Rhythm Heritage – Theme From S.W.A.T. (UK 7″)
Posted by DjPaulT on June 2nd, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1976
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Rhythm Heritage was a 1970s American disco-funk band, best known for their 1976 U.S. #1 single “Theme from “S.W.A.T.” taken from their debut album Disco-Fied, the single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in February 1976. As the title implies, it was the opening theme music for the 1970s American television series S.W.A.T., though it is a noticeably different recording than the actual TV theme version. Rhythm Heritage also recorded theme music for several other ABC television shows, including Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow from Baretta (sung by Sammy Davis, Jr.). Rhythm Heritage was formed in 1975 by producer Steve Barri and session keyboardist Michael Omartian, and included bassist Scott Edwards and drummer Ed Greene. Other musicians who played on some of their recordings included Ben Benay, Victor Feldman, Jay Graydon, James Jamerson, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, and Bob Walden.
The b-side “I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)” did not appear on any of the groups albums and is only available as a b-side track.
SIDE A:
Theme From S.W.A.T. 4:07
Written-By – B. DeVorzan*
SIDE B:
I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) 3:07
Written-By – Daniel Walsh*, Michael Omartian, Michael Price, Steve Barri
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Theme From S.W.A.T. | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #1 |
| 1976 | Theme From S.W.A.T. | U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | #11 |
| 1976 | Theme From S.W.A.T. | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #6 |
| 1976 | Theme From S.W.A.T. | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #6 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ABC Records
Catalog#: ABC 4095
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1976
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco
Credits: Producer – Michael Omartian, Steve Barri
NOTES:
Theme From S.W.A.T. taken from the LP “DISCO-FIED”
Find the 7″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.
PW: burningtheground
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June 2nd, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Thanks Paul, I think Cher covered the b-side as a bonus track of the UK edition of One by One.
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DjPaulT Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 9:19 pm
You’re welcome Dan. Cher’s version appeared on the UK version of It’s A Man’s World and on the US 12″ of “One By One” it’s interesting that the Rhythm Heritage version is mostly instrumental.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 8:27 am
I have this song on a compilation album called Star Trekin’ 76 (from the old Ronco label). Very low volume record (always had to turn up the knob) so it’s great to have it in mp3 format with your master rips.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Thanks Paul, I love this song!
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