John Paul Young – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1978

NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted May 10, 2011

“Love Is in the Air” is a 1978 disco song by Australian singer John Paul Young. It was written by George Young (no relation) and Harry Vanda, and released as the lead single from Young’s fourth studio album, Love Is in the Air (1978). The song became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at No. 7 on the pop chart and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, his only U.S. top 40 hit. The song plays at 122 beats per minute, a typical 1970s disco rhythm. At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards, the song won Most Popular Australian Single. In 1992, a remix of the song was released and featured on the soundtrack to the Golden Globe-nominated film Strictly Ballroom. A new music video was also produced.

In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection.

John Paul Young said of the recording, “We actually did ‘Love Is in the Air’ because we needed something for the German market. ‘Standing in the Rain’ became a hit in the clubs over there and then on the charts, so we needed a follow-up. I’d been to Germany and heard the music. It was electronic mania, all clicks, and electronic buzzes. So George and Harry gave it the treatment.” Young performed “Love is in the Air” live on episode 148 of Countdown on 30 April 1978 and Top of the Pops on 4 May 1978.

This U.S. promotional 12″ single contains the same track on both sides, in addition, the Disco version is exclusive to the United States.

SIDE A:
Love Is In The Air 5:16

SIDE B:
Love Is In The Air 5:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Love Is In The Air	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1978	Love Is In The Air	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – DSKO 126, Scotti Bros. Records – DSKO 126
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Producer, Written-By – Vanda & Young

NOTES:
same track on both sides
promo only in a blue Atlantic/Atco sleeve

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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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