Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987
“Good Intentions” is a 1987 single by American singer and model Ava Cherry. She collaborated with English musician David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Afterwards, they began a period of personal and artistic collaboration that heavily influenced the Young Americans “blue-eyed soul” era. Following this, she struck out as a solo singer and backing artist for musicians such as Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan.
“Good Intentions” was the first single taken from her third and most successful studio LP “Picture This” (1987). “Good Intentions” debuted on the Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1987, peaking at #16 after spending eight weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
Good Intentions (Two Left Shoes Mix) 7:39
Producer – Glen Ballard
Producer [In Association With] – Spencer Proffer
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Andy Wallace
Written-By – C. Magness, G. Ballard
SIDE B:
Good Intentions (Dub Mix) 6:46
Producer – Glen Ballard
Producer [In Association With] – Spencer Proffer
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Andy Wallace
Written-By – C. Magness, G. Ballard
Majic Castle 3:30
Producer – Spencer Proffer
Written-By – Jon Butcher
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Good Intentions | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #16 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15308
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM, Red, Transparent
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk
NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Picture Me”
Produced for Pasha
Pressed on Red Translucent Vinyl
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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I think it was Luther Vandross who brought her to Bowie. They worked together so much off and on.
Another one I’m not familiar with… I think this whole late 80s/early 90s nu jack/vocal house era didn’t really pique my interest at the time, even though I was really into Terence Trent D’Arby, etc. But I really love it now. Thank you for another amazing dance track, Paul! I’m gonna check out her album now!
Really hope you enjoy this one, Martika 🙂
I remember some of Ava’s singles in the early nineties, but this is a new one to me. I love that classic funk/soul 80’s sound on this record, cool remixes too.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
Hot tune and delectable video, that’s for sure! I am loving this week, Paul! I just can’t help but dance to this record! Ava Cherry is so great, and I want to look into her discography.
Thank you, Paul!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff
Enjoy!
She is certainly easy on the eyes, Jeff… lol… that video should have made her very popular with the guys!
You’re so right, Martika, she really is quite lovely! It’s a smoking hot video.
Jeff
wow, her cover of Moonage Daydream is quite good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJeRTu685p4
Pretty good 🙂