Posted by DjPaulT on 13th December 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

REQUEST
“Married Men” was the third single taken from Bette Midlers fifth album Thighs And Whispers. “Married Men”, featured the Harlettes on back-up vocals, including Luther Vandross, Sharon Redd, Katey Sagal and Jocelyn Brown. The single peaked at the #40 position on the US Hot 100 on July 7, 1979 after spending two weeks on the chart.
SIDE A:
Married Men (Long Version) 7:58
SIDE B:
Married Men (Short Version) 5:32
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Excellent
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1979 |
Married Men |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
#40 |
| 1979 |
Married Men |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play |
#32 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – DSKO 187
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Arif Mardin
Recorded By – Lew Hahn
Written-By – Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker
NOTES:
Promotional Not For Sale
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



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Posted by DjPaulT on 12th December 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

REQUEST
Hang On In There Baby”/”My Knight In Black Leather” was the second single released from the largely disco-influenced album Thighs and Whispers, which saw Bette Midler reunited with producer Arif Mardin. Released at the very peak of the disco era “Hang On In There Baby”/”My Knight In Black Leather” peked at #70 on the US dance charts.
SIDE A:
Hang On In There Baby (Disco Mix) 5:36
Producer – Arif Mardin
Written-By – Johnny Bristol
SIDE B:
My Knight In Black Leather (Disco Mix) 6:57
Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Ragovoy
Written-By – Estelle Levitt, Jerry Ragovoy
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)
CHARTS:
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1979 |
Hang On In There Baby/My Knight In Black Leather |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play |
#70 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – DSKO 201
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
NOTES:
From Atlantic LP 16004 “THIGHS AND WHISPERS”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale
Both versions are extended disco mixes.
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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Tags: 1979, Arif Mardin, Bette Midler, Hang On In There Baby (Disco Mix), My Knight In Black Leather (Disco Mix), US 12" Promo
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