BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Possession Obsession” was the fourth single taken from the twelfth studio album “Big Bam Boom” by Daryl Hall & John Oates. The song was a departure from their typical sound with lead vocals by John Oates instead of Daryl Hall.

The music video was directed by Bob Giraldi, who also did Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield.” It stars John Oates as a cab driver in New York City. At one point, we see two men holding hands in the back of the cab, which is something rarely seen on TV at the time.

“Possession Obsession” peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 6, 1985, after spending twelve weeks on the survey. The song also reached #42 on the Canadian singles chart.

Track A2 is a “Dub Mix” but is not listed in the sleeve or record labels.

SIDE A:
Possession Obsession (Special Mix) 6:30
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Mix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Lyrics By [Words] – Daryl Hall-John Oates*, Sara Allen
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Music By – John Oates-Daryl Hall*
Producer – Arthur Baker, Bob Clearmountain

Possession Obsession (Dub Mix) 4:00
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Mix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Lyrics By [Words] – Daryl Hall-John Oates*, Sara Allen
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Music By – John Oates-Daryl Hall*
Producer – Arthur Baker, Bob Clearmountain

SIDE B:
Dance On Your Knees (Extended Version) 6:40
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Recording] – Jay Burnett
Lyrics By [Words], Music By – Arthur Baker, Daryl Hall
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Producer – Arthur Baker, Bob Clearmountain

Everytime You Go Away (Remixed Version) 5:08
Lyrics By [Words], Music By – Daryl Hall
Remix – Bob Clearmountain

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Possession Obsession	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#30
1985	Possession Obsession	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#69
1985	Possession Obsession	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20
1985	Possession Obsession	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PW-14099
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Daryl Hall John Oates*

NOTES:
Track A2 is a “Dub Mix”.
Information about this track is not listed anywhere on the release.

Track A1 & B1 Mixed at Unique Recording, NYC.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

“Possession Obsession” & “Dance On Your Knees” from the ‘Big Bam Boom’ album.

“Everytime You Go Away” from the ‘Voices’ album.

Made/Printed in U.S.A.

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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