BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“If You Leave Me Now” is the debut single by Filipino soul singer of mixed Jamaican and Visayan descent Jaya. She is the first Filipino recording artist to chart in the United States, “If You Leave Me Now” peaked at 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 3, 1990 spending twenty-six weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
If You Leave Me Now (Radio Mix) 4:40
If You Leave Me Now (Jayaless) 4:29
SIDE B:
If You Leave Me Now (Terrific Dub) 8:11
Leave Me In Baleares (Acidic Spooge) 5:42
VINYL GRADE
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | If You Leave Me Now | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #44 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: LMR (Lefrak-Moelis Records) – LMR 7000, LMR (Lefrak-Moelis Records) – LMR7000
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle
CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Stevie B
Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Jaya (2)
Co-producer, Edited By – Glenn Gutierrez
Engineer – Jimmy Starr
Executive Producer – Herb Moelis
Music By – Dadgel Atabay, Glenn Gutierrez
Other [Dubs] – Glenn Gutierrez
Performer [All Instruments] –Glenn Gutierrez
Photography – James Kriegsmann, Jr.
Producer, Mixed By, Lyrics By – Stevie B
NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “Jaya”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Thanks for that freestyle track! A missing freestyle track in that collection is Rochelle – My Magic Man. Would be great if you could post it someday
I have two version of this I could send you the link to.
Hi, thanks for take the time to upload all these jewels, i love de 12″ and the extended mixes!
congratulations Paul
Thanks can u post tomorrow is paul shaffer when the radio is on 12″ tevin Campbell round and round 12″ and Gerald albright the hook 12″ edit Please?
Oooooooh! Thank you very much, Paul!!! This was a very pleasant surprise! I’m a big fan of these kinds of mixes/edits like Stevie B’s 12″ singles always offered. This is one of those very late 80s singles that I was so mad they never released on CD Single. My friend had the promo cd.
Thanks a million!
-Fred
Espectacular, gracias Pault.
Thank you Paul!! I have always loved this single ever since I first heard it way back when. Stevie B is all over this one and I adore everything about the record! Especially the dub version. The edits, and the “Terrific” sample from one of the best cult records from the 1980’s called “Taste So Good” by File 13. Man Paul, I can’t wait to check out your rip.
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff. This is such a great freestyle track one that sticks with you.
Freestyle goodness! Thanks, Paul!
You’re welcome, Jack 🙂