BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Jody” is a song by American singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986 as the third single from his album Frantic Romantic. It was written by Stewart, Narada Michael Walden, and Jeffrey Cohen, and produced by Walden.

In America, the single became Stewart’s most successful single on the dance charts, peaking at #9, and became his third single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #42. In Canada, the single made a brief appearance on the chart, peaking at #81.

“Jody” was inspired by Jody Watley of American music group Shalamar, for which Stewart had been a backing vocalist and dancer in the early 1980s.

Watley went on to co-write two singles on Stewart’s 1988 follow-up album, Say It Again: “Don’t Talk Dirty to Me” and “Is It Really Love?,” both of them with her husband of the time André Cymone, who co-produced and performed on the album.

The B-side for the single, “Dance Floor”, was also taken from the album Frantic Romantic. It was written by Stewart and Roy Carter.

SIDE A:
Jody (Dance Mix) 5:34
Jody (Dub Mix) 6:10

SIDE B:
Dance Floor (Extended Version) 6:40
Edited By [Edits] – Chep Nunez*
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez

Jody (Single Version) 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9477
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Other [Reduced] – Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A1-A2, B2)
Edited By [Edits] – Benji Candelario (tracks: A1-A2)
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Alan Meyerson (tracks: A1-A2)
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1-A2)
Supervised By [Mix Supervision] – Ed Eckstine (tracks: A1-A2)

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “FRANTIC ROMANTIC”

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

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