Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988
“Just Got Paid” is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015).
The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley for which Keith Sweat wrote lyrics. Sweat ultimately passed on the song that was originally written for his 1987 debut Make It Last Forever. Kemp recorded a demo of the new song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his “scratch vocal” ended up on the final release.
The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Just Got Paid” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. It lost out to Anita Baker’s “Giving You the Best That I Got”.
SIDE A:
Just Got Paid 5:24
Just Got Paid (7″ Version) 3:33
SIDE B:
Just Got Paid (Dub Mix) 5:23
Just Got Paid (Instrumental) 5:25
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Just Got Paid | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #10 |
| 1988 | Just Got Paid | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop | #1 |
| 1988 | Just Got Paid | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 07588
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: New Jack Swing
CREDITS:
- Executive-Producer – Kashif
- Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
- Mastered By – Herb Powers*
- Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley
- Written-By – G. Griffin*, J. Kemp*
NOTES:
Special Version From The Columbia Lp: “Secrets Of Flying”
Recorded at New Music Group Studios, Stamford, CT
Remixed at Soundworks Recording Studios, Ltd. New York, NY
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, New York, NY
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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