Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
“Pickin’ Up Pieces” is the lead single from Brenda K. Starr’s debut album, I Want Your Love, released in 1985 by Mirage Records. The song was produced by Arthur Baker, who co-wrote it with Lotti Golden. The single, released in 1985, was a sizable hit on the Dance/Club Songs chart. It reached a peak of #9 on that chart the same year, and also managed to chart on the R&B chart at the time – reaching a peak of #83.
The single was an early Freestyle release – marked with syncopated rhythms and intense synthetic production. Lyrically, the song is about “Picking up the pieces” and moving on after a failed relationship.
SIDE A:
Pickin’ Up Pieces (Vocal / Long Version) 6:38
SIDE B:
Pickin’ Up Pieces (Dub Mix) 6:28
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Pickin’ Up Pieces | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #9 |
1985 | Pickin’ Up Pieces | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop | #83 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mirage (2) – 0-96873
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro
CREDITS:
Design [Generic Atlantic Jacket] – Lynn Dreese Breslin
Lacquer Cut By – sf
Producer, Executive-Producer, Written-By – Arthur Baker
Written-By – Lottie Golden
NOTES:
Special version of Mirage LP 90284 – “BRENDA K. STARR”
Printed in U.S.A.
This variation is for the Specialty pressing.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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
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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Forgot to mention, but I forgot how awesome the dub is!! All those rockin’ edits and killer orchestra hits!!
Thanks so much, Paul!!!
Jeff
hi, thanks !
there is a “blank” (rip/coding error) at 3:24… could you fix this, please ? regards… all the best for 2023
It is not present on my end. I have checked the files more than once 15 and 24bit. Try downloading it again.
Thx Paul, fantastic track.
Any chance to get Brenda K.Starr : Suspicion?
Arthur Baker is one of my favourite producers and remixers. I don’t recall hearing this before though.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
Thanks for this Paul!
You’re welcome, Grant 🙂
Happy New Year Paul and Thank You for the great music.!!
Happy New Year Nicki 🙂
Thanks for the great rip, Paul! This is one of handful of songs that I’ve heard OF and yet probably only heard no more than 2 minutes of. 🙂 For some reason it just was never played on the radio (even the weekend club radio shows) in CT. I’ll give it a proper listen tonight. Thanks again for your hard work and bringing back memorable artists and songs!
It never made it into the Top 40 on the Hot 100 so that probably explains the lack of airplay. An underrated track in my opinion. Enjoy 🙂
thanks paul. please up What you see is what you get
You’re welcome, pedro 🙂
many thanksfor another Arthur Baker track!
You’re welcome 🙂
OMG!!! Thanks a ton, Paul, for this phenomenal track!! Anything with Arthur Baker’s name on it is a time for celebration!! The beats are tough and hard and BANGING!!! Thanks so much Paul!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂
Thank you Paul for the ace transfer! I love all things Freestyle
You’re welcome, Tom 🙂
Sounds PERFECT Paul!! And what a bangin’ tune!
Thank you, Mr. Brady 🙂