björn Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Andersson - Tim Rice - Björn Ulvaeus
07	Slave To Love (Remastered 1999)	Bryan Ferry	1985 Best of by uDiscover			04:24
	Writer: Bryan Ferry / Composers: Bryan Ferry

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Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)

This Compilation ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC: 01-01-2010

Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)

01	We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off	Jermaine Stewart	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			04:07
	Writer: Narada Michael Walden - Preston W. Glass / Composers: Narada Michael Walden - Preston W. Glass
02	Don't Shed A Tear (Album Version)	Paul Carrack	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			04:55
	Composers: Schwartz - Friedman
03	Sidewalk Talk	Jellybean	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			04:00
	Writer: Madonna / Composers: Madonna
04	Hands To Heaven	Breathe	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			04:18
	Composers: David Glasper - Lillington - Delahunty - Spice
05	Tarzan Boy	Baltimora	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			03:49
	Writer: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett / Composers: Maurizio Bassi - Naimy Hackett
06	Giving It Up For Your Love	Delbert McClinton	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			03:46
	Writer: Jerry Williams / Composers: Jerry Williams
07	How Do I Survive	Amy Holland	Lost Hits Of The 80's (All Original Artists & Versions)			04:02
	Writer: Bliss / Composers: Bliss

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