Tag: I’ve Been Told (Two In A Room Dub)

Sa-Fire – Boy, I’ve Been Told (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Boy, I’ve Been Told” is the first single released by Puerto Rican singer freestyle singer Sa-Fire from her 1988 eponymous debut album. “Boy, I’ve Been Told” peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100, November 12, 1988, after spending sixteen weeks on the survey. The single was also a top twenty dance hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Dance Chart in October 1988.

The song was also written by American singer Marc Anthony, who also performs backing vocals on the track.

SIDE A:
Boy, I’ve Been Told (Club Mix) 6:13
Boy, I’ve Been Told (7″ Version) 4:05

SIDE B:
Boy, I’ve Been Told (Rascal Dub) 5:44
Boy, I’ve Been Told (Two In A Room Dub) 5:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Boy, I’ve Been Told U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #48
1988 Boy, I’ve Been Told U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #13
1988 Boy, I’ve Been Told U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cutting Records ‎– 870 514-1, Mercury ‎– 870 514-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Dane Venable
Backing Vocals – Marc Anthony, Sa-Fire*
Design – Michael Bays
Drums, Mixed By – Aldo Marin, Carlos Rodgers
Edited By [Unbelievable Edits] – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Weller*
Engineer [Mix] – Hugo Dwyer
Executive-Producer – Aldo & Amado Marin*
Keyboards – Peter Schwartz
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Other [Stylist, Make-up, Hair] – René de Chamizo
Percussion – Mike Theodore
Photography – Ricardo Betancourt
Producer – Carlos Rodgers, Peter Schwartz
Written-By – M. Anthony*

NOTES:
Special mixes from the Mercury/Cutting Records album, “Sa-Fire”.
Recorded at Planet Recording, NY.

Mixed for Cutting Music Productions.
Mixed at Shake Down Sound, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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:
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

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