BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980
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Originally posted July 2, 2010
Happy Independence Day 4th of July USA!
“America” (also known as “They’re Coming to America” or “Coming to America”) is the name of a patriotic song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, released on April 4, 1980 as part of The Jazz Singer soundtrack album. The song was a hit single in the United States in 1981, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Diamond’s sixth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard also rated it as the #62 pop single overall for 1981. Although the single version was a studio recording, it sounds live because of crowd overdubs in the song.
The “edited” single version is about one minute shorter than the LP version and has not appeared on CD as far as I know.
SIDE A:
America (Edited Version) 3:27
SIDE B:
Songs Of Life 3:32
Written By – G. Becaud
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | America | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #8 |
| 1981 | America | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – 4994
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: April 4, 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: pop Rock
CREDITS:
Producer – Bob Gaudio
Written-By – N. Diamond*
NOTES:
From the motion picture soundtrack “THE JAZZ SINGER”
Find the 7″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the incredible rip! I’ve never seen this version on CD. The single version of Hello Again from the same album is also different. Both versions are remixes, doing away with the orchestral intros.
Happy Independence Day Paul and everyone associated with Burning The Ground!! I hope everyone of us have a great day filled with love, laughter, great food and drink and incredible pyrotechnics!! Everybody stay safe too!! I think this day is so important especially with all the great things happening in the US at the time. If the Age of Aquarius is indeed upon us, now is the time for great change and for people of all nations to love one another. I didn’t even notice the typo Paul, but I will download the track again. I had chills playing the… Read more »
Great single and of course a very appropriate post.
Hope you all have a great Independence Day!
Thanks Paul 🙂
The Jazz Singer is one of my favourite Neil Diamond albums. Such a great collection of songs, well produced and of course an excellent soundtrack for the movie. I never heard this edited version, so I’m curious were they cut that minute. Thanks for this post.
Enjoy Stefano. If you want re-download the files I fixed the typo on the tagging.
What an excellent way to usher in the Independence Day holiday weekend Paul! You always know the right song for the right occasion! I can’t wait to hear this one in all its patriotic splendor!! I’ll be definitely playing this one along with your fantastic rip of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA (Dub Version)” to get me in the mood for the 4th of July!! I think the dub is the best version with its own firework edits by The Latin Rascals. Whoa, there’s such a treasure trove of tremendous music on Burning The Ground Paul! Really!! Everyday here… Read more »
You had me laughing with the mouth watering bit Jeff 🙂 I am at a loss for words. Have a safe and happy 4th my friend 🙂
I fixed the tagging typo on track B2 if you want to download it again 🙂