BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“No. 1” is a 1985 single by the former keyboard/guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Chaz Jankel. The song was featured in the 1985 film “Real Genius” starring Val Kilmer. “No.1” debuted on the U.S. Dance Chart on May 11, 1985 peaking at #20 spending seven weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
No. 1 (Manhattan Mix) 7:15
SIDE B:
No. 1 (Dub Mix) 9:03
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | No. 1 | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #20 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12121
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Philip Bagenal
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Remix – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – Jankel*, Dury*, Watt-Roy*
NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling.
Remixed from the forthcoming album “LOOKING AT YOU”
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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: 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
Great song! Do you happen to have the 7″ single version? The Manhattan mix is the only one available on Chaz’s Best Of disc and any appearance on compilations. It seems impossible to find.
Chaz looks like Adam Driver
I agree Christian 🙂
LOVE the movie and I still watch it now and then its has a lot of fun 80s music in the film including this song which I love!! Thanks so much !!!
I agree keeganskylar. Great movie and soundtrack 🙂
I’m aware of the song, but not these mixes.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Thanks Paul. I can’t believe you have this one. Loving the rare 80s music from motion pictures theme you have been posting lately. It also gives me hope that ‘Young Hearts’ by Commuter from The Karate Kid soundtrack will show up here. My gut tells me you know the song. Fingers crossed.
I do know the song very well Mill City and love the movie. Sadly there was never a 12″ mix only a promo 7″.
I just LOVED everything Chaz Jankel did in the 1980s! I have the LP but not these mixes, so this is a super-fab treat. Thank you for making my day!
You’re welcome VanceMan 🙂
this has been on my “to find/get!” list for some time..thanks so much Paul!.. truly a classic that needs to be revisited.
You’re welcome Brent 🙂
Great post! Really dig Chaz Jankel. Since Ai no Corrida. my first 7″ I have a soft spot for his style and his smile ;-). The sleeve was just 2 smears of color, so it really was for the song.
Nice to see him in the spotlight again though. One of the true low-key gems in the industry.
Still triple-love Questionnaire, secret wish is to run into an undiscovered full length 15 minute version on a vinyl fleamarket.
I love his smile too Dirk was one of the things that drew me to him 🙂
Thanks for the dub mix especially – this was on my list for many years!
You’re welcome Martijn van Heeringen 🙂
Thanks Paul,
I forgot this song
and I didn’t known the extended/dub mix.
I think that Zeus B.Held is a great remixer.
Good taste.☺
You’re welcome BE.D12” 🙂
(A Huge SCREAM OF ELATION!!!) Oh-MY-GOODNESS PAUL!!! You are so definitely my Number One!! How do you do it!?! You pull out all-the-stops when it comes to selecting the twelves that you do!! I love Chaz Jankel so much!! Loved his “Ai No Carrida,” which was fabulously covered by Quincy Jones. And then, his massive “Glad To Know You” single which was huge in my part of the country. Radio played it all the time. And they even took that guitar part to be included in TKA’s Freestyle classic, “Maria”!! Oh boy oh boy!! And now this song, which I… Read more »
I think it’s safe to say that you like this one Jeff 🙂 I love this twelve and was afraid that know one would like it or comment. I can always count on you and your stellar taste and knowledge of dance music. A big hug 🙂