Year: 2019

February 16, 2019

Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

Disco Love Week Encore

“A Little More Love” is the lead single by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John from her 1978 album Totally Hot. It was a worldwide Top 10 hit single, peaking at #4 in the UK and #3 in the US. In Canada, it spent three weeks at #2 during February and March 1979 and was the seventh biggest Canadian hit of that year.

In the US, Billboard magazine ranked “A Little More Love” as the 17th most popular song of 1979, and Cash Box ranked it as 23rd for the year, where it had peaked at #4.

The single demonstrated a more aggressive and uptempo sound for Newton-John moving her away from her country singles and further into the pop stratosphere. The b-side “Borrowed Time” was one of two tracks from the “Totally Hot” LP written by Newton-John.

SIDE A:
A Little More Love 3:29
Written-By – John Farrar

SIDE B:
Borrowed Time 3:36
Written-By – Olivia Newton-John

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	A Little More Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1979	A Little More Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#4
1979	A Little More Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	#94

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-40975
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Disco

CREDITS:
Producer – John Farrar

NOTES:
Both tracks are from MCA LP, MCA-3067, “Totally Hot”
Printed in U.S.A.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
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: 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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February 15, 2019

Diana Ross – Love Hangover ’89 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Disco Love week

“Love Hangover” was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. Ross originally recorded “Love Hangover” in 1975. It was released in March 1976 and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously.

The song was written by Pamela Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod as a disco number. Producer Hal Davis recorded the instrumental track in 1975 thinking it ideal for Marvin Gaye or Diana Ross, who were his two favorite vocalists to work with. He thought Diana would be sexier on it, so he recorded the song with her. Studio musicians included James Gadson on drums, Henry E. Davis (of the band L.T.D.) on bass, and Joe Sample on keyboards.

Hal Davis instructed the song’s engineer Russ Terrana to install a strobe light so that Ross could be in the “disco” mindset. As the song changed from ballad to uptempo, Ross became more comfortable with the material; she hummed, sang bit parts, laughed, danced around and even imitated Billie Holiday. The carefree and sensual nature of Ross’ vocals and the music’s direction helped to sell the song, in addition to the background vocals relying heavily on Donna Summer’s 1975 hit “Love to Love You Baby”.

In 1989 Motown re-released the song as “Love Hangover ’89” with brand new remixes by PWL team Phil Harding & Ian Curnow. This version peaked at #3 on the Billboard Dance chart on April 8, 1989, after spending nine weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Love Hangover ’89 (12″ Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Love Hangover ’89 (Urban Remix) 6:51
Remix – Tony King

Love Hangover ’89 (Dance Mix) 7:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Love Hangover ’89	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– MOT-4632
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Disco

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Berry Gordy
Producer – Hal Davis
Remix – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow

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February 13, 2019

Nicole – Don’t You Want My Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Disco Love week

“Don’t You Want My Love” is a 1985/1986 major hit by Nicole McCloud under her mononym, Nicole. The song was written by Aldo Nova and became a major hit in several European countries and charted on the US Billboard Dance Charts (#10) and in the US Billboard R&B Charts (#66).

The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1986 film “Ruthless People”.

The “Club version” of the single went on to become an international dance hit for her charting in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

SIDE A:
Don’t You Want My Love (Club) 4:58

SIDE B:
Don’t You Want My Love (Dub Mix) 6:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Don’t You want My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10
1986	Don’t You want My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#66

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 4R9 05331, Portrait ‎– 4R9-05331
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi-NRG, Disco

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Stacy Drummond
Executive-Producer – Freedom Sound Productions, Oliver Pitt, Robert Rogel
Producer – Lou Pace
Written-By – A. Nova*

NOTES:
Produced for Freedom Sound Productions.
Special versions from the Portrait LP: “What About Me?”

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February 12, 2019

Michael Bow – Love & Devotion (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Disco Love Week

“Love & Devotion” is a Hi-NRG dance single by Michael Bow a.k.a. Romeo. The song was in heavy rotation, especially in gay clubs. Michael Bow released a handful of Hi-NRG singles in the mid-eighties and one single under the name Romeo before disappearing. The single was produced by Belgian producer/composer Fonny De Wulf, he is considered one of the pioneers of the Belgian new beat and techno scene.

“Love & Devotion” was re-released in 1988 on Vendetta Records with updated remixes by Richie Jones.

SIDE A:
Love & Devotion 5:54

SIDE B:
Love & Devotion (Radio Mix) 3:14
Love & Devotion (Instr.) 3:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ARS Records ‎– ARS 3691
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Disco

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Fonny De Wulf

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