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Exposé – Point Of No Return (All New Mixes!) (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 3, 2011

“Point of No Return” is a single by the American pop group Exposé. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé.

Exposé was initially formed in 1984 when Lewis Martineé, a Miami disc jockey and producer, decided to form a dance-based group. Working with his partners Ismael Garcia and Frank Diaz at Pantera Productions, talent scouts hired Sandra Casañas (Sandeé), Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé), and Laurie Miller as the group’s lineup, under the title X-Posed. The next year, the trio recorded “Point of No Return” for Pantera Records as a 12-inch vinyl single, which became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song helped to introduce a still-popular genre of music that became known as freestyle, which often features keyboard riffs, a sing-along chorus, and electro-funk drum-machine patterns in the music arrangement. The success of “Point of No Return” quickly led Exposé to sign with Arista/BMG Records, which promptly assumed distribution of the 12-inch vinyl single.

During the recording of the group’s first studio album Exposure, the personnel of the group changed. Reports vary based on the source. According to People magazine, one of the original singers quit while two of the girls were fired midway through the recording of the first album, but according to Billboard, all three were fired. Arista Records felt that the three original singers lacked star potential. Martinee states that he made the decision himself to replace the three girls, while Miller maintains it was all their choice, and Jurado confirms that Lorenzo wanted to leave. Shortly thereafter, Casañas pursued a solo career and Lorenzo pursued other ambitions; they were replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno. Miller began a solo career; she was replaced by Ann Curless.

In February 1987, the new lineup of Exposé released its debut album, Exposure, on Arista Records. Notably, unlike many classic girl groups, Exposé alternated lead vocals among its members. During the summer of 1987, a re-recorded version of “Point of No Return” was released, with Jurado performing lead vocals, and it topped out at #5 on the Hot 100 in July 1987. While the initial distribution of Exposure to Suppliers contained the original 1984 version of that song, subsequent pressings contained the new vocal version; this has led to the original pressings of the album being considered a collector’s item.

“It’s just a little song about loving somebody to the point of no return,” said songwriter Lewis Martineé when asked if there was a deeper meaning to the song. “I just liked the title ‘Point Of No Return,’ so I decided to write a song around that. Then I started coming up with the beats and the synthesizer lines and then both melody and words. I wrote that song so fast it was crazy, like, literally 15 minutes. But then I didn’t like the bridge and I changed it. I’m glad I did because the bridge actually came out really good at the end.”

The music video for the song was directed by Ralph Ziman, and included the new 1987 lineup of Jeanette Jurado, Gioia Bruno and Ann Curless receiving heavy rotation on MTV and VH-1.

  • “Dub Of No Return (Strikes Again)” was not included on the 2015 Cherry Pop CD Deluxe Edition of the LP “Exposure”.

SIDE A:
Point Of No Return (Extended Mix) 9:42
Mixed By – Lewis A. MartineéMike CouzziRick “Billy Bob” Alonso*

SIDE B:
Point Of No Return (Crossover Mix) 5:48
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Algé*Lewis A. Martineé

Dub Of No Return (Strikes Again) 6:33
Mixed By – Lewis A. MartineéMike CouzziRick “Billy Bob” Alonso*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Point Of No Return U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1987 Point Of No Return U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADI-9580, Arista – AD1-9580
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Hi NRG, Latin

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Produced & arranged for Pantera Productions.
A1 & B2 mixed at Criteria Studios, Miami.
B1 mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC.

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Exposé – Point Of No Return (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 2, 2011

“Point of No Return” is a single by American pop group Exposé. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé, the single was originally released in 1984 on the Pantera label with Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé) as the lead singer under the group name X-Posed. In 1985 the single was released on Arista Records under the name Exposé. The original vocal mix of the song, featuring Lorenzo, reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on April 20, 1985, spending twelve weeks on the survey.

There was no music video released for the 1985 version of the song a video was later released in 1987 after the group’s lineup had changed and the song was re-recorded with different lead vocals.

  • Neither of these tracks appeared on the 2015 Cherry Pop remastered CD Edition of the album “Exposure”.

SIDE A:
Point Of No Return 6:08

SIDE B:
Dub Of No Return 7:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984/85 Point Of No Return U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADI-9326
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Freestyle, Hi NRG

CREDITS:

NOTES:
PROMOTIONAL COPY

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Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
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:
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:
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Exposé – Exposed To Love (US 12″)

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“Exposed to Love” is a dance single by the female dance-pop trio Exposé. Released in December 1985, it was the original group’s second single after “Point of No Return,” with Alé Lorenzo singing lead vocals. “Exposed to Love” remains the only single to feature vocals from the original group’s lineup (“Point of No Return” was subsequently re-recorded with the second lineup) and is featured as such on the album Exposure. Ann Curless, Gioia Bruno, and Jeanette Jurado, the group’s current members, share the lead vocals during live performances.

The single charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Club Play charts at #19 and #12, respectively. Billboard named the song #69 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

SIDE A:
Exposed To Love 6:10

SIDE B:
Exposed To Love (Dub Mix) 6:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Exposed To Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #12
1985 Exposed To Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD-1-9426
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Written By – Lewis A. Martineé
Engineer [Mix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Engineer [Recording] – John Haag, Mike Couzzi
Executive-Producer – Francisco J. Diaz*
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge, Fro Sossa, Lewis A. Martineé

NOTES:
From the LP “EXPOSURE”

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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Tube:
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Record Cleaning:
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Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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Exposé – Let Me Be The One (US 12″ Promo)

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“Let Me Be the One” is a single by Exposé, released on May 15, 1987. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé and appears on their debut album, Exposure. The lead vocals on the song were performed by Gioia Bruno.

Released as a single in August 1987, “Let Me Be the One” became the group’s third consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October of that year, when it peaked at No. 7. The song also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 76 on the British pop chart.

SIDE A:
Let Me Be The One (Extended Mix) 8:04
Let Me Be The One (Crossover Mix) 4:57

SIDE B:
Let Me Be The One (Radio Edit / Single Version) 4:08
Let Me Be The One (Dub Mix) 8:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Let Me Be The One U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1987 Let Me Be The One U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #23
1987 Let Me Be The One U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9618
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Downtempo, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Fancisco J. Diaz
Mastered By – Michael Fuller*
Mixed By – Mike Couzzi, Rick “Billy Bob” Alonso*
Performer – Ann Curless, Gioia Bruno*, Jeanette Jurado
Photography – Iraida Icaza, Lewis Ziolek, Sam Emerson
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Mixed By – Lewis A. Martineé

NOTES:
Mixed at New River Studio, Ft. Lauderdale
Mastered at Fullersound, Inc., Miami
From the Arista LP “EXPOSURE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
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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:
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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