Tag: Let Me Be The One (Extended Mix)

Exposé – Let Me Be The One (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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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:
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