BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978
DISCO FRIDAY!
Judy Cheeks is a female dance music singer born in Miami, Florida in 1954 and is the daughter of gospel singer and preacher Rev. Julius Cheeks. In 1978 she hit #10 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with her first disco single “Mellow Lovin’,”. The single also peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Mellow Lovin’,” was produced by Anthony Monn (best known for his work with gay icon Amanda Lear) in Giorgio Moroder’s Musicland Studios in Munich.
Cheeks also appears as a backing vocalist on Lear’s 1979 album Never Trust A Pretty Face and on Boney M.’s Ten Thousand Lightyears and Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs as a member of vocal trio La Mama. In 1986, she worked as a studio musician (providing backing vocals) on Alphaville’s album Afternoons in Utopia.
Judy Cheeks had a career resurgence in the 1990s, when she re-emerged with a string of dance chart hits, including two #1s in 1995, “Respect” and “As Long As You’re Good To Me”, as well as “Reach”, which appeared on the Summer Hitmix ’94 CD released by ZYX Records.
This US 12″ promo includes the Tom Moulton Disco Mix which is exclusive to this release. This version is longer than what appeared on the commercial releases. The same mix appears on both sides of the single.
SIDE A:
Mellow Lovin’ (Disco Mix) 7:35
SIDE B:
Mellow Lovin’ (Disco Mix) 7:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)
CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mellow Lovin’ | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #65 |
| 1978 | Mellow Lovin’ | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco | #10 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Salsoul Records – SG 2063TM (DJ)
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By, Conductor – Charly Ricanek
Mastered By – TM/JR*
Mixed By – Tom Moulton
Producer – Anthony Monn
Written-By – T. Monn*, J. Cheeks*, R. Williams*
NOTES:
“A TOM MOULTON MIX”
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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
This is one of my all time favourite disco singles and I was watching this great HD video of Judy Cheeks on the MOM You Tube channel (they have some amazing videos that judging by the low numbers on views, very few people are aware of). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oG0_Ai9GAM Anyway, I had the urge to hear the Tom Moulton mix (which extends the original by around two and a half minutes) so I was overjoyed when I saw on BurningTheGround as I knew it meant the best recording on the net! Anthony Monn and Tom Moulton – a disco match made in… Read more »
Sorry to hear that Paul.Hope you get better soon mate.
What AMAZING QUALITY! This sounds REALLY GOOD!
Great Job!
Top Site!
RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG
Hello Paul I’m a fan of your site. I greatly appreciate the work you do, magically transporting us to other times, that where music was a gift for their diversity and quality. I want to ask you a favor. You could post again to Sting – Englisman in New York, Blondie – Call Me (The Ben Liebrand Remix), Billy Idol – Mony Mony, Kaja – Turn Your Back On Me, Climie Fisher – Rise To The Occasion, The Comunnards – Never Can Say Goodbye, Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger, Richard Marx – Should’ve Known Better, Cerrone – Supernature ‘… Read more »
Have never heard of her stuff earlier than REACH. I love REACH, has always been one of the best dance anthems from the 90s! ;-}
I have the same comment!
never heard before but i’m sure it’s gonna be super discooooooooo!!!!!!!!
thank u dj!!!!!
have a great weekend!!!!!!
This is a favourite of mine, and the moulton mix is superb. It was included (this version) in a UK CD compilation with other salsoul gems, BUT the mastering was POOR (as expected) so I ripped it myself from the 12″. I’m sure your work surpasses my restoration, so I welcome this Friday’s treat with hot pleasure! Thanks a lot, Paul!
you’re welcome George E. Have a fantastic weekend 🙂