BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“I Need a Man” was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine on their first English language album, and eighth studio album overall, Eyes of Innocence. The song was written by the band’s drummer and lead songwriter Enrique Garcia.
This song was released in the United States at the same time that “Prisoner of Love” was released in Europe, which was an exclusive single for the European countries. “I Need a Man” was released as a single in the United States, making it their second single from the album stateside, but third overall.
The single was released as a follow up to the dance club hit, “Dr. Beat”; however, it did not appear on any Billboard chart.
SIDE A:
I Need A Man (Special Version) 5:55
SIDE B:
I Need A Man (Instrumental) 4:26
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05127
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Latin
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Emilio Estefan*
Written-By – E. E. Garcia*
NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic LP “EYES OF INNOCENCE”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.bet
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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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