Animotion – I Want You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Want You” is a 1986 song by American new wave band Animotion, released as the second single from the bands second album Strange Behavior. The song peaked at #84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 31, 1986 spending four weeks on the survey. In Germany “I Want You” reached #27 on the GfK Entertainment Charts.

SIDE A:
I Want You (Club Mix) 6:48

SIDE B:
I Want You (Dub Mix) 6:51
I Want You (7″ Remix) 3:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 I Want You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #84

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– 884 729-1, PolyGram Records ‎– 884 729-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals, Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Remix] – Don Wershba
Producer – Richie Zito
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Mark Kamins
Written-By – B. Wadhams*, R. Neigher*

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling.
Licensed from Casablanca Records.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
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 USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Grant
Grant
November 5, 2019 6:26 pm

Thanks for this – I have a thing for songs called “I Want You” (there are a lot) and this will be a nice addition!

Jon
Jon
November 5, 2019 11:46 am

Hi Paul, another hidden gem post! I was thinking we might see an Olivia post since her big memorabilia auction happened over the weekend. Did you snag anything?

Jeff
Jeff
November 5, 2019 11:26 am

You are such a blessing in my life Paul!! And sometimes, I like to think that certain of your posts are meant for me personally too. Like this one. I do not think I’ve ever heard of this track by Animotion, but Mark Kamins is here along with my beloved Latin Rascals and Tuta Aquino behind the razor blade cuts. I can’t wait to hear this combination of two editing powerhouses!! Thanks a great deal for a new discovery. I was thinking of records today that have great editing on them, so I am stimulated to check out these fresh… Read more »

Jay
Jay
November 5, 2019 11:16 am

Thank you so much Paul 🙂 I’ve been looking out for this for a long time.
Can’t wait to hear how it sounds now you’ve worked your magic on it !!!

Jay
Jay
Reply to  DjPaulT
November 6, 2019 10:15 am

I did. A week or two ago.. But I thought you must get blitzed with requests all the time, so was all set for a lonnnnnnng wait..lol It was a very nice, unexpected and appreciated surprise. Many, many thanks and warm regards Paul 🙂 x

Dean
Dean
November 5, 2019 11:10 am

I hadn’t known their second album was on Casablanca. The things I learn by watching this page!