BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Originally posted April 19th, 2011
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” is a 1984 single by American actress and television director Kim Fields. She is known for her roles as Tootie Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life, and as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single.
During the run of Facts of Life, 14 year old Fields released a one off single on the Critique Records label: the disco/Hi-NRG “He Loves Me He Loves Me Not” which became a minor club hit peaking at #30 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.
The b-side “Dear Michael” is a tribute to pop icon Michael Jackson which also peaked at #55 on the U.S. R&B chart.
SIDE A:
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Club Mix) 7:13
Written-By – Elliot Willensky
SIDE B:
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Instrumental Version) 5:57
Written-By – Elliot Willensky
Dear Michael 3:23
Written-By – Elliot Willensky, Hal Davis
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #30 |
| 1984 | Dear Michael | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | #55 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Critique – CRI 1208
Format: Vinyl, 12″ 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi-NRG
CREDITS:
Artwork By [Cover Concept] – The Garrett Company*
Mixed By – Bill Bottrell
Photography – Susan Rothschild
Producer – Elliot Willensky, Hal Davis
NOTES:
Produced for Music Center Productions.
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Am I tripping, or is this Madonna demo-ing a Stock Aitken n Waterman cooperation?
Pink, very pink, everything, by the way. Or is it my screen-settings?
Paul, thanks for the oportunity to get to know this. But i am going fade to grey for a while again. You lot enjoy this one. 🙂
Hi Paul, WOW… I had no idea she had any music out. This is very catchy. Your vinyl rip is impeccable. This blows my mind…Thanks Again
I love this track … The instrumental is one of my best tracks ever … I’m Very happy with this one
Another great song which is totally new to me. I loved the Hi-NRG genre in the eighties. The remix sounds also great. Thank you Paul for the fantastic rips during this week. Have a great weekend.
Thank you Daniel. Have a great weekend 🙂
You’ve certainly piqued my interest here, Paul. Growing up, I was a huge fan (still am) of “The Facts of Life” television show. I also remember that Miss Fields did a record or two along the way. Even, back four years or so, when I discovered your amazing website, I saw it listed but it was a dead link. It’s so great that you have resurrected this track with your new equipment and your phenomenal skills for ripping vinyl. You are so GOD-LIKE when it comes to extracting sound from vinyl records. Your rips are exquisite. I just melt into… Read more »
Thanks Jeff Bill Bottrell who worked with Madonna on Like A Prayer did an amazing job on this 12″. It will have you dancing and singing while remembering the just how special the 80s really were. Kim kinda channels her inner Janet Jackson on this one. Hope you like it.
Enjoy the weekend 🙂