Boy Meets Girl – Oh Girl (US 12″ Promo)
Posted by DjPaulT on September 7th, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam. They are perhaps best known for their hit song “Waiting For a Star to Fall” from 1988. As songwriters, the duo composed a pair of #1 hits for Whitney Houston, “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Someone (Who Loves Me)”. They also provided backing vocals on “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Deniece Williams.
The duo’s first album was self-titled, and its lead-off song, “Oh Girl”, a bitter tale of a failed relationship was released as a single by A&M Records. The song reached #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on June 4, 1985.
SIDE A:
Oh Girl (Specially Remixed Version) 6:07
Remix [Assistant] – “Hutch” Hutchison
Remix – George Merrill
SIDE B:
Oh Girl (Album Version) 4:18
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (generic)
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Oh Girl | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #39 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-17316
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Downtempo, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Tom Werman
Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
NOTES:
Promotional Copy Not For Sale
Original version appears on the album “Boy Meets Girl” SP-6-5046
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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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September 7th, 2011 at 10:23 am
Hi Paul
Do you know if there was an extended version of WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL? Thanks for posting this. You are THE BEST!
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DjPaulT Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:30 am
Hi Robert as far as I know there was not a 12″ for WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL.
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Woz Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Yep, and it’s one of the worst tragedies of the decade. No extended mix… what were they thinking?
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Richard Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Hi,
There is a unofficial 6min 23 sec extended version “Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall (Ultrasound Extended Version)” which is excellent. This is the link for it:
http://www.4shared.com/audio/bXILYD-A/Boy_Meets_Girl_-_Waiting_For_A.html
Cheers
Richard
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bodyalive Reply:
September 11th, 2011 at 5:43 am
excellent? its a sad cheap edit of the song
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Richard Reply:
September 11th, 2011 at 6:59 am
Unfortunately in the lack of a decent 12″ a cheap edit will have to do. The new dance versions don’t really do it for me.
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bodyalive Reply:
September 11th, 2011 at 5:48 am
there’s a remix of the song “Waiting for a star to fall”
the name is Sunset Strippers – “Falling stars”
watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1Y34vgrI8
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ric Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
yeah, shame about the absence of an official 12″ for WFASTF. The other two BIG hits during that time, Will To Power’s Baby I Love Your Way and Anita Baker’s Giving You The Best That I Got also suffered the same cruel fate.
And if I recall correctly, Whitney rejected Waiting For A Star To Fall as a song to record.
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Dan Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:38 am
Not sure, but I think it may have been Clive Davis who rejected the song for Whitney. I remember George and Shannon talking about it on VH1 when the song was on their video countdown. I’m surprised the Will To Power song didn’t have a 12″. Anyway, thanks for this one, Paul. Always get a thrill out these hard to find, forgotten songs in their longer versions!
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September 7th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Thank you Paul,another gem!!!
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September 7th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Thanks, Paul!!!!!
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September 7th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Thanks a ton for this one! Can’t wait for the download to finish
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DjPaulT Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
You’re welcome Woz I hope that you will like it.
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September 7th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Slightly embarrassed to say this one is a staple on my iPod. Probably as much a result of the time it evokes for me as any sort of real quality to the song, but I have always loved it. Thanks Paul!
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DjPaulT Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
JPH nothing to be embarrassed about it’s a great song
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September 7th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Seriously? I can’t believe you have this – and shared it! Thank you!!!!!
Best. Blog. Ever.
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September 7th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Oh Girl?
Oh WOW!
Not a mega hit but a sure-fire winning post here, Paul.
Thank you!
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September 8th, 2011 at 8:50 am
Dj Paul Hello! One suggestion for future blog post, please see this Linck: http://www.discogs.com/James-Brown-How-Do-You-Stop-Goliath/master/188169
Very hard to find.
Thank you!
Cheers!
Mauricio (Brazil)
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May 21st, 2012 at 2:26 am
please repost this one as well!
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:03 am
Please repost this song =) I love this great song!
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