BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978
BTG DISCO CLASSIC REQUEST
“Fame” is a song by Jamaican singer-songwriter Grace Jones from her second studio album of the same name (1978). It was released in 1978, by Island Records as the album’s second single. Produced by Tom Moulton, “Fame” was originally part of a 20 minute medley on the “Fame” LP. On this 12″ promo “Fame” is presented in it’s edited form.
The song was not a hit on the pop charts but was huge in the dance clubs reaching the #3 position.
SIDE A:
Fame (Edit) 4:51
Lyrics By [Words By] – ack Robinson
Music By – Gil Slavin
SIDE B:
Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In NYC 5:28
Lyrics By [Words By] – Jack Robinson, Vivienne Savoie Robinson
Music By – James Bolden
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Fame | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #3 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – PRO-B-763
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By – Tom Moultonn
NOTES:
Produced by Tom Moulton for Beam Junction Productions.
“A Tom Moulton Mix”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Hi Paul, even with the Grace’s Disco-Years-box-deluxe out on all current formats.. You still are the only one providing us with this promo-edit of Fame With the Orchestral Outro ! Proves you are defenitely a force of your own.
oh and THANK YOU! Great post.
I recently interviewed Tom Moulton for my radio show, who worked on this roject and he said that Grace Jones was absolutely determined and forthright in her desire to be successful in music right back then. He also said that he thouht she ate a lot of red meat whilst she was making records! 🙂
if you want to hear the chat with Tom Moulton – simply one of the legends of dance music – you can find it here.
http://www.mixcloud.com/daviddunnenucool/tom-moulton-in-conversation-with-david-dunne/
Thanks, Paul 🙂
I can still remember hearing ‘Saved’ (I’m no longer Depraved) for the 1st time (Hi Tom Edinburgh) And the needle ‘jumps’ to find that bit of a medley. Fab-u-lous Post [again!] Edits hold there own – I just heard the ‘Original Single Versions’ from David Bowie’s Station To Station Re-issue It’s like there ‘different’ songs altogether [if u know what I mean!] Still think she’s like a female DB to a lot of her fans and way better than a few more ‘famous’ types You can ‘Like’ So much more [ie Downloads] If you dont have to haul the Vinyl… Read more »
Thank you for these two Grace Jones’ maxi singles! What a treat 😀
Saw Grace on her “Hurricane” tour couple of years ago in Helsinki. It was great show, and she was absolutely superb. Real artist.
You’re welcome Vuoksenniska!
Nice post. I was checking continuously this blog and I am inspired! Extremely useful info particularly the last section 🙂 I take care of such info a lot. I was looking for this certain information for a long time. Thanks and best of luck.
Disco CLASSIC! I get my income taxes on the 13th and wil be giving you a nice donation. You SOOOO deserve it, paul!
Thank you Ray 🙂
Wow, this is a rare one indeed! Thank you!!
And i have more Grace waiting in the BTG vaults for later posts 🙂
WOW thanks so much for this!
Many thanks Marc!
you know i have a soft spot for grace 🙂 thanks so much youre the MAN 😛
I cannot find words to thank you! Two “Graces” in a row – WOW! RESPECT!
Thank you George!
Have been downloading from your site with great pleasure. One of the best sites on the web! Thanks for sharing these gems…
Kind regards from the Netherlands!
You’re welcome Jos 🙂
Thank you very much dear Paul! Love this song!!
You’re welcome Spring 🙂