BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“High-Energy” is the title of a 1984 song co-written and co-produced by Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench, and performed by American dance singer Evelyn Thomas. The song was very popular in dance clubs around the world, and it topped the American dance chart in September of that year. It also spent four weeks atop the singles chart in Germany, and peaked at #5 in the UK. It became one of the earliest successful songs within the genre of music that has come to be known as Hi-NRG.
SIDE A:
High-Energy (Original Version) 7:50
SIDE B:
High-Energy (Remix) 8:35
Engineer – David Storrs
Remix – Victor Flores
High-Energy (Remix Instrumental Dub) 5:18
Engineer – David Storrs
Remix – Victor Flores
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | High-Energy | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #85 |
| 1984 | High-Energy | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TSR Records – TSR-833, TSR Records – TSR833
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Disco
CREDITS:
Arranged By – Fiachra Trench
Design [Art Design] – Ron Wong
Producer [Credited On Labels] – Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
Producer [Credited On Sleeve] – Ian Levine
Written-By – Ian Levine / Fiachra Trench*
NOTES:
Original & Special Remix Versions
Tempo: 124 BPM
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPulT
burningtheground.net
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 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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 rip as always, Paul, and I don’t mean to look a gift horse in the mouth, but have you got everything wired up correctly? Your right and left channels are swapped as compared to my own rip of this same record. Just checkin’.
LOL never mind… of course you got it right. I checked my record instead of my rip and it matches yours. So now I have to figure out how long I had my rig wired up backwards. I’m going to blame it on the drugs! Haha
What a treat it is to hear these again. The 24bit rips sound fantastic.
Cheers Paul 🙂
I don’t really remember this song coming out, but have always been quite fond of it, and lately I often find myself idly singing it In the kitchen.
Will have to check out the Erasure cover too, haven’t heard that.
hello from beautiful greece!!!
i was pretty sure this was going to show up this week!!!!
thanx a lot dj!!!!
have a nice weekend!!!!
Thanks Paul for all these fantastic postings. It took me back to my young, energized & happier clubbing days. No doubt I have all these classics in various format, it’s nice to listen to them every now and then. A very special way to celebrate Pride month.
I was so p*** off that “High Energy” kicked Frankie´s “Two Tribes” off the no 1 position in the German charts in August 1984 that I decided to hate that song 🙂
But that was an obvious lie to myself. I loved it and still love it 🙂
This is just one of those songs that no matter what you will always love it. Have a nice weekend 🙂
Another gem Paul!!! Love this record; I loved the entire TSR catalog as well. Great end to a great week! The rhythm track kind of reminded me of “In The Navy” by the Village People at times too. Also loved Erasure’s cover of the tune. You certainly know your NRG classics!!
Have a terrific weekend!!
Jeff
Thank you, Jeff. Have a terrific weekend. We might more Hi NRG/Disco next week if everyone is up to it 🙂
Thank you Paul !
Happy to find this Hi-NRG classic here !
You’re welcome Ben Paris 🙂