Donny Osmond – Soldier Of Love (German 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on August 26th, 2012
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
“Soldier of Love” is a 1989 song by Donny Osmond, which became his comeback hit.
Fearing that the public were not going to buy a new Donny Osmond record, his label decided to release the single with no indication of who the artist was, and radio stations advertised it as being from a “mystery artist”[1]. It gained in popularity and helped send the song to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its 8th week in the Top 40.
The song is set to a post-disco beat. Songwriters are Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. The music video for the song was directed by Michael Bay, becoming the director’s first official project.
SIDE A:
Soldier Of Love 5:55
Producer, Written-By – Carl Sturken , Evan Rogers
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
SIDE B:
Soldier Of Love (Dub Mix) 5:48
Producer, Written-By – Carl Sturken , Evan Rogers
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Time Can’t Erase 3:35
Producer, Written-By – D. Osmond*
Written By – P. Ross
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | “Soldier Of Love” | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
| 1988 | “Soldier Of Love” | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #20 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Schallplatten GmbH
Catalog#: 611 784-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1988
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Soft Rock, Pop Rock
Credits: Artwork By [Design] – Stylorogue
Photography – Dean Freeman
NOTES:
Soldier Of Love from the LP “DONNY OSMOND”
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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August 26th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Paul thank you so much!
You make my day with this Donny’s single!!!
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DjPaulT Reply:
August 27th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
You’re welcome Spring
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August 26th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Bless you and thank you, Paul! This was what I needed; I and my listeners thank you!!!
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DjPaulT Reply:
August 27th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
You are super welcome Gene. I hope the Blacklight Radio audience ejoys this one
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August 26th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
The biggest of the lot!
It’s good karma for Evans and Carl for helping Donny regain Pop Glory as they also reached #2 three years later as Rythm Syndicate with PASSION.
I remember being elated when you posted On The Shelf, and I really enjoyed your current Donny series, Paul.
Makes me yearn for Puppy Love all of a sudden. LOL!
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DjPaulT Reply:
August 27th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Glad you enjoyed the series Ric
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August 30th, 2012 at 1:16 am
Thank you so much!!
KitKat
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