Tag: Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins – Playing With The Boys (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

  • NEW 2022 Transfer!
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Originally Posted: March 5, 2012

“Playing with the Boys” is a song by American singer Kenny Loggins for the Top Gun film, and featured in the volleyball scene toward the middle of the film prior to Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) dinner date with Charlie (Kelly McGillis).

Playing with the Boys debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 16, 1986 and peaked at the #60 position.

This song was also used for many scenes in the 1990 beach volleyball Side Out film featuring C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton and Courtney Thorne-Smith.

Per Loggins’s memoir, the song was a hit among gay nightclubs. Spin magazine’s interviewer Jonathan Cohen called it “a sort of gay anthem”.

SIDE A:
Playing With The Boys (Dance Mix) 6:41

SIDE B:
Playing With The Boys (Dub Mix) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
VINYL: Near Mint
SLEEVE: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Playing With The Boys U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05940
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – Ina Wolf, Kenny Loggins
Written-By, Producer – Peter Wolf (3)

NOTES:
From The Motion Picture Soundtrack “Top Gun”

VINYL TRANSFER and AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Kenny Loggins – Footloose (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Side A

“Footloose” is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two singles by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was the first of two number-one hits from the motion picture, Footloose. The song was very well received, and is one of the most recognizable songs recorded by Loggins. When the American Film Institute released its AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs, “Footloose” reached the 96th position. The song was covered by country music artist Blake Shelton for the 2011 remake of the 1984 film. The song has also been covered by “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the Glee cast for the 2013 Glee episode “Girls (and Boys) On Film”.

SIDE A:
Footloose (Album Version) 3:46

SIDE B:
Footloose (Single Version) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Footloose U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1984 Footloose U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– AS 1810
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop, Rock
Credits: Producer – Kenny Loggins, Lee DeCarlo
Written By – K. Loggins*

NOTES:
From The Original Soundtrack Of The Paramount Motion Picture:
“FOOTLOOSE”

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Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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