BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
“You Came” is the second single from the Kim Wilde album Close.
The single became one of the biggest hits of her long career topping the charts throughout Europe and reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart. Although it did not continue her United States success, on the pop chart, it peaked at number ten on the dance chart.
The song was released during the summer of 1988, while Wilde was supporting Michael Jackson on the European leg of his tour (the video for “You Came” showed material from the concerts as well as backstage footage). With the Close album becoming a best-seller, this was arguably the point where Wilde was at the pinnacle of her career as “You Came” reached the top ten in charts all over the world.
The song was written by Wilde and her brother after the birth of his first child, Marty.
SIDE A:
You Came (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:35
SIDE B:
You Came (Dub Version 1) 4:53
You Came (Dub Version 2) 4:45
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | You Came | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #41 |
| 1988 | You Came | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #10 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records (Canada) – MCA-23884, MCA Records – MCA-23884
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Ricki Wilde*, Tony Swain
Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone
Remix – Shep Pettibone, Steve Peck
Written-By – Kim Wilde, Ricki Wilde*
NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA album “CLOSE”
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
(or Another Step era)? 🙂
Hi Paul! Really great memory, this song! Any chance of more stuff from Kim in the queue? 🙂 … Especially from the Teases & Dares era?
Thank you so much! Also very happy to have the dub versions.
You’re welcome Dean 🙂
How are you feeling at the start of this brand new week, Paul?
Having a restful long weekend?
I first bought the UK 12″ in 1988, but bought the US Promo 12″ only in the mid 90s (pre-mp3) and paid a hefty sum for it!
Thanks for ripping these Pettibone Mixes.
I was expecting this to be a big follow-up to You Keep Me Hanging On in the US. It didn’t even crack the Top 40 in the end. Peaking at a frustrating #41.
Feeling good Ric thanks 🙂 I also paid a pretty high price for my copy too. I had to search and search for a copy with the picture sleeve a lot come with the MCA sleeve. I always prefer having the picture sleeve whenever possible 🙂
Thank you so much, Paul!
One of my favorite Kim Wilde songs!
Great to hear the remixes!
You are very welcome Chris 🙂
I wake up on my birthday to find this awesome post. My absolute favorite artist in the world and (quite possibly) my favorite song ever. Thank you DjPaul!
I have the US 12″ of this already, but it didn’t come with a picture cover so that was quite a surprise as well. Much nicer than the EU/UK picture cover. 😀
You’re welcome Santi. Hope you have a happy birthday!
One more from my favourite artist. Thank you, Paul! 🙂
I’ve never been that keen on the song, though. I like it, but I always found it a bit cheesy. To me, other tracks from the “Close” album like “Hey Mr Heartache”, “Never Trust A Stranger” or “European soul” were so much better.
But the picture of the (US) single shows Kim at her prettiest!
Hi Josmon10 yeh the picture sleeveon the US 12″ is much better than the UK in my opinion.
You’re great offering these DUB versions I love the Dub Versions that you always post , I never heard the Dub Version of this song before
Hope you enjoy them MAN 🙂
I always loved this song. Thanks for the post, Paul!
Razormaid did a cool mix with “You Came” and “Stone” together and I think it was about ten minutes long. Check it out if you have not heard it before.
You’re welcome Woz. I will check out that mix for sure 🙂
Thanks Paul. Hopefully u could post Hey Mr. Heartache & Four Letter Word. Do u have those singles ?
I have both on order Omar will post when I get them.
Very very nice to have the two dub versions! Thanks a lot Paul!
Universal is planning a reissue of ‘Close’ with bonus material (they refused to license the album to Cherry Pop). Hopefully Universal will produce a decent remaster.
You’re welcome Stefano. Never been a big fan of Cherry Pop’s remasters I have a couple where they used vinyl sources and didn’t even bother to remove the clicks/pops.