Breakfast Club – Right On Track (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Right on Track” is a 1987 hit single by the American band Breakfast Club. Written by the band’s lead singer and drummer, Dan Gilroy and Stephen Bray respectively, the single climbed to number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 30, 1987. The single also peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart that same year.

SIDE A:
Right On Track (Midtown Mix) 7:11
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] –John Hegedes
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Remix, Programmed By [Drum Programming] –Jellybean*

Right On Track (Midtown Dub) 5:37
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] –John Hegedes
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Remix, Programmed By [Drum Programming] –Jellybean*

Right On Track (Canal Street Mix) 4:53
Remix [Remixed By] –  Chris Lord Alge*

Right On Track (14th Street Mix) 6:04
Remix [Remixed By] – Chris Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
Right On Track (Uptown Mix) 6:20
Remix –  Timmy Regisford

Right On Track (Uptown Dub) 6:30
Remix –  Timmy Regisford

Right On Track (Local Mix/LP Version) 4:33
Mixed By – Ian EalesMichael Verdick, Stephen Bray

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Right On Track U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1987 Right On Track U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction –  Jeff Adamoff
Design – Steele Works*Tommy Steele (2)
Illustration –  Todd Schorr
Mixed By – Ian EalesMichael Verdick
Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Recorded By – Joe ChiccarelliMichael Frondelli

NOTES:
From the LP “BREAKFAST CLUB”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200 MK7
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
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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Paulo Rogério
Paulo Rogério
July 14, 2024 10:31 pm

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Marty
Marty
January 16, 2023 8:06 pm

Es una gran tristeza no haberla podido descargar a tiempo el archivo flac hi res esperaba está publicación hace años que la esperaba , talvez allá una manera de que se habilite por un día más porfavor amigo

Last edited 1 year ago by Marty
Ant
Ant
January 6, 2023 10:04 am

Thanks for this. Breakfast Club are my friends and i run their social media, nice to hear this 🙂

Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez
January 5, 2023 9:57 am
This Hit and (Never be The Same) were songs that marked my life, disco nights and many memories... thank you



Marco
Marco
January 4, 2023 7:44 pm

Gracias por compartir amigo

Daniel
Daniel
January 4, 2023 6:08 pm

What an amazing way to start the year! We get a bunch of mixes here. That means countless hours of hard work. Thank you so much Paul and happy new year 🙂

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Daniel
January 5, 2023 8:02 am

Happy New Year, Daniel!! I always like when you stop by!!!

Jeff

Daniel
Daniel
Reply to  Jeff
January 5, 2023 10:04 am

Happy new year Jeff! I always like to read your comments.

john
john
January 4, 2023 4:39 pm

A masterpiece of audio construction. Thank you.

Jas
Jas
January 4, 2023 12:45 pm

Finally, finally, finallly the long versions got the proper transfer and restoration treatment. Thank you Paul, Thank You.

Last edited 1 year ago by Jas
MusicMan3
MusicMan3
January 4, 2023 12:21 pm

Wow. I don’t know why this track was not on my radar in ’87. Thanks for the amazing 12″ – the mixes are superb and, as always, the rip is incredible. Thank you for this, and wishing you a very happy new year.

John
John
January 4, 2023 11:44 am

Another great post Paul, The Breakfast Club “Right On Track” a very cool track and very similar vibe to a lot of tracks played in the UK around 1987, maybe because of John “Jellybean” Benitez. This was their biggest hit.
Have you got the following tracks please:
VISAGE – Mind Of A Toy 12″
VISAGE – Der Amboss 12″

John
John
Reply to  DjPaulT
January 4, 2023 5:07 pm

Hi Paul…The only Visage posts I can see on BTG is the following:
Visage – Fade To Grey (Germany 12″)
Visage – The Damned Don’t Cry (UK 12″)
Visage – Visage (UK 12″)
Visage – Night Train (US 12″ Promo)
Visage – Love Glove (US 12″ Promo)
Visage – Pleasure Boys (UK 12″)
I do have these on various CD’s, but I prefer your Vinyl collection as they sound better.

John
John
Reply to  DjPaulT
January 5, 2023 10:18 am

Thank You Paul, love the Visage records.

Fred
Fred
January 4, 2023 10:47 am

Thanks for the awesome rip, Paul! Sooooo many legends on the credits of this 12″ (and the band)! I loved this 12″ back in the day. Could I make 1 request: Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent pretty please. Happy New Year and hope you are loving your new turntable and stylus!

Jeff
Jeff
January 4, 2023 9:34 am

This is a real treat for us Paul. I know you’ve ripped the 7-inch before, but this is the fully loaded 12-inch with its numerous mixes. One has to give you kudos and tons of gratitude for all the hard work you put into these rips. People should know that you spend hours, if not days working on certain records, especially those that have lots of versions. Even though a 12-inch might be near mint, of which you do use, sometimes the pressing can be lacking. Also, the painstaking effort you do to remove the pops and clicks within the… Read more »

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
Reply to  Jeff
January 4, 2023 1:23 pm

I second that. Thank you Paul for the painstaking care you put into your rips and for taking good care of us, your loyal followers! Happy New Year!!

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  DjPaulT
January 5, 2023 8:07 am

You really are a miracle, Paul!! I’m so happy people are loving this and that they appreciate all the time and trouble it takes. And the discussion here is great. Kind of like the old days when people left more comments.

Jeff

CAPankow
CAPankow
January 4, 2023 9:32 am

… many many thanks!

Gilbert
Gilbert
January 4, 2023 8:54 am

Love this group. Totally underrated. Please do the obscure Rico Mambo US 12″ next. Thanks and Happy New Year!

ING
ING
January 4, 2023 8:52 am

Great track! If I remember correctly Madonna was in this band before her solo career and before they were signed to a record deal. Stephen also working with Madonna on numerous songs in the 80’s!
thanks!