Tag: Kevin Saunderson

Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“Forever Your Girl” is a song by American singer and choreographer Paula Abdul from her 1988 eponymous debut studio album. Written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who also produced her previous single “(It’s Just) The Way that You Love Me”, the single version was released on February 20, 1989, by Virgin Records. Following the unexpected success of “Straight Up”, the song continued Abdul’s newfound commercial success, becoming her second chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks.

“Forever Your Girl” spent two weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1989, reached number 28 on the Dance Club Songs chart, and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

The song is about loyalty in a relationship. The female vocalist proclaims that, despite rumors that others may be interested in her, none of those matter because she will remain faithful to the man she loves; she will remain “forever his girl.” The single version differs slightly from the album version, as it uses more of the background male vocal featuring the Wild Pair, Bruce DeShazer, and Marvin Gunn.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by David Fincher, and features Abdul acting as a choreographer and director of a children’s performance. An 8-year old Elijah Wood appears in the video, playing the kid in the suit. It also parodies Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love video with three girls dressed like the women on the video.

SIDE A:
Forever Your Girl (12″ Version) 6:34
Edited By –  Greg Royal
Mixed By – Keith “K.C.” Cohen*
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Oliver Leiber

Forever Your Girl (Yo! Greg Dub Version) 5:46
Edited By –  Greg Royal
Mixed By – Keith “K.C.” Cohen*
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Oliver Leiber

SIDE B:
Forever Your Girl (Saunderson-Grosse House Of Love Mix) 6:35
Mixed By – Keith “K.C.” Cohen*
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Oliver Leiber
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Ben Grosse, Kevin Saunderson

Straight Up (Kevin Saunderson Club Mix) 6:50
Co-producer – Keith Cohen
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By –  Elliot Wolff
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Ben Grosse, Kevin Saunderson

Next To You 4:23
Producer, Arranged By –  Curtis Williams
Written-By – C. Williams, K. Stubbs, S. Williams*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Forever Your Girl U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1989 Forever Your Girl U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #11
1989 Forever Your Girl U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #28
1989 Forever Your Girl U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales #8
1989 Forever Your Girl U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #54

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – 0-96565, Virgin – 7 96565-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Feb 20, 1989
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Dance-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
“Forever Your Girl” produced and arranged for The Noise Club – Edited for Gregski Productions
“Next To You” produced and arranged for Willpower Productions

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Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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New Order – Round & Round (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Round & Round” is a song by the English band New Order from their fifth studio album Technique (1989). The song was written by band members Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner, and the album version was produced entirely by New Order. “Round & Round” was re-recorded for a single release, with Stephen Hague as co-producer.

Musically, it is one of the band’s most dance-centred songs, with few guitar or bass lines. Like the majority of New Order songs, the song’s title is not mentioned in its lyrics. “Round & Round” was selected as the second single from the album by Factory Records’ Tony Wilson over the wishes of the band, who wanted to issue “Vanishing Point” instead.

The song is about New Order’s then-souring relationship with Tony Wilson, the owner of Factory Records, which was the band’s label at the time. On the documentary “New Order Story”, Bernard Sumner discusses that he did not originally intend the song to be about Tony Wilson and the tension between Wilson and the group, but Sumner admits that growing tension between the two men ultimately was channelled into the song when it was being written.

The single’s main B-side was an instrumental, “Best & Marsh”, which was written as the theme for a Granada TV series of the same name, featuring footballers George Best and Rodney Marsh.

The single reached #21 on the UK singles chart. In the United States “Round & Round” became a #1 hit on the Billboard Dance Chart while peaking at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
Round & Round (12” Version) 6:46
Producer – Stephen Hague

Round & Round (Club Mix) 7:06
Mixed By – Kevin Saunderson
Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Childress, Matt King (2)

SIDE B:
Round & Round (12” Remix) 6:48
Mixed By – Ben Grosse
Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Childress, Matt King (2)

Best & Marsh 4:30
Mixed By – Stuart James

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #64
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs #6
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-21062, Qwest Records ‎– 9 21062-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson
Producer, Written-By – New Order
Recorded By – Michael Johnson

NOTES:
Tracks A2 & B1 mixed at Pearl Sound Studios, Canton, MI.
Original version of “Round & round” from the Qwest album TECHNIQUE

Made in U.S.A.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Paula Abdul – Straight Up (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A Side

“Straight Up” is a 1988 hit single by American singer and choreographer Paula Abdul.

“Straight Up” was the third single released from her debut album Forever Your Girl, after “Knocked Out” and “(It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me”. While the latter was enjoying success on the R&B charts, radio station KMEL in San Francisco started playing “Straight Up” from the album. The label decided to abandon “(It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me” and refocus its attention on “Straight Up”. The strategy paid off, as “Straight Up” was followed by three more number-one hits from the same album.

In the US, “Straight Up” reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 by February 11, 1989, where it stayed for three consecutive weeks. “Straight Up” was one of the most popular R&B and dance-pop singles of the entire year, remaining in the Top 10 for seven weeks, the Top 20 for nine weeks, and the Top 40 for sixteen weeks. The success of “Straight Up” catapulted the “Forever Your Girl” album into the top 20 on the album chart. 2 more number-one hits from the album boost it up further into the top 5 where it lingered before it finally reached the pole position in October after a record-setting 64 weeks on the market.

SIDE A:
Straight Up (Kevin Saunderson Mix) 6:51
Remix – Ben Grosse, Kevin Saunderson

SIDE B:
Straight Up (Ultimix) 6:57
Remix – Bradley D. Hinkle, Les Massengale

Straight Up (Marley Marl Mix) 6:29
Remix – Marley Marl

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Straight Up U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1988 Straight Up U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #39
1988 Straight Up U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles #3
1988 Straight Up U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Records America, Inc. ‎– DMD 1295
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop
Credits: Co-producer – Keith Cohen
Producer – Elliot Wolff

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP
“FOREVER YOUR GIRL”

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B Side

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
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SOFTWARE USED:
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