Tag: John Morales & Sergio Munzibai

July 2, 2024

Club Nouveau – Why You Treat Me So Bad? (Remix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Why You Treat Me So Bad?” is a 1987 single by Club Nouveau from their 1986 album Life, Love & Pain. The basic melodic hook of the song is taken from a hit by Club Nouveau member Jay King’s previous project as producer, Timex Social Club (namely, the song “Thinkin’ About Ya”).

The song has been sampled several times by other musicians. Hip-hop duo Luniz interpolated the music on their hit single “I Got 5 on It”; that song was then sampled by Sean ‘Puff Daddy’ Combs, on his hit single, “Satisfy You”; as well as “I Like It” by Mr. Capone-E and “I Know” by Yo Gotti. Singer Ashanti sampled the song for her hit single “Only U” and Jennifer Lopez on “I’m Gonna Be Alright”.

No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani cited the song for recording her solo debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., after she listened to it while the band was on tour.

“Why You Treat Me So Bad?” reached #2 on the Billboard R&B Chart, #22 (Dance), and #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

SIDE A:
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Club Mix) 7:50
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Radio Edit) 5:36

SIDE B:
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Ultimate Nouveau Mix) 9:06
Engineer [Mix] – John Morales
Engineer [Overdubs] – Peter Sturge
Producer [Additional], Remix [Mixes] – John Morales And Sergio Munzibai
Tracking By [Keyboard Overdubs] – David “Jaz” Grant, John Morales

Why You Treat Me So Bad (LP Version) 5:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Why You Treat Me So Bad	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39
1987	Why You Treat Me So Bad	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#222
1987	Why You Treat Me So Bad	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy – TB 895, King Jay Records – TB 895
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Swingbeat, Contemporary R&B

CREDITS:

Engineer – Dave Houston*
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Counter
Executive-Producer – Benny Medina
Illustration – Mary Kelleher Smith
Layout, Design – Steve Miglio*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Samuelle Prater, Valerie Watson
Mastered By – Herb Powers, Jr.*
Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – Denzil Foster, Jay King, Thomas Mc Elroy*
Written-By – D. Foster*, J. King*, T. McElroy*

NOTES:
Produced, arranged, and mixed for 2 Tuff-E-Nuff Productions.
Additional production and mixes for Another M+M Production, Inc.
Recorded at Moon Studio, Sacramento, CA.
Mixed at Starlight Studios, Richmond, CA.
Remix mixed at Quad Recording Studios, New York.
Mastered at Frankford-Wayne, NYC.

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

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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May 17, 2024

Taka Boom – Ride Like The Wind (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Ride Like The Wind” is a song written, and originally recorded by Christopher Cross in 1979. In 1983 American R&B and dance music singer Taka Boo, the younger sister of singer Chaka Khan released a cover version of the song which was released as the second single from her second studio album “Boomerang”. Her Disco version of the song was produced by highly prolific songwriter, arranger, and producer Bob Esty. Taka Boom’s version failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Ride Like The Wind (Vocal) 7:19

SIDE B:
Ride Like The Wind (Dub) 6:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Prelude Records – PRL D665
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Mixed By – John Morales & Sergio Munzibai
Producer, Arranged By – Bob Esty
Written-By – C. Cross*

NOTES:
An M&M Mix
Produced for DMI Productions – USA.

From the LP “BOOMERANG”

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May 15, 2024

Candi – Under Your Spell (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Under Your Spell” is the second single released by Canadian pop band Candi & The Backbeat (initially named Candi) fronted by lead vocalist Candita “Candi” Pennella. Band members included Nino (Big Papa) Milazzo (bass and background vocals), Paul (Baldy) Russo (drums and percussion), and Rich Imbrogno (keyboards). “Under Your Spell” was nominated for Single of the Year, and Best Dance Recording at the 1990 Juno Awards.

“Under Your Spell” reached #1 on the Canadian Dance Chart, and #21 on the singles chart. In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Dance chart on February 11, 1989, peaking at #39 after spending six weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Under Your Spell (Club Mix) 5:09

SIDE B:
Under Your Spell (LP Version) 3:50
Under Your Spell (Trance Dub Mix) 6:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Under Your Spell	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records – IRS-23929
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Co-producer, Mixed By – John Morales & Sergio Munzibai
Producer – David Shaw (12)

NOTES:
Co-produced and mixed for Another M&M Production Inc.
From the LP “CANDI”

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March 22, 2024

Commodores – Nightshift (US 12″)

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Originally posted August 13, 2011

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“Nightshift” is a 1985 song by the Commodores and the title track from their album of the same name. The song was written by lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde as a tribute to soul/R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, both of whom died in 1984. The song was released as the album’s first single in January 1985 by Motown Records. “Nightshift” was recorded in 1984 and became the Commodores’ first hit after Lionel Richie’s departure from the group.

The song features a lead vocal from drummer Walter Orange, who had sung lead years earlier on “Brick House”. Lionel Richie’s replacement, J.D. Nicholas, sings the second verse and then Orange and Nicholas share lead vocals on the remaining choruses.

The first verse mentions Gaye’s song “What’s Going On”, while the second verse mentions Jackie Wilson’s “Lonely Teardrops” (“Say You Will”), “Baby Workout” and “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher”.

“Nightshift” became their biggest hit after Richie’s departure, peaking at number three for the week of April 20 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart, and rising to number one on the Hot Black Singles chart; the single also became a success on the Adult Contemporary and the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the first half of that year. It was the group’s final top-ten hit.

Although the band was against the label’s decision to release it as a single, it won a Grammy Award in 1985 for Best Vocal R&B Performance by a Duo/Group.

John Leland of Spin said the song, “puts the group back on the map with a vengeance. Its spare, lilting Caribbean groove dispenses with the group’s penchant for schmaltz, and new lead singer J. D. Nicholas’ sweet tenor is all late-night yearning.”

SIDE A:
Nightshift (Edit Of Club Mix) 4:47

SIDE B:
Nightshift (Club Mix) 7:04
Nightshift (Instrumental Mix) 7:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Nightshift	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1985	Nightshift	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#1
1985	Nightshift	U.S. Billboard Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#2
1985	Nightshift	U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – 4533MG
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Downtempo, Rhythm & Blues, Funk

CREDITS:

- Mixed At – M & M Productions
- Engineer – Joe Arlotta
- Mixed By – John Morales & Sergio Munzibai
- Producer – Dennis Lambert

NOTES:
“An M&M Mix”
Album version in “NIGHTSHIFT”

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