Tag: Babyface

Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You ’98 (US 7″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1998

Happy Valentine’s Day

In The Name Of LOVE week!

“I Honestly Love You” is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John originally released in 1974 on the album Long Live Love in United Kingdom and If You Love Me, Let Me Know in the United States.
 
The song became a worldwide pop hit, her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as “I Love You, I Honestly Love You”, as per its chorus. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Australian singer and composer Peter Allen.
 
At the 17th Grammy Awards in 1975, the single won both Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
 
Newton-John re-recorded “I Honestly Love You” for her 1998 sixteenth studio album Back with a Heart, with Babyface on background vocals. The new version was released as a single, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1998. It was her first song to chart on the Hot 100 for six years, peaking at No. 67 and spending 12 weeks on the chart. It reached No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 16 on the Country Music Sales chart. The song was sent to the radio in a more country-flavored remix version along with an urban version for pop and adult contemporary stations. The 1998 version was produced by David Foster.

SIDE A:
I Honestly Love You 4:04
Backing Vocals – Babyface

SIDE B:
I Honestly Love You (Remix Version) 4:04
Backing Vocals – Babyface

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1998 I Honestly Love You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #67
1998 I Honestly Love You U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #18
1998 I Honestly Love You U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles Sales #16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Nashville – MCAS7-72053
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Pop, Rock, Country
Style: Soft Rock, Ballad

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “BACK WITH A HEART”

Buy the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
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!


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Bobby Brown – On Our Own (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“On Our Own” is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for one week and at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Outside the US, it reached number one in New Zealand for three weeks and became a top-five hit in Canada, Ireland the United Kingdom, while in Australia, it went to number 22.

SIDE A:
On Our Own (Extended Club Version) 6:23

SIDE B:
On Our Own (Radio Edit) 4:51
On Our Own (Instrumental) 4:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #15
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #2
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – After 7, Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons
Bass [Minimoog] – Kayo (4)
Drums, Percussion – L.A*
Engineer – Dave Rideau, Donnell Sullivan
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar – Babyface
Mixed By, Recorded By – Jon Gass
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Donald Parks
Written-By – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid – Babyface*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the “Ghostbusters II Soundtrack Album,”

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

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Password: burningtheground

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