BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“On Our Own” is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for one week and at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Outside the US, it reached number one in New Zealand for three weeks and became a top-five hit in Canada, Ireland the United Kingdom, while in Australia, it went to number 22.
SIDE A:
On Our Own (Extended Club Version) 6:23
SIDE B:
On Our Own (Radio Edit) 4:51
On Our Own (Instrumental) 4:32
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | On Our Own | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
| 1989 | On Our Own | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #15 |
| 1989 | On Our Own | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #2 |
| 1989 | On Our Own | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: New Jack Swing
CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – After 7, Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons
Bass [Minimoog] – Kayo (4)
Drums, Percussion – L.A*
Engineer – Dave Rideau, Donnell Sullivan
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar – Babyface
Mixed By, Recorded By – Jon Gass
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Donald Parks
Written-By – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid – Babyface*
NOTES:
Original version appears on the “Ghostbusters II Soundtrack Album,”
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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Thanks so much for uploading this, I have the vinyl myself since I’m a huge Ghostbusters fan! The GBII soundtrack is seriously underrated.
Oh my god. You have the TOOLS and you have the TALENT! The best, the beautiful, the only… DJ Paul! Thank you.
I was hoping you’d get to start posting things for the “black and orange season” and here you go. Thanks for this single Paul. I really loved the New Jack Swing genre, and Bobby Brown had some awesome music in this style. Great memories and look at the fantastic credits listing of who’s behind the record! So looking forward to these mixes as well.
Jeff
I am in a bit of a slow start having trouble getting into the spooky season. I do love this time of year though so you can expect more Jeff. 🙂
I freely admit I have a hard time separating the artist from the person BB. Whitney´s and Bobby Kristina´s deaths weigh heavily. But I´ll try to forget it for the time being.
Another fantastic song from the endless gifts of Babyface. “On Our Own” was released amidst the breathtaking world wide hits from his awesome album “Don´t Be Cruel”.
Great, great music which I love deeply. I cannot find love in my heart for the artist.
I see where you are coming from but I feel like Whitney had her own demons that she was fighting in my opinion they are both equally to blame for their lives. Bobby offered some iconic tracks to the soundtrack of the 80s. I appreciate your comment my friend 🙂