Tag: 1985

February 15, 2023

Marvin Gaye – Sanctified Lady (US 12″)

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“Sanctified Lady” is a song by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released posthumously in 1985 by Columbia Records.

The title of the track was originally “Sanctified Pussy”, a phrase which Gaye can be heard mumbling (appearing somewhat unedited) during certain parts of the updated chorus provided by The Waters, chants of “sanctified lady”. Along with “Masochistic Beauty”, the song was an outtake from the Midnight Love sessions, that remained unfinished due to the singer’s death in 1984 at the age of 44. Despite being incomplete and omitted from the album, the song was planned and expected by the singer to become his next big record and follow-up to ‘”Sexual Healing.”

The lyrics explore the singer’s longing to find “that one woman who is untainted and incorruptible.” Regarding the earlier receptions of the song and its title, Gaye once stated to ex-wife Janis that “Some say the song is beneath me. And yes, there is humor implicit in the title. But it is no joke. To find a church girl, pure and innocent… I need a woman as flawless as my own mother.

Years later, guitarist and longtime collaborator Gordon Banks (Gaye’s brother-in-law) helped to finish the track by adding a choir and an electronic beat throughout the song, plus a vocodered chant of the title at the beginning.

“Sanctified Lady” was issued as the first release from the singer’s posthumous album Dream of a Lifetime, and despite the mumbling of Gaye’s original title became a modest hit upon its release, reaching #2 on the US R&B singles chart.

SIDE A:
Sanctified Lady 5:29

SIDE B:
Sanctified Lady (Instrumental) 6:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Sanctified Lady	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05188
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Funk

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
Producer – Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua, Marvin Gaye

NOTES:
Taken from the Columbia Lp: Dream Of A Lifetime

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February 13, 2023

Sheena Easton – Do It For Love (US 12″)

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Originally posted March 11, 2013

“Do It For Love” was the first single released from Sheena Easton’s seventh studio albu “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers, the song and album marked a change from her pop sound to a funkier more club/dance feel. “Do It For Love” peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart in 1985.

The 12″ versions were remixed by James Farber who had also remixed “Angel” and “Material Girl” for Madonna.

SIDE A:
Do It For Love (Extended Dance Mix) 7:02
Written-By – A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

SIDE B:
Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow (Dance Mix) 5:20
Written-By – G. Leib* , J. Keller , R. Neigher*

Do It For Love (Instrumental Mix) 4:46
Written-By –A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Do It For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#29
1985	Do It For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – v19202-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design – Steeleworks
Mastered By – RL*
Mixed By – James Farber
Photography By – Philip Dixon*
Producer – Nile Rodgers

NOTES:
From The LP “DO YOU”

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February 9, 2023

Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover (12″ Version) (US 12″)

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“Part-Time Lover” is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, released as the first single from his twentieth studio album, In Square Circle (1985). The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, dance, and adult contemporary charts, becoming Wonder’s final number one hit to date. The song’s simultaneous chart successes made Wonder the first artist to score a number-one hit on four different Billboard charts. The song was also released as a special 12″ version. Lyrically, it tells the story of a man who is cheating on his wife with a mistress, only to find out in the end that his wife is cheating on him as well.

“Part-Time Lover” also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart thanks in large part to a performance by Wonder on Top of the Pops in late 1985.

The song featured R&B singer Luther Vandross singing the ad-libs and backing vocals, in addition to Syreeta Wright and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire. Wonder earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1986, for the song. Wonder is noted in the liner notes of the 4-CD set Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972-1992 as describing the music for the song as an ode to “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “My World Is Empty Without You”, both by the Supremes, former Motown labelmates of Wonder.

SIDE A:
Part-Time Lover (12″ Version) 8:19

SIDE B:
Part-Time Lover (Instrumental) 8:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tamla – 4548TG
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soul, Synthpop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Gary Olazabal

Engineer [Additional Overdubs By] – Brad Buxer
Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Harlan, Steve Van Arden
Mixed By – Gary Olazabal, James Allen
Producer [Associate Producer] – Gary Olazabal
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Stevie Wonder
Remix [Specially Remixed By] – Stevie Wonder
Words By, Music By – Stevie Wonder

NOTES:
Special 12″ Single

The Awesome New 8-Minute 20-Second Version of the Classic Hit

Album version in, “In Square Circle”

Printed in U.S.A.

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February 1, 2023

Bryan Adams – Diana (Canada 12″)

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Originally posted October 15, 2012

“Diana” is a song performed by Bryan Adams. Written by Adams and Jim Vallance, the track appears as the B-side to “Heaven” in some countries and is one of the most prominent of Bryan Adams’ non-album songs. It was released as a single in Portugal.

The song was written in March 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was intended as a light, comedic song about the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. The song was not included in Adams’ Reckless album because Adams was worried about offending the royal couple. Nevertheless, the song was later released as a b-side on the single, “Heaven”.

The lyrics of the song admire Diana, a celebrity who the narrator first saw in a magazine, then later on TV. The narrator professes his love for Diana and indicates that her current husband (never mentioned by name) is not good enough for her. The narrator begs Diana to leave her husband, indicating that she wouldn’t have to be part of the “social scene” if she were with him.

Though the song is assumed to be about Diana and Prince Charles, the song never explicitly identifies the characters as such. Furthermore, it is never mentioned what Diana does (other than being a well-known celebrity), nor is Charles mentioned by name or title. A royal connection is made, though, in that Diana is identified by the narrator as “the queen of all my dreams”.

According to co-writer Jim Vallance, when the British press obtained a copy of the record, they “attempted to fabricate a scandal” by saying that Adams had inappropriate feelings for Diana and had insulted Prince Charles.

Adams is said to have had an affair with Diana while dating Cecilie Thomsen, but this was ten years after writing the song. Adams often performed the song during his live concerts up until the day of Diana’s death after which he retired the song permanently.

In 1985 A&M Records in Canada released a 3-track 12″ EP which contained “Diana” along with Adams’s hit single “Summer Of 69”, and an exclusive Bryan Adams Megamix, remixed by Sanny X.

SIDE A:
Diana 3:53
Summer Of ’69 3:54

SIDE B:
The Bryan Adamix 5:54
DJ Mix, Remix – Sanny X

Somebody
It’s Only Love
Diana
Fits Ya Good
Somebody

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP 23030
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, EP
Country: Canada
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
Manufactured and Distributed by A&M Records Of Canada Limited

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