Jermaine Jackson – (Closest Thing To) Perfect (US 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 15th August 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
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“(Closest Thing To) Perfect” is the theme song taken from the 1985 film Perfect starring Jaohn Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film however was not Perfect and was neither a commercial nor a critical success. The single was released on Arista Records and peaked on the US Hot 100 at #67 on August 6, 1985. A music video was commissioned and featured Jermaine in a workout scene from the movie performing the song along with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.
SIDE A:
Closest Thing To) Perfect (Extended Version) 5:50
Remix – Nick Martinelli & David Todd
SIDE B:
(Closest Thing To) Perfect (Single Version) 3:49
(Closest Thing To) Perfect (Instrumental) 4:38
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | (Closest Thing To) Perfect | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #67 |
| 1985 | (Closest Thing To) Perfect | U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles | #63 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista
Catalog#: AD-1-9357
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Michael Omartian
NOTES:
From the original soundtrack album and Columbia motion picture “Perfect”.
Note on Sleeve: Track A2 & B not available on LP.
Find The 12″ 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.
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