Tag: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“You Used to Hold Me So Tight” is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston’s 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, “You Used to Hold Me So Tight” became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.

The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them “Ancodia” by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.

SIDE A:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12″ Version) 5:37

SIDE B:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (Dub Version) 6:36
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (LP Version) 5:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 You Used To Hold Me So Tight U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play #7
1984 You Used To Hold Me So Tight U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23520
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Pinckneyville
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Boogie

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the MCA LP, MCA-5527 “Qualifying Heat”

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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The Human League – I Need Your Loving (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

Vinyl-only*

“I Need Your Loving” is a song by English synth-pop band The Human League, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, Crash (1986). The song was written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Eiland, Langston Richey, Danny Williams and Herman Davis (a.k.a. Randy Ran).

Like many other tracks from the album, “I Need Your Loving” was aimed towards the US market, where the first single from Crash, “Human”, had reached number one. The single was recorded at the Flyte Time studios in Minneapolis under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis while the Human League had been in residence from February until April 1986. In the UK it was promoted with a cheaply and badly filmed music video and it became the band’s worst showing in the UK charts ever, only reaching number 72. Critics savaged the song at the time and the band has largely disowned it.

In the United States, the song reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on January 24, 1987, after spending eleven weeks on the survey. “I Need Your Loving” also peaked at number 52 on the Billboard R&B chart.

*Tracks A2, B1 and B2 are vinyl-only.

SIDE A:
I Need Your Loving (Extended Version) 7:18
I Need Your Loving (Acapella Version)* 3:46

SIDE B:
I Need Your Loving (Dub Version)* 6:43
I Need Your Loving (Instrumental Version)* 3:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 I Need Your Loving U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #44
1987 I Need Your Loving U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #52

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS900-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Produced for Flyte Time Productions, Inc.
From the LP “CRASH”

Manufactured in the U.K.

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Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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Alexander O’Neal Featuring Cherrelle – Never Knew Love Like This (Special 12″ Mixes)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

In The Name Of LOVE Week!
Celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“Never Knew Love Like This” is a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal; released in 1988. The song peaked at #2 in the US R&B chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the Billboard Hot 100.

It was the second time Alexander O’Neal and Cherrelle sang together. They sang “Saturday Love” together in 1985 on Cherrelle’s gold album High Priority. “Never Knew Love Like This” is featured on Alexander O’Neal’s 3× platinum album Hearsay which was released in 1987. The music video was filmed in London.

Side B “Instrumental” and “Reprise” are listed as seperate tracks but are actually one continuous track.

SIDE A:
Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version) 5:41
Never Knew Love Like This (A Cappella) 3:28

SIDE B:
Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental/Reprise) 9:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Never Knew Love Like This U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #28
1987 Never Knew Love Like This U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tabu Records – 4Z9 07539
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Downtempo, Soul

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Special Version From The Tabu Lp: “Hearsay”
Produced for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.

“The Earth Has Music For Those Who Listen”

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“What Have You Done for Me Lately” is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album, Control (1986). Jackson co-wrote the song with its producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It was released on January 13, 1986, by A&M Records as the album’s lead single. After two unsuccessful albums and a management change, the singer began developing a new album. “What Have You Done for Me Lately” was originally penned for one of Jam and Lewis’s own records, but the lyrics were rewritten to convey Jackson’s feelings about her recent divorce from James DeBarge in January 1985. It revolves around a woman’s frustration with her partner in a relationship.

Critical reviews for “What Have You Done for Me Lately” were positive, with music critics believing it erased the former “pop-ingénue image” of Jackson’s first two albums, reestablishing her as an “independent woman” figure. The song has been featured in critic lists as one of the greatest songs of all time and received a nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Song at the 1987 Grammy Awards. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also peaked at number two on the US Dance Club Songs and topped the US Hot Black Singles charts. Outside of the US, it topped the singles chart in the Netherlands and peaked within the top ten in Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
What Have You Done For Me Lately (Extended Mix) 7:00

SIDE B:
What Have You Done For Me Lately (Dub Version) 6:36
What Have You Done For Me Lately (A Cappella Version) 2:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 What Have You Done For Me Lately U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1986 What Have You Done For Me Lately U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #33
1986 What Have You Done For Me Lately U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2
1986 What Have You Done For Me Lately U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12167
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, RCAI
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Rhythm & Vocal Arrangers] – Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Co-producer – Janet Jackson
Executive-Producer – John McClain
Producer –Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Written-By – Janet Jackson, James Harris III-Terry Lewis*

NOTES:
Produced for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.

Original version appears on the A&M album “Control”

Printed in the U.S.A.

RCAI = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis pressing

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DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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