Tag: Black History Month

February 22, 2023

Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle (US 12″)

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“The Pleasure Principle” is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson for her third studio album, Control (1986). A&M Records released it as the sixth single from Control on May 12, 1987. Written and produced by Monte Moir, with co-production by Jackson and Steve Wiese, the song is an “independent woman” anthem about taking control of a personal relationship by refusing to settle for loveless materialism. Musically, “The Pleasure Principle” is an R&B song built around a dance beat. The photograph for the single cover was shot by David LaChapelle. The song has been included in two of Jackson’s greatest hits albums, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995) and Number Ones (2009).

In the United States, “The Pleasure Principle” debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated May 23, 1987. It later reached its peak position of number 14 on August 1, 1987. It became the first single released by Jackson to miss the top-ten until “Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)” peaked at number 28 in 2001. “The Pleasure Principle” nevertheless became her fifth chart-topper on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and her third on the Dance Club Songs chart. It was ranked number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Year-End chart of 1987.

Elsewhere, “The Pleasure Principle” reached the top 40 in most markets, but failed to match the international success of the previous singles from Control.

SIDE A:
The Pleasure Principle (Long Vocal) 7:25
The Pleasure Principle (A Cappella) 4:23

SIDE B:
The Pleasure Principle (12″ Dub) 6:59
The Pleasure Principle (7″ Vocal) 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-singles sales	#8
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12230
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Dance-pop, Funk

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Steve Wiese
Co-producer, Arranged By [Vocals] – Janet Jackson
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Edited By, Producer [Additional], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa
Executive-Producer – John McClain
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Photography By – David LaChapelle
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – Monte Moir

NOTES:
Additional production by Shep Pettibone for Mastermix Productions.
Original version appears on the A&M album “Control”

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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

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February 21, 2023

Tina Turner – One Of The Living (UK 12″)

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Originally posted November 13, 2013

“One ofhe Living t” is a 1985 song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner and became a hit in North-America, peaking in the top 15 in both U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles chart. The theme is played over the “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”‘s opening credits.

The track was one of two songs Turner recorded for the soundtrack for the Australian post-apocalyptic film (in which she also co-starred alongside Mel Gibson). The song was written by Holly Knight who also wrote The Best and Better Be Good To Me, two other mega hits for Tina Turner.

“One of the Living” won Turner a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female”. The song enjoyed a moderate success in Europe and also appears on Turner’s UK hits compilation The Platinum Collection.

SIDE A:
One Of The Living (Special Club Mix) 7:38

SIDE B:
One Of The Living (Dub Version) 5:16
One Of The Living (Instrumental Version) 6:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	One Of The Living	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#15
1985	One Of The Living	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#41
1985	One Of The Living	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 12CL 376
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Co-producer, Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Design – Shoot That Tiger!
Lacquer Cut By – Nickz*
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – Holly Knight

NOTES:
Featured on the Capitol Album & Cassette ‘Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome’

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February 16, 2023

Diana Ross – Experience (Special Dance Mix) (UK 12″)

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“Experience” is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for her fifteenth studio album Eaten Alive (1985). It was written by Barry, Maurice, Robin and Andy Gibb, Barry also became a record producer with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. Barry Gibb also performs backing vocals on the track.

The song was released as the third single from the album on April 4, 1986 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand due to the popularity of the previous single “Chain Reaction” in these territories. The song did not become a major success, in the UK it reached at number 47 and spent only three weeks on the chart. In the Dutch Single Top 100 chart, the single peaked at number 45; while in Dutch Top 40, it reached the Tipparade, peaking at number three and stayed there for eight weeks. The song performed better in Ireland, hitting the top 20 of the chart. In the US, the release did not take place due to the failures of past singles and the album as a whole.

SIDE A:
Experience (Special Dance Mix) 5:46
Remix – François Kevorkian, Ron St. Germain

SIDE B:
Experience (Instrumental) 4:51
Oh Teacher 3:37

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – 12CL 400
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Apr 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
Engineer – Jack Joseph Puig, Karl Richardson
Mixed By – Francois Kervorkian*, Ron St. Germain
Photography By – Douglas Kirkland
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson

NOTES:
Featured on the Capitol album “EATEN ALIVE”

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February 15, 2023

Marvin Gaye – Sanctified Lady (US 12″)

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“Sanctified Lady” is a song by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released posthumously in 1985 by Columbia Records.

The title of the track was originally “Sanctified Pussy”, a phrase which Gaye can be heard mumbling (appearing somewhat unedited) during certain parts of the updated chorus provided by The Waters, chants of “sanctified lady”. Along with “Masochistic Beauty”, the song was an outtake from the Midnight Love sessions, that remained unfinished due to the singer’s death in 1984 at the age of 44. Despite being incomplete and omitted from the album, the song was planned and expected by the singer to become his next big record and follow-up to ‘”Sexual Healing.”

The lyrics explore the singer’s longing to find “that one woman who is untainted and incorruptible.” Regarding the earlier receptions of the song and its title, Gaye once stated to ex-wife Janis that “Some say the song is beneath me. And yes, there is humor implicit in the title. But it is no joke. To find a church girl, pure and innocent… I need a woman as flawless as my own mother.

Years later, guitarist and longtime collaborator Gordon Banks (Gaye’s brother-in-law) helped to finish the track by adding a choir and an electronic beat throughout the song, plus a vocodered chant of the title at the beginning.

“Sanctified Lady” was issued as the first release from the singer’s posthumous album Dream of a Lifetime, and despite the mumbling of Gaye’s original title became a modest hit upon its release, reaching #2 on the US R&B singles chart.

SIDE A:
Sanctified Lady 5:29

SIDE B:
Sanctified Lady (Instrumental) 6:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Sanctified Lady	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05188
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Funk

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
Producer – Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua, Marvin Gaye

NOTES:
Taken from the Columbia Lp: Dream Of A Lifetime

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