Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984
“Rhythm of the Street”/”It’s Gonna Be Special” is a double A-side 12″ single by American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter Patti Austin. Both songs are taken from her self-titled 1984 album. “It’s Gonna Be Special” was also featured on the John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John film soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”.
“It’s Gonna Be Special” peaked at #15 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #5 on the Dance Chart. “It’s Gonna Be Special” failed to reach the Billboard Top 40 only peaking at #82.
“Rhythm of the Street” peaked at #33 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #11 on the Dance Chart. The song also reached #96 on the UK singles chart.
SIDE A:
Rhythm Of The Street (Dance Remix) 6:06
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Written-By –Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass
SIDE B:
It’s Gonna Be Special (Dance Remix) 6:30
Producer – Quincy Jones
Written-By – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Rhythm Of The Street | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #33 |
| 1984 | Rhythm Of The Street | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #11 |
| 1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #15 |
| 1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #5 |
| 1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #82 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records – 0-20222, Qwest Records – 9 20222-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk
CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine, Quincy Jones
Mixed By –John “Jellybean” Benitez
NOTES:
Original version(s) available on the Qwest album PATTI AUSTIN.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!
Password: burningtheground
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muchas gracias
Gracias Paul, saludos
Thx Paul.
Honestly, this is not my favorite from Patti.
I am still looking for good quality rips from Patti:
-Only A Breath Away (Extended Version)
-The Genie
if you can provide them…. 😉
Paul, Great post. We need more Patti Austin 12″ releases. They are all great. THANK YOU.
Almost coming down from “Honey To A Bee”, I’m really happy to get this Patti Austin record from you, Paul. Great songs for Pride Month or anytime you want to feel good. Thanks so much for giving so much happiness, light and love!!!
Jeff
Fantastic post, Paul. 🙂 I only have the promo 12″ which does not feature the Jellybean remix nor “It´s gonna be special”. I love Patti´s voice and I love this production.
Thank you so much.
Thanks, Paul! I’ve been waiting years for a clean copy of Patti’s “Do You Love Me” 12” Long Version…
You’re welcome 🙂
But it doesn’t have this song!
This track just came up on a DJ mix from the 80s that I was listening to last week ! So happy to have the remix!
Very cool 🙂
Great!
I still have old transfer of It’s gonna be special on my playlist. I guess this transfer is even better. This is one of better extended mixes I heard so far.
Thanx a lot!
You’re welcome 🙂
Wow! Paul that’s a fantastic post! Didn’t know about these Jellybean mixes. That’s awesome. Thank you so much. You are the best Paul 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂