Tag: Keep Hanging On (Live Instrumental)

Sade – Never As Good As The First Time (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
A. Front

“Never As Good As The First Time” was the third single taken from “Promise” the second album by English band Sade. The single peaked at #89 in May 1986 in the UK and #20 in March 1986 in the US. The song also reached the top ten on the US R&B (#8) and Adul Contemporary chart (#6) respectively.

The song was remixed for the 7″ and 12″ releases.

SIDE A:
Never As Good As The First Time (Extended Remix) 5:12

SIDE B:
Keep Hanging On (Live Instrumental) 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Never As Good As The First Time U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1986 Never As Good As The First Time U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #6
1986 Never As Good As The First Time U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 4R9 05375
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz, Downtempo

CREDITS:
Engineer, Remix – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Producer – Ben RoganMike Pela
Remix – Sade

NOTES:
Special Version from the LP: “PROMISE”

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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