BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“What You Need” is a song recorded by the Australian band INXS. It is the leadoff track from their 1985 album, Listen Like Thieves. “What You Need” was the first single off the album in Australia and New Zealand, while it was in USA and Europe the second single after “This Time” and was the band’s first American Top Ten hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
After the album Listen Like Thieves was recorded and ready to be given to the record label for inspection, producer Chris Thomas was worried that the album didn’t have a “hit”. As Andrew Farriss recalled in a 2005 interview; “What You Need is another example of a huge hit that essentially took no time at all. We’d already finished the Listen Like Thieves album but Chris Thomas (the producer) told us there was still no “hit”. We left the studio that night knowing we had one day left and we had to deliver “a hit”. Talk about pressure. The band’s performance on that track is amazing. We absolutely nailed it.”
The song was covered by “Weird Al” Yankovic in his 1986 album Polka Party!.
SIDE A:
What You Need (Vocal / LP Version) 3:35
Engineer –Steve Churchyard
Producer – Chris Thomas
What You Need (Vocal / Extended Remix) 5:35
Engineer – Steve Churchyard
Producer – Chris Thomas
Remix – Nick Launay
SIDE B:
Melting In The Sun (Vocal / 12″ Version) 4:44
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Nick Launay
Burn For You (Vocal / 12″ Version) 6:07
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Nick Launay
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | What You Need | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #5 |
| 1985 | What You Need | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #3 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86832
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Artwork By [Cover Graphics] – Lynn-Maree Milburn
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
