BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“It’s No Secret” is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue taken from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). The song was written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who were also the producers of Minogue’s first four studio albums. The song was intended to be released as the fifth single from Kylie, but due to the success and longevity of Kylie’s massive selling duet with Jason Donovan, “Especially for You”, over Christmas 1988 and the following new year, it was only released in a handful of countries. In the United States, “It’s No Secret” was released as Kylie’s third single where it reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Originally scheduled to be released worldwide, “It’s No Secret” was canceled in most territories in favor of “Hand on Your Heart”, a brand new track, which was released in April 1989 and was the first to be released from her second album Enjoy Yourself. Eventually, the song was only released in the USA, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan.

Due to its limited release and therefore, no promotion, the song was not a huge commercial success, but it did well enough to promote its parent album Kylie from which it was released. “It’s No Secret” debuted at number 47 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it only peaked for a sole week. In February 1989, the song climbed to number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, managing to peak inside the Top 40. In total, the song spent a total of thirteen weeks in the Hot 100, making the song one of Kylie’s longest-running singles on the chart itself.

SIDE A:
It’s No Secret (12″ Version) 5:41
Mixed By – Dave Ford

SIDE B:
Made In Heaven (Maid In England Mix) 6:18
Mixed By – Mixmaster Pete Hammond*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: PWL Records ‎– 0-21126, Geffen Records ‎– 0-21126
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Specialty Press
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Mike Stock, Suzanne Rhatigan
Drums – A Linn*
Engineer – Karen Hewitt, Mark McGuire, Yoyo
Guitar – Matt Aitken
Keyboards – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock
Keyboards [Additional] – George De Angelis, Neil Palmer
Management – Terry Blamey
Photography By [Back Photo] – Lawrence Lawry
Photography By [Front Photo] – Grant Matthews (2)
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Stock Aitken Waterman*

NOTES:
A Stock Aitken Waterman Production
Recorded at PWL Studios, London

Track A original version available on the Geffen album “KYLIE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

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