Tag: 1988

May 20, 2019

The Escape Club – Shake For The Sheik (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Shake For The Sheik” is a song by English pop-rock band The Escape Club, from their 1988 album Wild Wild West. Written by the band members and produced by Chris Kimsey, the song was released as the album’s second single and reached number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1989.

“Shake for the Sheik”, the follow-up to the U.S. number one hit “Wild, Wild West”, was released as a single in November 1988. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 81 in December. The song spent five weeks in the Top 40 section of the chart, peaking at number 28 in January 1989. The single remained on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. “Shake for the Sheik” reached number 24 on the Singles Sales chart and number 28 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song also reached number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Lead vocalist Trevor Steel said the song “was going down well, especially since we considered ourselves a live band. The humor of the title was a little lost on the U.S. audience, since Americans pronounce Sheik differently than we in the UK do.”

SIDE A:
Shake For The Sheik (Dance Version) 7:22
Remix – John Luongo

Shake For The Sheik (Edit) 3:48

SIDE B:
Shake For The Sheik (Dub Mix) 6:17
Remix – John Luongo

Working For The Fatman (LP Version) 2:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Shake For The Sheik	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86477
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Christopher Marc Potter (tracks: B2), Gary Hellman (tracks: A1 to B1)
Keyboards – Arthur Stead
Producer – Chris Kimsey

NOTES:
The label lists the A2 mix name as “AOR Mix”.

From the LP “Wild Wild West”

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March 13, 2019

New Kids On The Block – You Got It (The Right Stuff) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“You Got It (The Right Stuff)” is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. The second single from the group’s second album Hangin’ Tough, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989. On the album, it was simply listed as “The Right Stuff”; the change to the single was likely to avoid confusion with Vanessa Williams’ debut hit “The Right Stuff”, which charted earlier that year. A Spanish version of the song was made (“Autentica”) and peaked at number 11 in Spain.

The single appeared in the Top 40 for the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of January 14, 1989, rising from number 45 to 37. “You Got It” reached its peak of number 3 the week of March 11, 1989. Altogether, “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” spent 5 weeks in the Top 10, 8 weeks in the Top 20, and 13 weeks in the Top 40. The song was number one in Australia in August 1989, and in the UK (on its second release) in November 1989. On March 29, 1989, the single was certified Gold. In the music video, Jordan Knight is seen wearing a Bauhaus T-shirt. The song ranked as number 92 on VH1’s 100 greatest songs of the ’80s.

SIDE A:
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (12″ Version) 5:15
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (7″ Version) 3:35

SIDE B:
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (Instrumental) 5:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	You Got It (The Right Stuff)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1988	You Got It (The Right Stuff)	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs	#28
1989	You Got It (The Right Stuff)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 08132
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Rock, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – Hediki Sunada*, Miguel (16)
Producer, Remix – Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun
Written-By – M. Starr*

NOTES:
Special Versions from the LP “HANGIN’ TOUGH”

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March 12, 2019

Sweet Sensation – Never Let You Go (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Never Let You Go” is a 1988 dance single by Sweet Sensation, a female dance trio from The Lower East Side, New York, USA. The single was their most successful release of five entries on the U.S. dance chart where It peaked at number one for one week and reached number fifty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Never Let You Go (Extended Remix) 6:42
Edited By – Reirruc*

Never Let You Go (Charlie Dee Never Say Never Dubb) 7:14
Edited By – Charlie “Dee” Diaz*

SIDE B:
Never Let You Go (Edited Version) 3:58
Never Let You Go (Oh Oh Omar Dubb) 7:13
Never Let You Go (Percappella) 3:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Never Let You Go	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#58
1988	Never Let You Go	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label ATCO Records ‎– 0-96636
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Omar Santana (tracks: B1 to B3)
Executive-Producer – Cherrie Shepherd
Mixed By – Steve Peck
Producer – Ted Currier
Written-By – Joseph Malloy

NOTES:
From the LP “TAKE IT WHILE IT’S HOT”

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February 26, 2019

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

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“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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