Commodores – Take It From Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

“Take It From Me” was the the second single released by The Commodores from their 1986 album United on Polydor Records.

The song was a Top 40 hit on the R&B charts in the United States peaking at #38.

SIDE A:
Take It From Me (12″ Club Remix) 6:29
Take It From Me (7″ Version) 3:55

SIDE B:
Take It From Me (Dub Mix) 4:57
Take It From Me (Bonus Beats) 1:28
I Wanna Rock You 5:24
Producer – James Anthony Carmichael, Milan Williams

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Take It From Me	U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#38

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 885 538-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Disco
Credits: Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez* (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Producer – Dennis Lambert (tracks: A1 to B2), Jeremy Smith (2) (tracks: A1 to B2)
Remix, Edited By – Dave Ogrin (tracks: A1, B1, B2)

NOTES
From the Lp “UNITED”

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August 5, 2011

Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Written by Wayne Braithwaite, Willy Head, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean, “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going” was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile, the sequel to the hit blockbuster film, Romancing the Stone.

Aided by a video featuring Douglas and co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito as lip-synching backup singers, the song became a major international hit reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in February 1986 and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

In 1994, the song was used for a clip of the 1986 edition of the BBC The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years featuring coverage of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Three years later, it was also used as a background song in the 1985-86 football season edition of Match of the 80s, during coverage of the challenge Kenny Dalglish faced on his appointment as player-manager of Liverpool F.C..

SIDEA:
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Extended Version) 5:43
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Single Version) 4:05

SIDE B:
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Club Mix) 7:35
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Instrumental) 5:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1985	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#6
1985	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#2
1985	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jive
Catalog#: JD-1-9431
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Funk
Credits: Executive Producer – Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Barry J. Eastmond*, Wayne Brathwaite
Written-By – B. Eastmond*, B. Ocean*, R.J. Lange*, W. Brathwaite*

NOTES:
From the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack “The Jewel Of The Nile.”

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August 1, 2011

Commodores – Goin’ To The Bank (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

From 1986 this is the UK edition of “Goin’ To The Bank” featuring a whole new set of mixes. The single peaked at #43 on the UK single chart.

SIDE A:
Goin’ To The Bank (Club Remix) 6:49
Remix – Matthew Kasha, Tony Prendatt
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Jeremy Smith (2)

Goin’ To The Bank 4:19
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Jeremy Smith (2)

SIDE B:
Goin’ To The Bank (Dub Mix) 4:43
Remix – Matthew Kasha, Tony Prendatt
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Jeremy Smith (2)

Serious Love 4:02
Producer – Greg Mathieson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Goin’ To The Bank	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#65
1986	Goin’ To The Bank	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: POSPX 826
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk
Credits: Executive Producer – Dennis Lambert

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July 30, 2011

Commodores – Goin’ To The Bank (Credit Card Mix) (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

“Goin’ To The Bank” was the first single released from the album United by The Commodores in 1986 as the follow-up to their extremely successful Nightshift album from the previous year. This album included one of The Commodores’ last significant hits “Goin’ to the Bank,” and it has been the group’s last major charting album to date, even though they have gone on to release several albums since. “Goin’ to the Bank” climbed to #2 on Billboard’s R&B singles chart. The single also charted in the UK peaking at #43.

This is the second 12″ featuring the “Credit Card Mix” and “New Dub Mix”. These mixes are exclusive to the German and US singles.

SIDE A:
Goin’ To The Bank (Credit Card Mix) 7:15
Arranged By – Claude Gaudette
Remix, Edited By – Matthew “Krash” Kasha*, Tony Prendatt
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Jeremy Smith

SIDE B:
Goin’ To The Bank (New Dub Mix) 6:59
Arranged By – Claude Gaudette
Remix, Edited By – Matthew “Krash” Kasha*, Tony Prendatt
Producer – Dennis Lambert, Jeremy Smith

Serious Love 4:02
Arranged By – Greg Mathieson, Walter Orange
Recorded By – Bino Espinoza, Don Murray, Mick Guzauski
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Producer – Greg Mathieson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Goin’ To The Bank	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#65
1986	Goin’ To The Bank	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 885 490-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk
Credits: Executive Producer – Dennis Lambert

NOTES:
Original version on the Lp “UNITED”
Made in West Germany

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