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Glass Tiger – Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)” is a song by Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. It was released in January 1986 as the lead from their debut album, The Thin Red Line. The song reached number-one in Canada and number 2 in the United States. The song features backing vocals by rock singer Bryan Adams.

In 1985, Glass Tiger chose Jim Vallance to produce the band’s debut album. At the time, Vallance was primarily known as a songwriter, having written most frequently (and successfully) with Bryan Adams. He also had some previous production experience, having produced one album apiece by Adams, Doug and the Slugs and CANO in the early 1980s. The band’s lead vocalist Alan Frew recalled: “It worked out great because we were all at the same stage of development. He didn’t change the sound of the band at all. He let us experiment but wasn’t afraid to get heavy-handed when he had to.” Vallance composed “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)” with the band, while Adams provided backing vocals. Frew – “On the very first day that we met Jim Vallance, he picked us up at the airport and to break the ice asked us what we were listening to. One was Tears For Fears. We went to his house and drank tea and listened to some tunes. ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ came on and we really liked the shuffle beat. So we went into the studio and based on this shuffle beat, we wrote ‘Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)’. First day, first song.”

“Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)” topped the Canadian Singles Chart in March 1986, and spent two weeks at number 1. The single was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in July. The song entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in July, peaked at number 2 in October – kept from number 1 by Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You” – and spent 24 weeks on the chart. It reached number 1 on the Singles Sales chart and number 6 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song also peaked at number 17 on the Mainstream Rock chart, number 30 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 34 on the Billboard Year-End singles chart of 1986. The single reached the top 15 in Australia, number 27 in New Zealand, number 29 in the United Kingdom, and number 40 in the Netherlands.

Frew credited the song’s chart performance to “solid record company involvement” and the band’s international appeal. “We aren’t rewriting musical history by any means,” he added. “But our melody lines are strong and mature enough to appeal to the English-speaking world.” The song won the 1986 Juno Award for Single of the Year, and was named top Canadian single in the Rock Express magazine readers’ poll awards in 1987. In 1996, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada honored the song for airing more than 100,000 times on Canadian radio.

The “Death Mix” did not appear on CD the re-issue of the bands debut album.

SIDE A:
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) (Extended Version) 6:30

SIDE B:
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) (Death Mix) 5:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1986 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #17
1986 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #30

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records – 1C K 060 20 1330 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Jim Vallance
Producer [Additional] – George Black, Victor Flores
Remix – Victor Flores
Written-By – Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “THE THIN RED LINE”

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Bryan Adams – Reggae Christmas/Plum Pudding (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Reggae Christmas” is a 1984 Christmas song by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. This special US 7″ was issued by the official Bryan Adams fan club in 1984. Pressed on festive green vinyl, the single also includes the exclusive b-side track “Plum Pudding” which is a special holiday greeting from Bryan and his band. “Reggae Christmas” would later appear as the b-side for the Bryan Adams single “Christmas Time”.

SIDE A:
Reggae Christmas 2:49
Performer – Bryan Adams

SIDE B:
Plum Pudding 2:41
Performer – Bryan Adams Band

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– BA-0001
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Fan Club Issue, Green Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Reggae, Pop
Style: Reggae

CREDITS:
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
Special fan club issue pressed on green vinyl.

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Bryan Adams – Run To You (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

R E Q U E S T

“Run to You” is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams’ fourth studio album, Reckless. It was the first single released from the album and is still one of Adams’s most recognizable and popular songs. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has appeared on all of Adams’ compilation albums. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985.

“Run to You” was released in October 1984 and became one of the most successful songs from Reckless on the American rock charts and arguably one of Adams most recognizable and popular songs. “Run to You” was released worldwide on October 18, 1984. The song reached the top ten on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and was Adams first number one hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number six on the Billboard Hot 100. “Run to You” reached the top twenty on the Canadian singles chart and remained there for seven weeks. “Run to You” reached the highest Canadian chart positions Adams had attained at the time of release and became his second top twenty single in Canada. “Run to You” was released the following month in Ireland and peaked at number 8 and reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. It was his second single to chart in Europe.

Stewart Mason from Allmusic said “Run to You” was the first of the album’s six Top 30 hits, and in retrospect, “one of the weakest of the lot. Although the song has a thundering chorus, the kind that sounds truly excellent blasting through FM speakers, there is quite literally not much else to the song: of the song’s nearly four-minute length, over half of the song is devoted to repeats of the chorus and an unimaginative instrumental breakdown that leads into a seemingly endless vamp on the chorus to fade.” The long instrumental is indicative of the theme of the music video where the protagonist is serenading his guitar as the object of his affection.

The music video was shot in London, England and later Los Angeles.[9] Directed by Steve Barron, it was nominated for the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards in five different categories: Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. While the song didn’t win any of the awards, it has received more MTV Video Music Award nominations than any other of Adams’ songs. The English actress Lysette Anthony appears in the video.

SIDE A:
Run To You (Specially Remixed Version) 3:59

SIDE B:
I’m Ready 3:58
Cuts Like A Knife 5:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Minr
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Run To You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #6
1984 Run To You U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 224
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Photography By – Hiro*
Producer – Bob ClearmountainBryan Adams
Written-By – Bryan AdamsJim Vallance

NOTES:
“Run To You” original version appears on the A&M album “Reckless” AMA 5013.
Tracks B1 & B2 taken from the A&M album “Cuts Like A Knife” AMLH 64919.
Track A1 actual duration is 3:54
Made In England

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Tina Turner – Typical Male (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Typical Male” was the first single released from Tina Turner’s 1986 album Break Every Rule. The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number three on the R&B Chart. It was also a success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. It peaked at number two on the Hot Dance Music chart, and at number 10 on the Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

Phil Collins plays drums on this song. “Typical Male” is unusual for a pop song, in that the chorus includes a single measure in 6/4 time.

The B-Side of the single was “Don’t Turn Around” which was produced by Bob Clearmontain and Bryan Adams. The song was previously recorded by Bonnie Tyler, and later covered by Aswad and Ace of Base.

SIDE A:
Typical Male (Dance Mix) 7:07
Typical Male (Single Version) 4:14

SIDE B:
Typical Male (Dub Mix) 6:18
Don’t Turn Around 4:16
Producer – Bob ClearmountainBryan Adams
Written-By – Albert HammondDiane Warren

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Typical Male U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1986 Typical Male U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #23
1986 Typical Male U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #3
1986 Typical Male U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #11

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15249
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 30 Aug 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Stylorouge
Photography – Herb Ritts
Producer – Terry Britten (tracks: A1 to B1)
Written-By – Graham Lyle (tracks: A1 to B1), Terry Britten (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
“Typical Male” from the album “Break Every Rule” PJ-12530
Management: Roger Davies Management

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