BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“Some Kind of Lover” is the fourth single from Jody Watley’s self-titled debut, Jody Watley.
“Some Kind of Lover” was Jody’s third top 10 pop single from the album, and third number-one of the US dance chart, though the single found huge success in the US, outside the states, the single only reached number 81 on the UK charts.
The single advanced into the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during the week of February 27, 1988, finally stalling at #10 the week of April 16, 1988. “Some Kind of Lover” kept Watley in the Top 20 of the singles chart for six weeks.
The music video premiered in January 1988 and was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video, she also performed “Some Kind of Lover” at the award show that year.
SIDE A:
Some Kind Of Lover (Extended) 7:13
SIDE B:
Some Kind Of Lover (Radio Edit) 5:34
Some Kind Of Lover (Instrumental) 7:16
Some Kind Of Lover (Dub) 4:17
Some Kind Of Lover (Bonus Beats) 3:59
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Some Kind Of Lover | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #10 |
| 1987 | Some Kind Of Lover | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #3 |
| 1987 | Some Kind Of Lover | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-17448
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Freestyle, RnB/Swing
CREDITS:
Engineer –Taavi Mote
Producer – André Cymone, David Z.
Producer [Additional Production] – Victor Flores
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.
Written-By – A. Cymone*, J. Watley*
NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP “Jody Watley”.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Password: burningtheground
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Glad i found your blog when searching for rare 80’s classics. Thanks for sharing your collection!
Thank you, Paul 🙂
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! Have wanted a high quality version of this extended mix for a while now. I really appreciate all your hard work. Thank you!
Hi Paul. Thank you for a wonderful job that you do. I love the 80s and 90s and I’ve been enjoying your posts, of course. As a DJ myself, I understand the importance of rarities and remixes.
I wanted to get to your attention, though, that some files cannot be uncompressed. Could you check and upload them again? It’s the somekindoflover16.rar file under the FLAC button here on the Jody page. And the same is happening with 1990flashback16.rar and the djpaultnewyear.rar under MEGA.
Thank you so much.
I recently upgraded WinRar to the latest version so that might be the issue. Try updating your software. You can get the latest version of WinRar for Windows here WinRAR download free and support: WinRAR (win-rar.com)
LOVE LOVE LOVE JODY! THANK YOU! I wonder what happened last year…I thought she had a plan to release seasonal EPs …but we just got the Winter Nights EP and The Healing (Redtop Remix is fabulous) …she’s had some nice guest spots the last few years too! More Wat-tage!
I ordered the “Winter Nights” EP and love it. I think the pandemic stalled her plans for the seasonal releases.
Yes, I guess it did, but I was SO looking forward to them! I wish she’d release an EP with the original version of ORIGINAL w/ her new version of Shalamar…I never got the regular version and it has disappeared into the ether leaving only a SoundCloud remix….ehihc did make a mixtape of mine, but how I feel incomplete…LOL
Thank you for this post, Paul. LOVE Jody Watley and your rip is exquisite. This is one of her best tracks. I’ll be playing this one LOUD. Thanks again!
You’re very welcome MusicMan3 Jody was a pioneer and trendsetter. 🙂
This is awesome – thank you!
I particularly love all the tracks Jody did with Andre Cymone.
(also the track she did with the one and only George Michael was also exceptional).
You’re welcome FluffyPaws 🙂
Thanks for the great rip, Paul! I actually pulled out the Don’t You Want Me acappella mix 2 nights ago to re-create the scratch effect from Seduction’s “Two To Make It Right (The Cole-Clivilles Dub Mix)” which begins at 0:42. It really would be nice to get that 12″ from you, by the way. <wink> <wink> 🙂
Thanks so much again!
You;re welcome, Fred 🙂
Knowing how much you love Jody makes this post quite the treat for all of us. And WOW, what a jam packed twelve this is too! Must have taken a long time to complete as we know you’re quite the perfectionist! Ms. Watley’s dance music records are so beloved amongst us fans. Thanks Paul for all your hard work!
“More Cowbell.”
Jeff
These big records as I call them with multiple mixes are time-consuming and sometimes I might have to miss a day or so posting to work on them. The end result is worth it to me. 🙂
Take as much time with the records as needed, Paul. The final result is stupendous!!!
Jeff
I love jody thnxx paul
You’re welcome, REDA 🙂