BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
Jody Watley’s “Friends” was the first crossover hit to introduce and pair the custom and specialized 16 bar verse with a rapper and singer. The formula became such a popular and successful formula in music that The Grammy’s added the “Rap/Sung” Category in 2002.
This 12″ contains remixes by C.J Mackintosh & Dave Dorrell. These mixes are exclusive to this 12″ and did not appear on any other 12″ releas. Released as the second single from the album Larger Than Life “Friends” peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
SIDE A:
Friends (“Unity” Remix) 8:04
SIDE B:
Friends (Bassapella) 5:51
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Friends | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #9 |
| 1989 | Friends | U.S. Billboard Black Singles | #3 |
| 1989 | Friends | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #7 |
| 1989 | Friends | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles Year End Chart | #65 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Ltd. – MCAX 1352
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing
Credits: Producer – André Cymone
Remix – CJ Mackintosh, Dave Dorrell
NOTES:
Original version on the LP “LARGER THAN LIFE”
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
Thanks for the Unity Remix 🙂
Thanks for this one as well Paul.
great shares, thank you.
Hi Paul,
Great post sir. Keep it funky 😉
hi Paul
do me a favor and delete all my ‘waffle-ings’ / comments here – ta xx
Thank you!
You’re welcome Johan 🙂
Friends are definitely hard to find… so be careful. This Unity Remix is so hard to find but of course, it takes you and only you Dj PaulT who can provide us with such a rare mix. Thanks so much!
MusicdivaSF you are a long time friend and supporter of BTG and I appreciate you comment. Many thanks 🙂
Hi Paul, thanks for your hard work.. You make everything work so smoothly.. Great job Paul..
many thanks Ron!
lo mr P you heard any of these http://www.discogs.com/Jody-Watley-Precious-Love/release/955187
Hi Adam yes I have and will be posting them at some point.
Great to see these vinyl-only UK remixes. The Unity mix kills the standard US mixes and has some well placed “Friends” samples. I can remember hearing this on one of the syndicated radio mixshows at the time and spent 2 months hunting down the import. Shame it was never released on CD but great to have it cleaned up here! Also makes me remember the Macintosh/Dorrell import mixes of Janet Jackson’s Escapade and Alright.
Updj1 it is a a fab remix. I prefer it also over the US mix.
Thank you, DJPT!
You’re welcome buddy 😀
Thank you Paul!
I love Jody, was looking for these mixes, and the new download method works like a breeze
Good deal Gus glad to hear that 🙂
I should be ecstatic for this ‘post’
Unfortunatly
I somehow got ‘blocked’ on JW’s youtube channel
my only crime [i can think of] was to say
it was ‘nice’ to see her ‘Jody’ singles ‘Listed’
with all her other releases on ‘Discogs’
I mean i still remember the 2 BBC Radio 1 Dj’s
who to get the truth ala Shalamar was to get it
”Straight from the Horses’ mouth”
‘A very attractive filly @ least” was there
Ad-lib which only dug a deeper hole
I never said anything like that LOL
wow, never seen this mix before – you just keep coming up with surprises don’t you??? thanks again!
Thank you Feanor. I do my best to keep surprises coming lol.