Category: Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole – Dangerous (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Dangerous” is a 1985 single by American singer, songwriter, and actress Natalie Cole, released as the first single from the album of the same name. “Dangerous” peaked at #57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 5, 1985. The song did much better on the Dance chart reaching #6 and #16 on the Billboard R&B chart.

SIDE A:
Dangerous (Vocal Extended Version) 6:04

SIDE B:
Dangerous (Dub Version) 6:21
Dangerous (A Cappella) 4:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Dangerous U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #57
1985 Dangerous U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #16
1985 Dangerous U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Modern Records ‎– 0-96885
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael Barbiero
Mixed By, Producer [Additional Production] – Steve Thompson
Producer – Gary Skardina, Marti Sharron
Written-By – G. Skardina*, M. Sharron*, S. Mitchell*

NOTES:
An extended version of Modern Records LP “DANGEROUS”

Engineered at Media Sound, NYC.
Printed in U.S.A.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Natalie Cole – Jump Start (Deluxe Dub) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
Side 1

“Jump Start” was the fourth single taken from the Natalie Cole album “Everlasting”. In the US a 12″ promo was issued called “Deluxe Dub” this promo contained exclusive US only remixes by Reggie Calloway.”Jump Start” reached #28 on the US dance chart in September 1987.

SIDE A:
Jump Start (Deluxe Dub Mix) 7:42

SIDE B:
Jump Start (Extended Vocal Version) 6:27
Jump Start (Car Mix) 5:37

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Jump Start U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #13
1987 Jump Start U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #28

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records ‎– SPRO-79136, EMI-Manhattan Records ‎– SPRO-79137
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Electro, Soul

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Vincent Calloway
Executive Producer  – Gerry Griffith
Producer, Remix – Reggie Calloway
Written-By – Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway

NOTES:
From the album “EVERLASTING”

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Side 2

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Natalie Cole – Jump Start (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

A. Front

R.I.P.  Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, and actress. The daughter of Nat King Cole, she rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits “This Will Be”, “Inseparable”, and “Our Love”. After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction, Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album Everlasting and her cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac”. In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable… with Love, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards. She sold over 30 million records worldwide.

On December 31, 2015, Cole died at the age of 65 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, due to congestive heart failure.  Natalie we will miss you.

“Jump Start” was the fourth single taken from Natalie Cole’s 1987 studio album “Everlasting”. The single was a top twenty hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #13 on October 13, 1987. “Jump Start” was also a dance hit reaching #28 on September 19, 1987. In the UK the singles peaked at #36.

SIDE A:
Jump Start (Dance Mix) 7:14
Remix – Ellis Jay*

Jump Start (Dub) 7:23
Remix – Ellis Jay*

SIDE B:
Jump Start (Radio Edit) 4:21

More Than The Stars 4:39
Mixed By – Taavi Mote

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Jump Start U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #13
1987 Jump Start U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #28

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records ‎– V-56053
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Electro, Soul

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Vincent Calloway
Executive-Producer – Gerry Griffith
Photography By – Moshe Brakha
Producer – Reggie Calloway
Sleeve – Debra Bishop
Written-By – Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “EVERLASTING”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Natalie Cole – Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mixes) (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on December 1, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

This 12″ contains the UK only Motorway Remixes which combine Natalie’s hits Jump Start and Pink Cadillac. Released as the the third single from the album “Everlasting” on EMI-Manhattan Records. Pink Cadillac returned Cole to the Top Ten for the first time since 1978, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the US Hot Dance Club/Play chart.

SIDE A:
Jump Start/Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mix –  M1)  4:49
Producer – Dennis Lambert , V. Calloway
Remix – Perry Wilkes , Richard Yori

Jump Start/Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mix –  M4)  5:36
Producer – Dennis Lambert , V. Calloway
Remix – Perry Wilkes , Richard Yori

SIDE B:
I Wanna Be That Woman (12″ Version)  5:20
Mixed By – Taavi Mote
Producer, Written-By – Reggie Calloway

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Pink Cadillac U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1988 Pink Cadillac U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #16
1988 Pink Cadillac U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #1
1988 Pink Cadillac U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – K 060 20 2568 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Reggie Calloway
Written-By – Bruce Springsteen

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi