BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Believe In The Beat” was the second single released by American soul singer Carol Lynn Townes. The song was produced by Ollie Brown for the film, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, in which Townes appeared at the end, performing the song. “Believe In The Beat” peaked at #109 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #25 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, #20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #65 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks, and #56 on the U.K. Singles chart.
SIDE A:
Believe In The Beat (Special Dance Mix) 5:57
SIDE B:
Believe In The Beat (Instrumental) 4:29
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Believe In The Beat | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #25 |
| 1984 | Believe In The Beat | U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | #65 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 881 414-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ? RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro
CREDITS:
Engineer [Assistant] – Melanie West
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By –John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Ollie E. Brown*
Written-By – Martine*
NOTES:
From the Polydor album Original Soundtrack Recording “BREAKIN’ 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO”
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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