BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
In 1987, Nu Shooz was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, based on its breakthrough success the previous year. The group lost to Bruce Hornsby & the Range; the other nominees that year were Glass Tiger, Simply Red, and Timbuk3. In 1988, the band released the album Told ‘U’ So.
“Should I Sat Yes?” was the first single released from the album and was the duo’s final entry to date on the Hot 100 peaking at #41. The single did much better on the R&B chart peaking at #17.
SIDE A:
Should I Say Yes? (Club Mix) 6:11
Should I Say Yes? (Bassapella) 4:50
SIDE B:
Should I Say Yes? (Vocal Dub) 5:47
Should I Say Yes? (Instrumental) 4:48
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Should I Say Yes? | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #41 |
| 1988 | Should I Say Yes? | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | #17 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86599
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Backing Vocals – Bunny Hull, JD Steele, Linda Hornbuckle, Valerie Day
Drum Programming – Jeff Lorber, John Smith (7)
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Engineer [Re-mix] – Josh Abbey
Keyboards – John Smith (7)
Keyboards [Additional] – Jeff Lorber
Lead Vocals – Valerie Day
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Producer – John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Remix – Mantronik*
NOTES:
Special Versions of Atlantic LP 81804 – “Told U So”
Mastered at Bernie Grundman
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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
Links are fixed!
great song, too bad they didn’t have much more success.
wonder if you have brenda russell’s “gravity” 12″
Much thanks for this 12″ lost gem, Paul. And this is literally a LOST gem for me. I missed out on buying this 12″ in 1988, and was delighted to find it in a second hand shop three years later. I bought it together with a stack of about 15 records, and this was placed right at the bottom of my pile at the counter. But when I got home, I found out that this 12″ was not in my paper bag, and I had paid for it! It sure sucks! I like to think it was an accidental mistake,… Read more »
Thank you Paul! Your rip sounds GREAT. Love Nu Shooz and love this 12″!I was so excited when this single came out in ’88. So happy to have it to listen to again. 🙂
Thank you Paul!!! nice remixes.
You’re welcome Guss.
I live for the sound of Nu Shooz. Love love love them. Thank you, Paul!
More Nu Shooz coming stay tuned.
Always loved this song….too bad it didn’t do as well as their signature song, “I Can’t Wait”. Thanks for another forgotten 80’s gem, Paul!
You’re welcome Dan this is a great song and 12″. I hope that by posting it more people will introduced to it.