The System – Coming To America (US CD Promo)
Posted by DjPaulT on 2nd July 2010
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
Front Cover
The System was an American synth pop duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Mic Murphy and seasoned session keyboardist David Frank. The band was founded in 1982 in New York.
“Coming To America” reached #23 on Billboard’s R&B chart and was the title track from the 1988 Eddie Murphy film Coming to America. All of this success occurred while they were contributing their talents to projects such as the Scritti Politti album Cupid & Psyche 85, Phil Collins’ “Sussudio,” Chaka Khan’s “I Feel for You,” and “This Is My Night,” and Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit,” among many others.
It is not listed on the CD but the tracks were oroduced and written by Nile Rodgers and mixed by Michael R. Hutchinson.
DISCOGS LINK
RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Atlantic
Catalog#: PR 2352-2
Format: CD, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk
NOTES
Promo maxi-single from the “Coming To America” original motion picture soundtrack.
TRACKS
1 Coming To America (Part One) 3:33
2 Coming To America (Part Two) 3:33
3 Coming To America (Independence Mix) 5:45
4 Coming To America (American Dub Mix) 4:33
Promo Disc
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Media Used:
CD Single
From My Personal Collection.
Artwork Scanned from Original Single @ 600 dpi
With Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
Edited and Restored Using Adobe Photoshop CS4
SOFTWARE USED
- EAC (Exact Audio Copy) V0.95 beta 4
- Detect Gaps
- Multiple WAV files with gaps (non-compliant) CUE sheet
- Test & Copied selected tracks (compressed) to FLAC/MP3 320 kbps
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