Tag: Being In Love With You Is Easy

Exile – How Could This Go Wrong (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

“How Could This Go Wrong” is a 1979 song performed by the American group Exile. Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn wrote it. The song was included on the band’s fourth studio album All There Is, and it was the first of three singles released from the LP. After spending only two weeks on the survey, the song reached #88 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 29, 1979. In the U.K. the song reached #46. “How Could This Go Wrong” also charted in Australia #68, and New Zealand #67.

The pop and country music group, formed in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963 as the Exiles. They toured with Dick Clark Caravan of Stars from 1965 to 1968. In 1972 they changed their name to Exile. In 1978 they had a US #1 pop hit with “Kiss You All Over”. They evolved into country music in 1983 with many subsequent country chart hits.

The “Disco Mix” is only available on this U.S. 12″.

SIDE A:
How Could This Go Wrong (Disco Mix) 6:20
Written-By – Mike Chapman/Nicky ChinnJames P. PenningtonLynda Lawley*

SIDE B:
Being In Love With You Is Easy 5:37
Written-By – James P. Pennington*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 How Could This Go Wrong U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #88

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – WBSD 8797, Curb Records – WBSD 8797
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “All There Is”

Disco – Stereo

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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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