Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983
“The Heat Is On” is a song written by Florrie Palmer and Tony Ashton, and recorded by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog in 1983 as part of her first English-language solo album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me.
The song had previously been recorded in 1979 by Noosha Fox, which failed to chart when Fox released it as a single. It had also been rewritten by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band as “On the Run” for their 1980 album Chance. Fältskog’s version reached No.1 in Sweden and Norway and peaked at No.2 in Belgium and the Netherlands. In the UK, “The Heat Is On” peaked at No.35, making it Faltskog’s highest-charting solo single in Britain until the release of her 2004 comeback single, “If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind”, which reached No.11.
The B-side of “The Heat Is On” was the song “Man”, written by Fältskog herself. Compared to her pre-ABBA albums where most of the songs were self-penned, this was the only song on the Wrap Your Arms Around Me album that she wrote herself.
In some countries, the record companies also released a 12″-single featuring an extended version of “The Heat Is On” instead of the album version.
SIDE A:
The Heat Is On (Special Maxi Version) 7:57
Written-By – Florrie Palmer, Tony Ashton
SIDE B:
Man 3:30
Written-By – Agnetha Fältskog
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 813 192-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Producer – Mike Chapman
NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
A Polar Music International Production
From the album “Wrap Your Arms Around Me”.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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:
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Password: burningtheground
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Thank you, Paul.
Question Paul. Did you omit the “info.txt” file from the RAR download? I download the file twice and I do not see this file.
Thank you for posting these two songs by Agnetha! The only song I remember that was done outside of ABBA is “I Know There’s Something Going On” by Frida. Have not heard this is a long time on the radio.
Enjoy the weekend!
I probably forgot to include it Bill sorry about that.
The mother of all summer grooves. To quote from “Hamilton”, “How lucky we are to be alive right now.” 🙂
“The Heat Is On” always makes me smile and enjoy life twice as much. Thank you, Paul. Have a wonderful weekend,
and you too, dear Jeff, and all of you lovely BTG community.
You’re welcome my friend 🙂
Hi Paul, Thanks for the upload. I am from the Netherlands just like the record. For your info Mai Tai, which you mention in your reaction, is not only a cocktail but also a group from the 80s from the Netherlands. I recommend the track “History”.
You’re welcome. I think I have the Mai tai History 12″ here somewhere 🙂
Have not heard that one since a long time, thanks!
You’re welcome 🙂
I knew you would post this single today. Thanks a lot Paul for this special week to celebrate the great ABBA comeback. Only 8 weeks to wait before the release of their new album. Have a great weekend 🙂
You know me well Daniel 🙂 Have a nice weekend.
Splendid way to end the week Paul. I’ll be interested in hearing this solo outing by Ms. Fältskog.
Paul, I hope you have a nice weekend. You too Song And Dance, Daniel and all the rest of you BTGers!!! Have fun especially with a soundtrack by our DjPaulT!!!
Jeff
This is a fun summer song it makes you feel as if you are sipping Mai Tai’s on a tropical beach. So fun for the weekend 🙂