Tag: Debbie Gibson

April 13, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Staying Together (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Staying Together” is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the fourth released in support of her album Out of the Blue. However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached #53 in the UK in 1988.

SIDE A:
Staying Together (Remix) 6:01

SIDE B:
Staying Together (Dub Version) 5:56
Staying Together (Bonus Beats) 1:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Staying Together	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86533
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Chep Nunez
Engineer – Bruce Miller, Steve Griffin
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Written By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Remixed From the Atlantic LP “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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 Removal: Manual
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

April 12, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Shake Your Love” is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson herself and produced by Fred Zarr. It was released in September 1987 and reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the U.K., reaching #7 in early 1988. The 12″ single reached #1 on the U.S. Maxi-Singles sales chart.

**Although Side A lists the “Vocal/Club Mix” and “Bonus Beats” as two seperate tracks it is actually one twelve minute version without any gap between songs. I have left it this way to keep the integrity of the original vinyl release.

SIDE A:
Shake Your Love (Vocal / Club Mix/ Bonus Beats) 12:23
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / LP Version) 3:42

SIDE B:
Shake Your Love (Bad Dubb Version) 5:01
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / Bass Apella) 3:31
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Shake The House Version) 5:48
Edited By – Dr. Michael Flume*, Scott Blackwell
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86651
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Gibson*, Zarr*
Coordinator [Project Coordination By] – Steve Rosen
Keyboards – Ed Terry, Fred Zarr, Scott Blackwell
Producer – Fred Zarr
Programmed By – Dave Darlington*
Timbales – Nikki*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
From the album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 11, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Out Of The Blue (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Out of the Blue” is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released as a single in January 1988, “Out of the Blue” gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching number three in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at number nineteen.

SIDE A:
Out Of The Blue (Club Mix) 5:50
Out Of The Blue (Bonus Beats) 4:20

SIDE B:
Out Of The Blue (Drumappella) 4:05
Out Of The Blue (Dub Version) 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#16
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86621
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Keyboards [Additional] – Bobby Khozouri
Keyboards [Emulator Solo] – Andy Marvel
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Executive Producer: Broadbeard Productions, Inc.
Remixed for Small Wonders Productions, Inc.
Remixed at Sound Track Studios/NYC
Edited for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 8, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Only In My Dreams (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

REQUEST

“Only in My Dreams” is the debut single for American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. The song was written by Gibson herself in 1984, two years before she recorded The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 5, 1987 peaking at #4. In the UK “Only In My Dreams” debuted on the UK singles chart on December 9, 1987 only peaking at #54.

SIDE A:
Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix / Vocal) 6:34
Only In My Dreams (Percapella / Vocal) 3:29

SIDE B:
Only In My Dreams (Dreamix) 4:18
Only In My Dreams (Hearthrob Beats) 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#31
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9322T, Atlantic ‎– 786 744-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Debbie Gibson, Fred Zarr
Engineer [Mixing] – ‘Doc’ Dougherty*
Engineer [Recording] – Don Feinberg
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Mastered By – Herbie (Pump) Powers*
Producer – Fred Zarr
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – Deborah Gibson*

NOTES:
From the debut album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi