BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Dancing in the Sheets” is a song written by Bill Wolfer and Dean Pitchford and recorded by American R&B group Shalamar. It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture Footloose and was also the first single from their album Heartbreak, featuring the new line-up of Howard Hewett, Delisa Davis, and Micki Free. The synth melody on the song is similar in structure to Prince’s “1999”. A music video was made featuring the new line-up and did not feature any footage from the film.
“Dancing in the Sheets” was a top 20 hit on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 17 on the Hot 100 and reaching No. 18 on the Hot Black singles chart. The song was also a top ten dance track reaching No. 9 on the Billboard dance chart. On the UK Singles Chart, the song climbed to No. 41.
Additional Recording Info:
For this post, I used my ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface (Sound Card) for recording in 32 bit float/96kHz. I used to use this sound card on all posts before 2018 then I switched to a Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface. I have to say that to my ears the combination of the ESI Juli@, Shiite Mani pre-amp along with the Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridge/stylus is a winning combination. I have always loved the ESi Juli@ and I am not sure why I switched. I am going to test this out for a while and see how it goes.
Connections:
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC) to Shiite Mani Pre-amp inputs > Schiit Mani outputs to ESI Juli@ inputs for recording > ESI Jili@ outputs to Novation Audiohub 2×4 inputs for monitoring/playback > Novation Audiohub 2×4 outputs to KRK Rokit 5 monitor speakers and Mackie MR mk3 Series MR10Smk3 subwoofer.
SIDE A:
Dancing In The Sheets (Extended Dance Remix) 6:18
SIDE B:
Dancing In The Sheets (Instrumental) 5:02
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dancing In The Sheets | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #17 |
| 1984 | Dancing In The Sheets | U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #18 |
| 1984 | Dancing In The Sheets | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #9 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-04949
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre:
Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Art Direction – Lane/Donald
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Bill Wolfer
Written-By – Wolfer*, Pitchford*
NOTES:
Photograph and Artwork Title: ©1983 Paramount Pictures Corporation
Also available: “Footloose” Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture on Columbia Records & Cassette.
Shalamar courtesy of Solar Records
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Hey, dude, not sure of you got my email, but I’ve got a bunch of LPs I’d like to donate to you. Some Dark City (one of the most obscure bands ever!), Marilyn & Fiction Factory. Sound good? Tell me your mailing address in an email.
By far my favourite Shalamar song. This rip sounds superb. Excellent high and lows. If this is the ESI Juli@ XTe provifing this, my vote is to keep it for future rips too.
Thank you for your work.
Thank you for your input, Sam. I was wondering if anyone had read what was written above about the recording. It is the ESI Juli@ in combination with the other equipment but I do think that Juli@ is the star of the show.
Jellybean always gets me moving. Looking forward to hearing this later.
Cheers Paul 🙂
Cheers Mark 🙂
I love that song. Cannot understand why it didn´t chart at all over here. Ok, it is not super original in its structure (the song itself and the twelve inch) but it is so groove and danceable. Just great.
The sound is excellent, Paul. Love it!
Thank you Song And Dance. I always figured this song was a hiy everywhere because it was so popular in the USA.
It was announced on the BBC’s Singles Show @-the-time as ‘Dancing In The STREETS’ !
Cue a lot of ‘not as good as Motown’ etc and nothing like their Other Hits etc etc , the ‘jury’ said.
Steve Wright, Gary Davis ‘daytime’ DJ’s played it once or twice on national UK Radio but it sorta never took off.
The correct ‘title’ might have helped a bit !
I have so many fond memories of the group Shalamar and this song too! Thank you Paul, as always, for such outstanding selections. You bring such happiness to all of us with all this music in pristine quality. I am always humbly grateful!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff 🙂
🙂 Beautiful!!!
Thank you CL 🙂
Thanks my Vinyl Master 🙂
You’re welcome pjanus 🙂