Tag: Don’t Leave Me This Way (LP Version)

The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Don’t Leave Me This Way” is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act on Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1975, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was later a disco hit for Motown artist Thelma Houston in 1977.

The song was covered by British group the Communards in a Hi-NRG version. This recording topped the UK charts for four weeks in September 1986, becoming the biggest selling record of the year in the process. The featured guest vocalist was the female jazz singer Sarah Jane Morris. The song became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Dance chart. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation’s 16th favorite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.

The album liner notes dedicate the song to the GLC (Greater London Council).

SIDE A:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Mega Mix) 11:32

SIDE B:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (The Gotham City Mix) 13:34
Don’t Leave Me This Way (LP Version) 4:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Don’t Leave Me This Way U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #40
1986 Don’t Leave Me This Way U.S. Billboard Hot Gance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23665
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Design – Accident (8)
Engineer – Carl Beatty
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Fernando Kral
Featuring [With] – Sarah Jane Morris
Keyboards – Richard Coles
Lead Vocals – Jimmy Somerville, Sarah Jane Morris
Photography By – Mike Prior (2)
Producer – Mike Thorne
Written-By – Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, MCA-5794, “Communards”
Recorded in England

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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