Tag: John “Jellybean” Benitez

Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by “Every Breath You Take” by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard’s All-Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind “Baby Jane” by Rod Stewart.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #4
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #2
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”

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General Public – Tenderness (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

NEW 2021 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted August 12, 2011

“Tenderness” is a song by British new wave band General Public from their 1984 album All the Rage, on I.R.S. Records. The song’s lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man.

“Tenderness” peaked at #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on August 17, 1984. In pop culture, the song was used at the end of the films Weird Science and Clueless and featured on both soundtracks.

SIDE A:
Tenderness (Longer Version) 6:00
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
Tenderness (Shorter Version) 4:09
Limited Balance (Longer Version) 6:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Tenderness U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #27
1984 Tenderness U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #15
1984 Tenderness U.S. Billboard Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #39

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VS 673-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Poster
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Reggae
Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Reggae-Pop, Ska

CREDITS:
Producer – Colin Fairley, Gavin MacKillop, General Public

NOTES:
Includes a large color poster.

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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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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Madonna – Borderline/Lucky Star (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Borderline” is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eponymous debut album Madonna (1983). It was released on February 15, 1984, by Sire Records as the album’s fifth single. Written and composed by its producer Reggie Lucas.

In the United States, “Borderline” became Madonna’s first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number ten in June 1984. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two after it was re-released as a single in 1986. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 10 or 20 in numerous European nations, while topping the singles chart of Ireland.

In the United States, Sire Records released “Borderline” and “Lucky Star” as a 12″ single with remixes by Madonna’s then-boyfriend John “Jellybean” Benitez.

“Lucky Star” had been previously released as the fourth single from Madonna’s debut album “Lucky Star” peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first single in her record-breaking string of 16 consecutive top-five hits. It also topped the Dance Club Songs chart with “Holiday”. Internationally, “Lucky Star” reached the top ten in Canada and the top twenty in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
Borderline (New Mix) 6:54
Written-By – Reggie Lucas

SIDE B:
Lucky Star (New Mix) 7:13
Written-By – Madonna

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20212, Sire ‎– 9 20212-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Produced By] – Reggie Lucas
Producer [Produced By], Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
“Produced by Reggie Lucas for Kalisa Inc. and John “Jellybean” Benitez for Jellybean Productions Inc.”
Original version available from the Sire album MADONNA

Made in U.S.A.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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Carol Lynn Townes – Believe In The Beat (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Believe In The Beat” was the second single released by American soul singer Carol Lynn Townes. The song was produced by Ollie Brown for the film, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, in which Townes appeared at the end, performing the song. “Believe In The Beat” peaked at #109 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #25 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, #20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #65 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks, and #56 on the U.K. Singles chart.

SIDE A:
Believe In The Beat (Special Dance Mix) 5:57

SIDE B:
Believe In The Beat (Instrumental) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Believe In The Beat U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #25
1984 Believe In The Beat U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #65

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 881 414-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ? RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Engineer [Assistant] – Melanie West
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By –John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Ollie E. Brown*
Written-By – Martine*

NOTES:
From the Polydor album Original Soundtrack Recording “BREAKIN’ 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO”

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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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