BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“Right by Your Side” is a song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the second single in the UK from Eurythmics’ third album Touch.
“Right by Your Side” was something of a departure from previous Eurythmics songs, and is an uptempo love song which features a calypso music instrumental backdrop, complete with synthesized steel drum and marimba sounds and a horn section.
“Right by Your Side” became the fourth consecutive Eurythmics single to hit the Top 10 of the UK singles chart during 1983. It also climbed to number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
“Plus Someting Else” is an instrumental/dub mix of the song “Regrets”; this version was included as a bonust track on the 2005 CD remaster of the album Touch. Shemefully the CD version does not include the full outro and is faded out nearly ten seconds early.
SIDE A:
Right By Your Side 12:21
SIDE B:
Right By Your Side (Special Mix) 1:00
Plus Something Else 5:30
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Right By Your Side | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #29 |
| 1983 | Right By Your Side | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #32 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – PW-13696
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Reggae
Style: Calypso, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Design – Laurence Stevens
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Photography By – Peter Ashworth
Producer – David A. Stewart
NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “TOUCH”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
Hello. Could you please post these 2 Eurythmics 12”:
The Walk + This Is The House
Always liked this one. Thanks for the remix!
Is that right that the “special version” is 1:00 long? 🙂
What’s even more ‘annoying’ might be Annie Lennox saying that she finds Dance Remixes ‘all quite vacuous’ !
She wondered what drugs Gay Men took to make them sound palatable.
So don’t go expecting ‘Remixes’ for her new Covers LP.
She went to court to try and get the Remixes of 17 Again and Pavement Cracks blocked.
Yet no-one seems bothered ?
Great post as usual Paul.
Somewhere along the way I’ve picked up a 7:14 edit of this Extended Version but I’ve no idea where it originated from.
Thanks for this exxxtra long version. I only had this as a crappy 128 mp3. Thank you again for your amazing quality.
Superb post, please go on with The Eurythmics 12 inch catalogue. We want them all 🙂
Thanks Paul, awesome as usual!!
Paul, I bought this when it came out and played the B-Side instrumental cut of Regrets more than the A-Side after an obsession with the Touch album. Thankyou for your stellar restorations. We thank you from down under !!!
Thanks Paul for more Eurythmics 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Most excellent – thank you so much, Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Steve 🙂
Thanks for this! If you’re on a Eurythmics kick, is there any chance the 12″ version of “This is the House” will show up? I’ll happily donate just for that. I’m overdue. 🙂
Hi John yes I do have that one hope I can get it posted asap 🙂
Nice one Paul, another quality rip..
Thanks as always.. 🙂
Thank you Ex15 🙂
Thanks Paul for the excellent Eurythmics posts.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Ooh, any more early Eurythmics hidden away for sharing soon? Thanks Paul!
Hi Matt yes I do have more Eurythmics I hope to get them posted soon.
Again this proves that what you do here Paul is such a gift to us music fanatics. I have the remastered CD, but I had no idea about “Plus Something Else” being shorter than the vinyl release. Thanks so much for these types of things. And, we would have been at a loss without your posting of the correct version of “Would I Lie To You” from the 12-inch. I have the CD remaster of that album as well, and it’s not what it’s supposed to be. The labels really need your assistance. Ain’t that the truth!!!!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff it’s quite annoying that the labels fool the listeners not sure the reasoning for chopping the CD version up. I’d gladly help them out 🙂
Awesome once again mate!
Thank you Neil 🙂