BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“I Could Love You” is a single by Ish professionally known as Ish Ledesma a Miami based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Ledesma has fronted, written for, or produced hits for the bands Foxy, Oxo, and Company B. Both Oxo and Company B were one-hit wonders in the US, with respective hits “Whirly Girl” and “Fascinated”; Foxy released several albums and singles, including the number one R&B hit “Get Off”.
In 1986 Ish released his second solo album “On This Corner” produced by Keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man John Robie. “I Could Love You” was the second single taken from the album but failed to have any chart impact dwespite getting heavy club play.
SIDE A:
I Could Love You (Club Mix) 6:02
Don’t Stop Now (Dub) 3:53
SIDE B:
I Could Love You (Rhythm Version) 5:03
Scream For Daddy (Dub) 3:35
Toot Toot Too Doot (Dub) 2:59
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20493
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – John Robie
Remix – Dan Joseph (2), Ish Ledesma
Find 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
@Jeff – I’m glad you enjoyed the “T” on on Paul’s masterful transfer. I enjoyed sharing it. A well balanced vinyl transfer is actually hard to do and Paul is indeed the absolute best at his craft. Most vinyl transfers have a hard time resisting the temptation to over-sweeten the high-end and over compress the frequency band. History will reflect Paul to be a curator at heart, lovingly saving vinyl club masterpieces from oblivion. Record companies judge what a “masterpiece” is based on sales volume – but a true masterpiece (IMO) should be based on the musical and cultural impact… Read more »
Larry / DJ Lollipop, you are so right about Paul’s exquisite work here on Burning The Ground. I’m no audiophile, but I know what I like by what I hear and Paul has consistently floored me with his vinyl transfers. His taste is so much like my own and he showcases songs, like you said “based on musical and cultural Impact.” And Paul has rescued dub versions from oblivion too. All too rarely, do we get CD compilations that have all the bells and whistles of our beloved 12-inch dance disc. Paul’s artistry demands notice on so many levels. He… Read more »
He looks Jimmy Fallon-ish.
Larry / DJ Lollipop, You had me in a state of ecstasy with your marvelously astute and scholarly rundown on this ISH 12-inch. Gosh, Paul and now you have really made my month here!! What a fantastic history lesson we got here and it’s such a great way to honor Paul’s wondrous capabilities in his ripping skills. I am so happy to be schooled about anything with John Robie’s name behind it. I absolutely adore the “On This Corner” LP and was so very disappointed with how it did commercially. It’s really sad to hear about the way Geffen records… Read more »
Thank you 1,000,000X Paul!!! I am downloading it now and can’t wait to hear it after your careful and wonderful transfer. Jeff and others may be interested in this record’s backstory: As you probably know, Ish Ledesma was a member of disco-legend Foxy and the a member and the musical genius, composer & producer of their biggest hits as well as being behind 80’s groups OXO & Blue Modérne. He is credited on Abba’s “Voulez Vous”, Miami Sound Machine’s “Bad Boy”, Latimore’s “Goodbye Heartaches” and Fred Schneider’s “Monster”. He also produced / composed “Something Tells Me” by Tiger Moon, “Be… Read more »
Thanks so much for the valuable information Larry / DJ Lollipop I really enjoyed getting all the facts that I did not know about this single. I am so excited that I now know the full story. It is a shame that Geffen over looked such a great artist.
Again, thank you Larry / Dj Lollipop for this explanation. I wanted to respond to you directly but I filled out a separate post. I hope you did get a chance to see it as I am most appreciative.
Thanks and have a wonderful weekend.
Jeff
My heart skipped major beats Paul when I saw this posted!! I have always been a fan of Ish since the days of his Foxy band and Oxo and his many productions. BUT, I fell in love with his “On This Corner” LP mainly because of the involvement of my favorite artist/producer John Robie. This album was such a highlight for me and it’s a shame that not too many people know of it, or it wasn’t that appreciated at the time. There are many a highlights to this album and this song is one of them. Bless your heart… Read more »
You’re welcome Jeff thought of you while I was working on this because I know you are a huge Robie fan. You are gonna love this twelve 🙂
Scream for DADDY!! Indeed I….DID!! Man Paul, I can not thank you enough for this. What a surprise this is!! Phew, I am so Thrilled to have it and in such — BEYOND STELLAR QUALITY too!! It’s much different than the album version, but there are definite shades of John Robie’s production throughout, like the emulator keyboard and the Toot Toot Too Doots. And that vocal exchange between Ish and the female is still in there as well. I love the extra punch of Latin percussion and I have such a thing for disco whistles as well. I love dance… Read more »