Bruce Willis – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Respect Yourself” is a song by American actor Bruce Willis, featured on the album “The Return of Bruno” in 1987, and released as the lead single in January of that year. It is a cover of the song of the same name by American R&B/gospel group The Staple Singers, originally released on their 1971 album Be Altitude.

Bruce Willis version of “Respect Yourself”, is a duet with June Pointer featuring background vocals by the Pointer Sisters. The song became a smash hit peaking at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 7, 1987, number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 8 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.

“Respect Yourself” also appeared in the Miami Vice episode “Lend Me an Ear”.

The album “The Return of Bruno” was awarded Gold status in the US in March 1987.

SIDE A:
Respect Yourself (12-Inch Dance Mix) 6:34
Featuring [Uncredit] – Pointer Sisters
Written-By –L. Ingram, M. Rice

SIDE B:
Fun Time 3:37
Written-By – A. Toussaint*

Respect Yourself (7-Inch Single Version) 3:52
Featuring [Uncredit] – Pointer Sisters
Written-By – L. Ingram, M. Rice

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Respect Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1987	Respect Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#20
1987	Respect Yourself	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – ZT 41118
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Robert Kraft, Steve Thoma
Arranged By [With] – Chris Mostert, Danny Grenier, Dave Chamberlain, Duane Sciacqua, Greg Smith (3), Marty Fera
Horn [Arrangement By] – Jerry Hey
Producer – Robert Kraft

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK

Rhythm Arrangement by Steve Thoma & Robert Kraft with
Danny Grenier, Duane Sciacqua, Dave Chamberlain, Marty Fera, Chris Mostert & Greg Smith

In the Album “The Return Of Bruno”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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