Tag: David Morales

April 30, 2024

Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1994

“Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)” is by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1994, by Mercury Records and Casablanca Records as a new track and the lead single for her 1994 hits compilation album, Endless Summer: Donna Summer’s Greatest Hits. The song was written by Summer, David Cole, Robert Clivillés, and Joe Carrano, and produced by Summer and Welcome Productions. It missed the top 20 in the United Kingdom and was a top-40 hit in Belgium. The song was formed with several remixes and was her tenth number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 79 in December 1994. It was awarded the ASCAP Dance Song of the Year prize in 1996.

SIDE A:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Classic Club Mix) 8:03
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Boss Mix) 6:57
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

SIDE B:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Épris Mix) 8:33
Arranged By [Re-arranged By], Programmed By, Remix – Peter Oxendale
Project Manager [Directed By] – Eddie Gordon

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Mijangos Powertools Trip #1) 5:55
Remix, Programmed By – Mijangos

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – 856 357-1, Mercury – 856 357-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Garage House, Tribal House

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Bas Hartong, Bruce Carbone
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Producer – Donna Summer, Welcome
Written-By – D. Cole*, D. Summer*, J. Carrano*, R. Clivilles*

NOTES:
Produced For – Def Mix Productions
Produced For – Powertools Production

Original version from the LP “Endless Summer”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

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January 7, 2022

Jody Watley – I’m The One You Need (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1992

“I’m the One You Need” is a 1992 song by American singer Jody Watley, released as the third single from her third album, Affairs of the Heart.

Produced by house music pioneer, David Morales, “I’m the One You Need” constitutes Watley’s initial foray into house music (though its “Affairs of the Heart” predecessor, “I Want You”, boasted a house version). “I’m the One You Need” was Watley’s seventh Top 20 pop single in the US, and sixth Top five dance single, charting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts, respectively.

SIDE A:
I’m The One You Need (Extended Club Version) 7:18

SIDE B:
I’m The One You Need (Def Dub Version) 5:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	I’m The One You Need	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#19
1992	I’m The One You Need	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	#23
1992	I’m The One You Need	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA12-54278, MCA Records – MCA12 54278
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Mar 10, 1992
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Design – 3 Lions D.A., Simon Halfon
Engineer – David Sussman
Executive-Producer – Jody Watley
Keyboards [Additional] – Eric Kupper, Peter “Ski” Schwartz
Management – Kahane Entertainment*
Photography By – Johnny Roser
Producer, Remix, Percussion, Drum Programming – David Morales
Written-By – Alec Shantzis, David Morales, Jody Watley

Original version appears on the Jody Watley album MCA-10355 “Affairs Of The Heart”

Produced and Mixed by David Morales for Def Mix Productions

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
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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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 14, 2021

Anything Box – Living In Oblivion (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Living in Oblivion” is a song by the American synthpop band Anything Box. It was initially self-released by the band as a 12″ single in 1988, with “Time to Go” and “Living in Oblivion (Slow Mix)” on its B-side. It was released again in 1990 as their first major-label single, on Epic Records. The song is from their debut album Peace. It was the band’s first chart hit, and only single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. 65. On the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the song peaked at No. 10.

SIDE A:
Living In Oblivion (The Living Mix) 5:53
Living In Oblivion (The Box Mix) 4:53
Living In Oblivion (Any Mix) 3:30

SIDE B:
Living In Oblivion (St. James Club Mix) 5:05
Living In Oblivion (The Underground Velvet Mix) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Living In Oblivion	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1990	Living In Oblivion	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 73156
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – David Sussman (tracks: A1 to A3)
Executive-Producer – Chris Lawmaster
Keyboards – Peter “SKI” Schwartz* (tracks: A1 to A3)
Percussion, Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales (tracks: A1 to A3)
Producer –Jon St. James
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Michael Eckart
Remix – Claude S. (tracks: B1, B2), Jon St. James (tracks: B1, B2)
Written-By – Claude S.

NOTES:
Additional Programming for FORMULA 1 MUSIC GROUP (Thanks Mike)
(Side A) Percussion, Remix & Additional Production for DEF MIX PRODUCTIONS
Recorded on the BIG MIDI SYSTEM tm at FORMULA 1 STUDIOS, La Habra, CA

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi