BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Wot’s It to Ya” was the third single taken from the self-titled debut from American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist Robbie Nevil. The single debuted on the Us Billboard Hot 100 on May 30, 1987, peaking at #10 on July 31, 1987 after spending sixteen weeks on the survey.”Wot’s It to Ya” also peaked at #42 on the UK singles chart. The track was produced by producers Alex Sadkin and Phil Thornalley.

After “C’est La Vie” was chosen as the lead single and all the tracks were cut, Nevil expected the rest of the album to be smooth sailing, but he was about to learn an important lesson from veteran producer Alex Sadkin (Duran Duran, Thompson Twins), which resulted in the last-minute addition of “Wot’s It to Ya”. Nevil told Songfacts: “He explained it to me: ‘Always come from the school of you don’t have your first single, and always try to the bitter end to come up with something even better.’

So ‘Wot’s It To Ya?’ is written at the end of the record with the idea of you still don’t have your first single, so write one more and try to hit it out of the ballpark. It didn’t end up being the first single, but that’s when and why we did it.”

SIDE A:
Wot’s It To Ya (Rusty’s 12″ Dance Mix) 9:56
Remix – Rusty Garner

Wot’s It To Ya (Rusty’s Vocal Dub Mix) 6:52
Remix – Rusty Garner
Edited By – Allen Perada

SIDE B:
Wot’s It To Ya (Rusty’s Vocoder Dub) 6:58
Remix – Rusty Garner
Edited By – Allen Perada

Wot’s It To Ya (Extended To Ya Remix) 5:15
Remix – Robbie Nevil
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King, Keith Cohen

Wot’s It To Ya (To Ya Remix) 4:02
Remix – Robbie Nevil
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King, Keith Cohen

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Wot’s It To Ya	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1987	Wot’s It To Ya	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#69
1987	Wot’s It To Ya	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records ‎– V-56056
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Phil Thornalley

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “ROBBIE NEVIL”

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
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

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