BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“You Belong to the City” is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and recorded by Frey during his solo career. It was written specifically for the television show Miami Vice in 1985. The song nearly reached the top of the charts, peaking at number two (behind Starship’s “We Built This City”) on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, although it did reach the top of the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. This song, along with Jan Hammer’s “Miami Vice Theme”, helped the Miami Vice soundtrack album reach the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart for 11 weeks in 1985, making it the best-selling album of the year and the most successful TV soundtrack of all time.
All instruments were performed by Frey except the saxophone part played by studio musician Bill Bergman, as well as the drum track by Frey’s long-time drummer, Michael Huey. The song was recorded at Fool On The Hill studios, New York City, at the end of 1984. The synthesizer used in this song was a Yamaha DX7.
SIDE A:
You Belong To The City(Long Version) 5:52
SIDE B:
You Belong To The City(Short Version) 4:24
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | You Belong To The City | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
| 1985 | You Belong To The City | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #1 |
| 1985 | You Belong To The City | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | #2 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33 17035
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Glenn Frey
Written-By – Jack Tempchin
NOTES:
From the Television Series Album “MIAMI VICE”
Finf the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
Que hermoso sonido, muy bello, muchas gracias amigo DjPaulT.
Thank you very much Paul
One of the highlights from the 80’s….absolutely atmospheric and beautiful.
Thanks again.
🙂
Haven’t heard this in a while… THanks Paul!
Nice tribute Paul. I always felt this was his best solo song, when I was a kid hearing this, I had no idea that he was in the Eagles. I didn’t watch Miami Vice, but the lonely, sad, sleazy vibe comes across really well, the reality sets in, the pastel clothes probably have stains, and those shoes probably don’t smell very well from a lack of socks. When I read Glen Frey died I listened to this song, it surprised me how the saxophone melody is a bit like the saxophone melody in Lazarus by David Bowie.
Thanks for sharing this, Paul. And for all that you do! 🙂
Thank you, Paul!
Very cool to see more Glenn Frey. Great song. I love that classic Yamaha synth sound. You could say that i’m a synth fanatic!
Thanks again Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Oh how I love the atmosphere that this song creates. Anything with a saxophone really get me musically. Paul, thanks for ripping this Glenn Frey classic Classic!!! I never watched “Miami Vice” however, I always heard that they were very progressive in their incorporation of music and songs that fit the mood expertly. They certainly were an influential television show. And this track, especially the long version creates landscapes and images in my mind. I love tracks like this and started to think of Rod Stewart’s “Passion” too. Oh, and “Zalman King’s Red Shoe Diaries” and its evocative soundtrack. Ooh… Read more »
I have never watched the show either Jeff but I do have it in my watch list so hopefully I will get to it soon. Thank you for the comment 🙂
Yes Paul, yes!!!
I was really expecting for this one!!!
As a Miami Vice fan… THANK YOU so much Paul!!!!!
Take care,
Gonzalo
You’re welcome Gonzalo76. I meant to post this the other day but had to do some extra work on it 🙂