Laura Branigan – Hold Me (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Hold Me” is a song by the American pop singer Laura Branigan, which was released in 1985 as the second single from her fourth studio album Hold Me. It was written by Bill Bodine and Beth Andersen, and produced by Jack White and Harold Faltermeyer.

Following the Top 40 success of the first single from Hold Me, “Spanish Eddie”, “Hold Me” was released as the follow-up single. It reached No. 82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart.

**”Spanish Eddie” is mislabeled on the label it is actually the LP Version.

SIDE A:
Hold Me (Vocal/New Extended Remix) 5:20
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer, Jack White
Remix – Beau Hill
Written-By – Beth Andersen, Bill Bodine

SIDE B:
Tenderness (Vocal/Extended Remix Version) 5:52
Arranged By – Ed Arkin, Mark Spiro
Arranged By [Horns Arrangement] – Jerry Hey
Producer – Jack White
Producer [Associate] – Mark Spiro
Written-By – Jack White, Laura Branigan, Mark Spiro

Spanish Eddie (Vocal/Extended Remix Version) 4:09
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer
Producer – Jack White
Written-By – Chuck Cochran (2), David Palmer (4)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Hold Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82
1985	Hold Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86845
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special Remix of Atlantic LP “HOLD ME”

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May 9, 2023

Company B – Fascinated (US 12″)

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“Fascinated” is a song by the freestyle girl group Company B. It was the first single released off their 1987 self-titled debut album. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma, mixed by Ciro llerenea and Randy Miller, and released by Atlantic Records.

The song topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in March 1987 and remained there for four weeks. Soon after, the single was picked up by Top 40 radio, and it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 spending eight weeks in the Top 40 in May and June 1987, peaking at #21. It became Company B’s most successful hit single in the U.S. and is one of the first freestyle songs to enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Fascinated (Club Mix) 7:32
Fascinated (Dubinated Version) 1:49

SIDE B:
Fascinated (Radio Edit) 4:54
Fascinated (Instrumental) 4:49
Fascidubbed 3:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#24
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86731
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Jodi Rovin
Illustration – Javier Romero (3)
Lacquer Cut By – sf*
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Randy Miller
Producer, Written-By – ISH*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

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May 5, 2023

Dolly Parton – Dance With Dolly (US 12″)

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Originally posted November 8, 2013

“Dance With Dolly” is a 1978 12″ single by country music legend Dolly Parton released on hot pink vinyl by RCA Records. The 12″ features two disco mixes of tracks from Dolly’s twentieth solo studio album Heartbreaker. The release was Parton’s first ever 12″ single, and Disco hit.

“Baby I’m Burnin'” was written by Parton who also produced the track with Gary Klein and Charles Koppelman who served as executive producer. The song was first released on Parton’s twentieth solo studio album Heartbreaker in July 1978. “Baby I’m Burnin'” was released as the first single from the album on November 6, 1978, by RCA Victor.

Billboard reviewed the single and called it “a high-energy change of pace for Parton.” The review went on to say Parton’s vocals “punch against the cooking groove of a track” which is “highlighted by horns and syn drums.”[1] Billboard reviewed the single again the following week, this time calling the song “a fiery rocker” and saying that it had “a disco edge at times.” They added that “Parton’s crispy, high-pitched vocals add to the rockish feel.

“Baby I’m Burnin'” peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and number 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The disco remix peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart her first-ever entry on that chart.

The 12″ single was backed with the album track “I Wanna Fall In Love” extending the two-minute track to a sweltering five-minute Disco anthem.

SIDE A:
Baby I’m Burnin’ (Disco Mix) 4:32

SIDE B:
I Wanna Fall In Love (Disco Mix) 5:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint (Pink Vinyl)
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Baby I’m Burnin’	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	#1
1979	Baby I’m Burnin’	U.S. Billboard 100	#25
1979	Baby I’m Burnin’	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#11
1979	Baby I’m Burnin’	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – PD-11425
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Pink
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk/Soul, Pop
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Dolly Parton, Gary Klein
Remix [Disco Mix] – Al Garrison, Warren Schatz
Written-By – D. Parton*

NOTES:
from the “Heartbreaker” album

Made in U.S.A.

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May 4, 2023

URTH – Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary

“Lapti Nek Overture” is a 1983 one-off single released by studio group Urth. The song is another iteration of “Lapti Nek” from the film STAR WARS: Return Of The Jedi, the song features music by John Williams with English vocals by his son Joseph Williams. This remix also incorporates other themes from the original STAR WARS Trilogy.

SIDE A:
Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Vocal) 5:27
Lyrics By [Ewokese] – Ben Burtt
Lyrics By [Huttese] – Annie M. Arbogast
Vocals, Lyrics By [English] – Joseph Williams

SIDE B:
Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Instrumental) 5:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20126, Warner Bros. Records – 9 20216-0 AFormat: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design [Front Cover] – Glenn Parsons
Music By – John Williams (4)
Producer, Arranged By – Jay Gruska

NOTES:
Taken from the film, RETURN OF THE JEDI.

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