Men Without Hats – Moonbeam (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

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“Moonbeam” is a song by Canadian new wave and synthpop band Men Without Hats. The song was released as the second single from the LP “Pop Goes The World”. “Moonbeam” failed to gain much traction only reaching #23 on the Canadian singles chart, and #46 on the U.S. Dance Chart on April 23, 1988, after spending two weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Extended Vocal Version) 7:42
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Radio Edit) 5:50

SIDE B:
Dub Beam 4:14
Home On The Beam (House Is A Home Mix) 5:57
Moonbeam (Bacc-A-Pella/Vocal) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Moonbeam	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#46

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 153-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Michael Bays, Patti Drosins
Design – Chris Thompson (18)
Engineer [Remix] – Gary Hellman
Keyboards [Additional] – Phil Ashley
Producer – Men Without Hats, Zeus B. Held
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
Typography [Lettering] – Mitchell Kanner
Written-By – Men Without Hats

NOTES:
Additional production, mixing, and editing for The Office, Inc.

From the Mercury album, “Pop Goes The World”

Printed in U.S.A.

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April 5, 2024

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March 29, 2024

Eddy Grant – Romancing The Stone (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

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Originally posted December 15, 2010

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“Romancing the Stone” is a song written, recorded, and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1984 album Going for Broke. It was intended for the 1984 feature film of the same name, announced by Casey Kasem on the 30 June 1984 edition of American Top 40 as the title song, but ultimately was used only briefly in the film. Clips from the film appeared in at least one official music video for the song, and the song is mentioned in the film’s closing credits. The single release also uses the film’s logo.

In the United States, the song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on Cash Box during the summer of that year. It was a much bigger hit in Canada, reaching number seven. It was also a hit internationally, narrowly missing the Top 40 in Germany and the UK, but reaching number 28 in New Zealand.

“Romancing the Stone” was a hit on two other US charts. On the Soul chart, it went to No. 68, on the Dance charts, it peaked at No. 12.

SIDE A:
Romancing The Stone (Edited Version)* 3:31
Romancing The Stone (Long Version)* 9:08

SIDE B:
My Turn To Love You (A Live Recording From The Movie “Eddy Grant At Notting Hill Carnival”)* 8:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Romancing The Stone	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#26
1984	Romancing The Stone	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#68
1984	Romancing The Stone	U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks	#39
1984	Romancing The Stone	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait – 4R9-04993, Portrait – 4Z9-04993
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop