Tag: 1988

Holly Knight – Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (US 12″ Promo)

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“Heart Don’t Fail Me Now” was the debut solo single by American songwriter, musician, and singer Holly Knight. She was a member of the 1980s pop-rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as “Rag Doll”, “Obsession”, “Love Is a Battlefield”, “The Best”, “Invincible”, “Better Be Good To Me”, “The Warrior”, and “Change”.

“Heart Don’t Fail Me Now” was the first single taken from her self titled solo album on Columbia Records. Originally Daryl Hall wanted to record the song for the next Hall & Oates album but Holly decided to keep the song and record it herself recruiting Daryl to sing backing vocals.

The single peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 15, 1988, after spending nine weeks on the survey.

In 2013, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has won thirteen ASCAP Awards and three Grammy Awards and has written hits for some of the most successful artists in music.

SIDE A:
Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (Extended Remix) 5:33

SIDE B:
Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (Edit) 5:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Heart Don’t Fail Me Now U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #59

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– CAS 1174
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Daryl Hall
Producer – Chris Lord-Alge, Holly Knight
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge

NOTES:
Daryl Hall appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Taken from the Columbia LP “HOLLY KNIGHT”

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Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Prove Your Love” is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her debut studio album Tell It to My Heart (1988). Written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released in 1988 as the album’s second single, by Arista Records.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number seven. The single spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the Dance Club Songs chart, where it became Dayne’s first number-one hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the single was a hit overseas, going to number-one in Switzerland, number four in Germany, and number eight on the UK Singles chart.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (Extended Remix) 7:25
Prove Your Love (Hot Single Mix) 3:22

SIDE B:
Prove Your Love (Edited Remix) 5:10
Prove Your Love (Prove Your Dub/Beats) 8:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9677
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 27 Jul 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Guitar, Engineer – Bob Cadway
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Other [Hair/make-up] – Timmothy Montgomery
Other [Styling] – Susan Tobman
Photography By – Gilles Larrain
Producer – Ric Wake
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Written-By – Arnie Roman, Seth Swirsky

NOTES:
Produced for Bleux Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Published by November Night Music, Chappell Music, Inc./Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Recorded and Mixed at:
Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY
Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Shakedown Studios, NYC
From her red-hot debut album. Featuring the hit title track, “Tell It To My Heart.”
Manufactured by Arista Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A

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Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Domino Dancing” is a song recorded by the British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their 1988 album, Introspective. It reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, influenced by Latin pop and apparently also by the song “Elle est comme les étoiles” by Desireless, the song was produced by Lewis A. Martinée, the Miami-based producer behind 1980s freestyle groups like Exposé. The song was also recorded at Martinée’s studio in Miami, resulting in a considerably large number of studio musicians for a Pet Shop Boys song being featured on it.

The duo had achieved three number ones in 1987–1988 and Domino Dancing was expected to continue this success. But the public reception to the duo’s new Latin sound proved disappointing. Tennant remembers: “…it entered the charts at number nine and I thought, ‘that’s that, then – it’s all over’. I knew then that our imperial phase of number one hits was over.”

The single missed the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #18, and was the duo’s sixth and, to date, last Top 20 pop hit in the USA. (In fact, they have not made the top 60 since Domino Dancing.) The song did reach #5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where the duo have seen more consistent success.

SIDE A:
Domino Dancing (Disco Mix) 7:41
Domino Dancing (7″ Version) 4:17

SIDE B:
Don Juan (Disco Mix) 7:33
Engineer – David Jacob
Producer – Pet Shop Boys
Programmed By [Fairlight, Assistant] – Chris Newman (4)

Domino Dancing (Alternative Mix) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #18
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #22
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records ‎– V-56116
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Sep 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Freestyle, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – The Voice In Fashion (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Brass –   Dana Tebor* (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Ed Calle (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Kenneth William Faulk* (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Tony Conception* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Composed By – Tennant and Lowe*
Engineer [Assistant] – Ceaser Sogbe* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Engineer, Mixed By – Mike Couzzi (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Guitar – Nestor Gomez (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Keyboards [Additional] – Fro Sossa (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Keyboards [Additional], Score [Brass] – Mike Bakst (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Mixed By – Rick “Billy Bob” Alonso* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Arranged By [Brass] – Lewis A. Martinee* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Soloist, Trumpet – Tony Conception* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

NOTES:
Tracks A1, A2 & B2 Produced for Pantera Productions. Recorded and mixed at International Sound, Miami, Florida, USA. The Voice In Fashion courtesy of EMI Manhattan Records.

Track B1 Recorded and mixed at Advision Studios, London, UK.
Printed in U.S.A.

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New Order – Blue Monday 1988 (US 12″)

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“Blue Monday 1988” is British rock band New Order’s 16th single, released in March 1988. Produced by Quincy Jones with the actual remix done by John Potoker. After New Order signed to Qwest in the US, Quincy Jones saw an opportunity for their groundbreaking track to have a legitimate single release and a shot at radio airplay.

“Blue Monday 1988” reached number 3 in the British charts, number 4 in the Australian charts, and topped the dance charts in the United States.

In North America, “Touched By The Hand Of God” was featured as B-side.

SIDE A:
Blue Monday 1988 (12″ Mix) 7:08
Engineer [Mix] – Tokes*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – John Potoker
Supervised By [Production Supervisor On Remix] – Quincy Jones

Blue Monday 1988 (Dub) 7:18
Engineer [Mix] – Tokes*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – John Potoker
Supervised By [Production Supervisor On Remix] – Quincy Jones

SIDE B:
Touched By The Hand Of God (Remix) 7:02
Mixed By – Arthur Baker

Touched By The Hand Of God (Dub) 5:31
Mixed By – Arthur Baker

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #68
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-20869, Qwest Records ‎– 9 20869-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: Mar 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer, Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
Original version of “Blue Monday” from the album Substance on Qwest Records. Available on LP, Cassette and Compact Disc.

A1 & A2: Additional Production and Remix for Direct Eject Inc.

Made in U.S.A.

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