BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“I Touch Roses” is the second single released by the American synth-pop band Book of Love. The song was included on the band’s eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986. The B-side to the single is “Lost Souls”, a remixed version of which also appeared on their debut album.
Although “I Touch Roses” failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did make the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at no. 8 in 1985.
“I Touch Roses” was written by band member Theodore (“Ted”) Ottaviano. After the success of their first single, “Boy”, “I Touch Roses” followed a similar trajectory, securing that the band would record a full album for Sire Records. In 2009, Ted Ottaviano revealed, “We didn’t know it at the time, but thankfully, with ‘I Touch Roses’, it was not preordained that Sire was developing us at the time. There was no grand scheme. It was more a la carte. But then people started picking up on ‘Roses’ and then the album happened.”
SIDE A:
I Touch Roses (Long Stemmed Version) 5:42
SIDE B:
I Touch Roses 3:23
Lost Souls (Remix) 4:13
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
SleeveL Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | I Touch Roses | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #8 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20381
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Art Direction – Zoë Brotman
Cover [Cover Art] – Herbert Lee
Engineer – Steve Peck
Keyboards – Lauren Roselli, Ted Ottaviano
Lead Vocals – Susan Ottaviano
Management – Steven Mulroney
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Other [Clothes] – Jeffrey Costello
Other [Hair, Make-up] – Jill Sunshine
Percussion – Jade Lee
Photography By – David La Chapelle*
Producer – Ivan Ivan
Programmed By, Arranged By, Instruments – Book Of Love
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano*
NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Unique Recording, NYC
Mastered at Frankford Wayne, NYC.
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
