BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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Originally posted December 27, 2012

“Foolish Beat” is the fourth single, and the first ballad release, from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson. Originally recorded in the winter of 1987 for the Dream Tour, months prior to its inclusion on her album Out of the Blue, this made Gibson the youngest person to write, produce and sing a number-one single entirely on her own when “Foolish Beat” hit the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988.

In the United Kingdom, the single reached a peak position of number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The single was released in Japan as the B-side to “Out of the Blue” on Atlantic Records Japan.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

SIDE A:
Foolish Beat (Vocal/Extended Mix) 6:44
Foolish Beat (Instrumental) 4:27

SIDE B:
Only In My Dreams (Dream House Mix) 10:03

Medley (Debbie Gibson Mega Mix) 7:14
Out Of The Blue
Shake Your Love
Only In My Dreams
Edited By – Roger Pauletta, Scott Blackwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86556
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Downtempo, House

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Gibson*, Zarr*
Executive-Producer – Douglas Breitbart
Mastered By – D.K.*
Photography By – J. MIchael Dombroski
Producer – Deborah Gibson* (tracks: A1, A2), Fred Zarr (tracks: B1, B2)
Producer [Additional], Mixed By, Engineer – Bob Broockmann* (tracks: A1, A2), Scott Blackwell
Remix – Scott Blackwell
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Tracks B1 and B2 produced for Bizarr Music, Inc.
Side A: Special remix from Atlantic LP 81780 – “OUT OF THE BLUE”.

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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