Madonna – Where’s The Party / Spotlight (US 12″ Promo)
Posted by DjPaulT on December 31st, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
Happy New Year Everyone! We had a great 2011 and now we are going to have an even better 2012, full of fantastic eighties gems. This ultra rare 12″ promo is one of three releases by Sire records to promote Madonna’s first remix album, “You Can Dance”, which was released in November 1987.
This single contains the full extended remixes of “Where’s The Party” and “Spotlight”, which are both exclusive to this 12″. They are the full unmixed versions. They are completely unedited with remixing credits by Shep Pettibone and Jon “Jellybean” Benitez. All three “You Can Dance” promo singles exhibit exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover.
“Where’s The party” was never officially released as a single, but it did appear on the True Blue album and also as the b-side for “Spotlight”, which was only released officially as a single in Japan.
“Spotlight” was not officially released as a single in the United States, therefore it was not eligible at the time to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100. Even so, radio stations started to play the song unofficially and it managed to garner enough airplay to appear on the Hot 100 Airplay chart of Billboard in early 1988. “Spotlight” debuted at 37 on the Airplay chart issued January 16, 1988, and was the highest debut of the week. After three weeks, “Spotlight” reached a peak of 32 on the chart, but fell to 40 the next week, before being sent for recurrent rotation. It also charted on the Hot Crossover Singles chart, reaching a peak of 15 on January 9, 1988.
SIDE A:
Where’s The Party (Extended Remix) 7:11
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone
Where’s The Party (Dub) 6:22
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone
SIDE B:
Spotlight (Extended Remix) 6:34
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*
Spotlight (Dub) 4:49
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spotlight | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | #32 |
| 1987 | Spotlight | U.S. Hot Crossover Singles | #15 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2905
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Stephen Bray
Written-By – Madonna, S. Bray*
NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
PW: burningtheground
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December 31st, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Wow! Thank you! Happy New Year!
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Happy New Year Vjeko!
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December 31st, 2011 at 3:38 pm
WOW! many thanks and Happy New Year.
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Heymusiclovers Happy New Year!
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December 31st, 2011 at 4:01 pm
OMG! What a great find! Thanks so much, Paul! Happy new year to you and yours. Best, always, J.
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Happy New Year Jbird!
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December 31st, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Thanks Paul! Have a safe and Happy New Year!
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Happy New Year Mark!
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December 31st, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Happy New Year xxx
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Happy New Year Justin!
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December 31st, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Yes! This is awesome! Thank you Paul! Happy New Year! I will totally be playing this tonight! How appropriate.
Wishing you a wonderful and prosperous 2012!
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 7:29 pm
MusicMan3 Happy New Year! Let me know if it’s a floorfiller for you
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December 31st, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Happy New Year DJ Paul and thank you for all the great music….all the best for 2012.!!!
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Dj Nicki you’re welcome. Happy New Year!
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December 31st, 2011 at 5:53 pm
The Party is at Burning The Ground and the Spotlight on DJ Paul T!
A celebratory start to 2012 here to pave the way for the best 2012 for us all.
Happy New Year Paul, and all fellow BTG’ers!
Cheers!
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Cheers to you Ric and Happy New Year!
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Blake Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 11:36 am
Hey, Ric! I thought of saying “the party is at BurningTheGround” also, but you trumped me with “the Spotlight is on DJ Paul T”! I guess I’m not the only cheesy one here!
Happy New Year!!
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ric Reply:
January 3rd, 2012 at 12:49 am
Cheese is good! Full of calcium goodness! Happy New Year to you too!
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December 31st, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for this beautiful year of music … Hope to have more and more gems from the 80′s. You do a fantactic job !!! Happy New year Paul.
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DjPaulT Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Thank you Eric.
Happy New Year!
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January 1st, 2012 at 1:00 am
now this really is a treat – one of the most rare madonna 12″ers in existence! your generosity is boundless, hope your 2012 is full of love, happiness, and blessings!
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 1st, 2012 at 11:46 am
Feanor hope you a gret 2012 full of happiness.
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January 1st, 2012 at 2:21 am
wishing you a happy new year full of music and full of surprises for us!!!
thank you paul!!!!!!!!!!
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 1st, 2012 at 11:46 am
Giorgio-Greece you’re welcome. Happy New Year!!
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January 1st, 2012 at 3:43 am
Finally we get the unmixed promo 12 inches of the ‘You can dance’ project. Great job Paul! Thanks a million. I wish you and all the BTG’ers a happy, healthy and succesful new year.
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 1st, 2012 at 11:47 am
Happy New Year Stefano!!
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January 1st, 2012 at 5:32 am
Thanks Paul,
This is a great 12er.
All the best for 20122 to you and yours!
Andrew
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 1st, 2012 at 11:47 am
Andrew Happy New Year!
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January 1st, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Happy New Year Paul. Thanks for this track. A huge gem.
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Happy New Year Orlando!
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January 1st, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Happy New Year and Thank You, Paul! My copy of this promo (along with the other 2 promo twelve-inches and the CD of single edits) is one of my treasures. Thank you for replacing my bad rip with your quality one. Hope we can look forward to Into The Groove / Everybody and Holiday / Over And Over in the new year
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Happy New Year Christian!
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I have all three promo’s and will be posting the other two eventually
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Stefano Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Please do Paul! I think that many BTG’ers are waiting for the complete package. And you know my point of view
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January 2nd, 2012 at 9:08 am
Heyyyy Paul happy 2012!!!, thank you for this gem and your execellent work, please post INXS.
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Happy 2012 Guss I have some INXS stuff coming
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January 2nd, 2012 at 11:40 am
Spotlight is one of my favorite Madonna songs, and certainly an under-appreciated one! Thanks so much for this post, Paul! Happy new year, and keep up the great work!
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:02 pm
You’re welcome Blake “Spotlight” is one of my favs too :0
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January 2nd, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Happy New Year Paul!
Big fan of the “True Blue” album, so “Where’s The Party” has always been a favorite of mine. And this is an excellent mix. Great rarity this one. Awesome!!!
Chris Daniel
The 80′s Man
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:02 pm
You’re welcome Chris I always wanted this one to be an official single.
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January 2nd, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Thanks !!
Shep Pettibone is one of my favorites remixers of 80s!!
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DjPaulT Reply:
January 2nd, 2012 at 3:01 pm
You’re welcome Drake
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January 3rd, 2012 at 1:01 am
I am excited to listen to this– Thanks!
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January 3rd, 2012 at 1:37 pm
THX
Happy New Year!
What about the album You Can Dance (Single Edits Of Album Remixes), US 12” Promo Holiday and Into The Groove on vinyl ???
Please with the New Year…
Greetings from Poland,
Tomek
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January 4th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Wishing you a fantastic 2012
thanks for this Mad Treat
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January 4th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Wishing you a wonderful 2012
Thanks for this MAD treat!
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February 4th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
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