Category: Tiffany

Tiffany – Radio Romance (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusivev1988

“Radio Romance” is the second single from Tiffany’s second album Hold an Old Friend’s Hand in the US and the first from the album in the UK and Australia.

By early 1989 radio was changing and the genres played were switching to hip hop and R&B music. There was less room for young pop acts such as Tiffany. As a result, “Radio Romance” failed to achieve the success of her previous singles. It made the Top 40 in the US and managed to become a hit in the UK, where it reached #13.

In Japan, the song and Tiffany were featured in TV commercials for Meiji “Lucky” chocolate sticks.

The music video for “Radio Romance” was one of Tiffany’s most surreal. In the video, she plays a waitress in a diner who calls the radio request line often to request a song for her secret crush. The problem is that he is holding hands with her best friend. Later in the video, Tiffany dances with others in what looks like a dream sequence. As the video progresses, a child appears with a magic wand which furthers the video’s fantasy nature.

To promote the single in the US, Tiffany performed the song on the Mickey Mouse Club and The Arsenio Hall Show.

SIDE A:
Radio Romance (Dance Mix) 6:56
Remix – Bill Smith, George Tobin, John Duarte

SIDE B:
Radio Romance (7″ Version) 4:03
Can’t Stop A Heartbeat 4:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Radio Romance U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– TIFF T5, MCA Records ‎– TIFFT 5
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – John Duarte
Producer – George Tobin
Written-By – John Duarte, Mark Paul

NOTES:
From the LP “HOLD AN OLD FRIENDS HAND”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Side A

Sunday At The Mall.

Hype Sticker“I Think We’re Alone Now” is a song, written and composed by Ritchie Cordell. It was originally a 1967 US hit for the American recording artists Tommy James and the Shondells.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was re-popularized when American pop singer Tiffany covered the song for her debut studio album, Tiffany, which was released in 1987 on the MCA Records label. When George Tobin, Tiffany’s manager and producer, gave her the cassette of the original version by Tommy James & the Shondells, Tiffany hated the idea of recording a version of her own for her album mostly because she thought the song was neither modern enough nor hip enough.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” proved to be Tiffany’s biggest hit once she did record and release it. Her version of the song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (coincidentally, another Tommy James & the Shondells cover, Billy Idol’s version of “Mony, Mony,” followed it on the top spot) and three weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was not the first single from Tiffany’s debut album. The first single was “Danny,” but radio started picking up “I Think We’re Alone Now,” another selection on the album. It became a runaway number 1 hit and was the eighteenth highest selling single for 1987 and the thirty-second highest selling single in Australia for 1988.

The music video was shot in a shopping mall in Ogden, Utah, which echoed the way her early career had been promoted. Elements of the video were filmed in the now demolished Bull Ring Centre in Birmingham, UK. The video was featured in the 2012 film Ted and the song was also on the soundtrack and appears in its sequel.

SIDE A:
I Think We’re Alone Now (Extended Version) 6:35

SIDE B:
I Think We’re Alone Now (Single Version) 4:25
I Think We’re Alone Now (Dub Version) 6:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 I Think We’re Alone Now U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1987 I Think We’re Alone Now U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #26
1987 I Think We’re Alone Now U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23793
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – John Duarte
Producer – George E. Tobin*
Remix – Bill Smith, John Duarte
Written-By – Ritchie Cordell

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP “TIFFANY”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi