Tag: John “Jellybean” Benitez

March 6, 2012

Whitney Houston – Love Will save The Day (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Love Will Save the Day” was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records.

“Love Will Save the Day was produced by John “Jellybean” Benitez and features Roy Ayers on Vibraphone (Vibes).

At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1’s from her current album “Whitney”. “Love Will Save the Day” did not become Houston’s eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 was Houston’s lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video.

Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top 40 for 11 weeks, and reached #5 on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.

Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10 and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. It was a moderate hit in Germany, making 37; and was a minor hit in Australia, peaking at 77.

Special note about this single: The b-side of the US 7″ contains an Edited Remix of “How Will I Know”. This version is an edit of the 12″ Jellybean Dance Re-mix and is an exclusive b-side of “Love Will Save The Day” released only in the US, Canada and Japan.

SIDE A:
Love Will Save The Day (7″ Version) 4:19
Arranged By [Vocals] – Whitney Houston
Executive Producer – Clive Davis
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Written-By – Toni C.

SIDE B:
How Will I Know (Edited Remix) 4:45
Executive Producer – Clive Davis
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Narada Michael Walden
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart	#10
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#5
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – AS 1-9720
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Pop/Rock
Credits: Design – Dave Brubaker

NOTES:
Side A: From the album “Whitney”
Side B: From the album “Whitney Houston”
Sleeve states:Remix previously only available on the 12-Inch ADI-9449 but this information is incorrect. The Edited Remix is only available as a B-side of “Love Will Save The Day” 7″ single.

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Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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February 23, 2012

Lindsey Buckingham – Slow Dancing (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Slow Dancing” was the second single released from the Lindsey Buckingham album “Go Insane”. “Slow Dancing” entered the Billboard charts on November 24, 1984 but failed to make an impact and stalled at the #106 position.

The 12″ single was only released in Germany and the Netherlands making this another extremely rare Lindsey Buckingham release.

SIDE A:
Slow Dancing (Extended Version) 5:52
Engineer [Mix Assitant] – Melanie West
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
D.W. Suite 4:06
Slow Dancing (Instrumental) 4:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 880 304-1 Q
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Executive Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Producer – Gordon Fordyce, Lindsey Buckingham
Written-By – L. Buckingham*

NOTES:
Executive production for RTB A-V Productions U.S.A.
Printed In Germany

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 5, 2012

Madonna – Holiday/Over And Over (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Super Madonna Weekend continues on BTG! It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and the New England Patriots are three-point favorites in tonight’s big game. My pick is that Madonna will win the game as she performs during tonights Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.

This is the third and final 12″ promo from the 1987 “You Can Dance” project. The classic anthem “Holiday” gets the remix treatment by John “Jellybean” Benitez and the Like A Virgin album track, “Over And Over”, gets a makeover by Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero.

The 12″ exhibits exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover. Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this promo and are completely unmixed with no fades at the beginning or end of the tracks.

SIDE A:
Holiday (Extended Remix) 6:59
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

Holiday (Dub) 6:57
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
Over And Over (Extended Remix) 7:11
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Over And Over (Dub) 6:43
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2907
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

December 31, 2011

Madonna – Where’s The Party / Spotlight (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Happy New Year Everyone! We had a great 2011 and now we are going to have an even better 2012, full of fantastic eighties gems. This ultra rare 12″ promo is one of three releases by Sire records to promote Madonna’s first remix album, “You Can Dance”, which was released in November 1987.

This single contains the full extended remixes of “Where’s The Party” and “Spotlight”, which are both exclusive to this 12″. They are the full unmixed versions. They are completely unedited with remixing credits by Shep Pettibone and Jon “Jellybean” Benitez. All three “You Can Dance” promo singles exhibit exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover.

“Where’s The party” was never officially released as a single, but it did appear on the True Blue album and also as the b-side for “Spotlight”, which was only released officially as a single in Japan.

“Spotlight” was not officially released as a single in the United States, therefore it was not eligible at the time to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100. Even so, radio stations started to play the song unofficially and it managed to garner enough airplay to appear on the Hot 100 Airplay chart of Billboard in early 1988. “Spotlight” debuted at 37 on the Airplay chart issued January 16, 1988, and was the highest debut of the week. After three weeks, “Spotlight” reached a peak of 32 on the chart, but fell to 40 the next week, before being sent for recurrent rotation. It also charted on the Hot Crossover Singles chart, reaching a peak of 15 on January 9, 1988.

SIDE A:
Where’s The Party (Extended Remix) 7:11
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone

Where’s The Party (Dub) 6:22
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Spotlight (Extended Remix) 6:34
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*

Spotlight (Dub) 4:49
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Spotlight	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	#32
1987	Spotlight	U.S. Hot Crossover Singles	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2905
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Stephen Bray
Written-By – Madonna, S. Bray*

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi