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 Eales, Michael 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 Eales, Michael Verdick
Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Recorded By – Joe Chiccarelli, Michael 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!
Password: burningtheground
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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
Thanks for this. Breakfast Club are my friends and i run their social media, nice to hear this 🙂
Gracias por compartir amigo
De Nada, Marco 🙂
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 🙂
Thank you, Daniel Happy New Year 🙂
Happy New Year, Daniel!! I always like when you stop by!!!
Jeff
Happy new year Jeff! I always like to read your comments.
A masterpiece of audio construction. Thank you.
Thank you, John 🙂
Finally, finally, finallly the long versions got the proper transfer and restoration treatment. Thank you Paul, Thank You.
You’re welcome, Jas 🙂
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.
You’re welcome MusicMan3. Happy Bew Year 🙂
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″
Hi John,
Pretty sure I have posted “Mind Of A Toy” in the past I do not have the other one though.
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.
You are correct, John. According to my Discogs page, I have “Mind Of A Toy” in my collection I guess I just never posted it. Once I locate the record I will try to post it.
Thank You Paul, love the Visage records.
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!
Happy New Year, Fred. I will do my best to get Gwen Guthrie posted. That one has several mixes so I will probably have to work on it in pieces and then post it.
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 »
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!!
Happy New Year Retro Hound 🙂
Thank you, Jeff I did have to work on this 12″ over several days I am finally glad to have it posted 🙂
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
… many many thanks!
You’re welcome 🙂
Love this group. Totally underrated. Please do the obscure Rico Mambo US 12″ next. Thanks and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Gilbert.
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!
Breakfast Club will always have a place in history as the band that featured two of Madonna’s ex-boyfriends — drummer Stephen Bray and singer Dan Gilroy — as well as Madonna herself. Not to mention remixer Jellybean who also dated Madonna.