Tag: Lew Hahn

Chaka Khan – This Is My Night (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“This Is My Night” is a song by Chaka Khan from the album I Feel for You. The song went to number one for one week on the Billboard dance chart in 1985. The single also peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart.

A variation of the song was used by HBO as its theme music for Next On bumpers and promos from May to November 1985 (as the centerpiece of the Make the Magic Shine campaign).

SIDE A:
This Is My Night (Extended Version) 6:11
Arranged By – David Frank
Edited By, Effects [Special Effects] –Arif Mardin, Lew Hahn, Michael O’Reilly
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Michael O’Reilly
Producer – Arif Mardin
Recorded By, Mixed By –  Lew Hahn
Written-By – Mic Murphy / David Frank*

SIDE B:
Caught In The Act 3:46
Arranged By – Joe Mardin
Producer – Arif Mardin, Joe Mardin
Recorded By, Mixed By – Bill Dooley, Joe Mardin, Michael O’Reilly, Phil Bulla
Written-By – Alec Milstein, Joe Mardin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 This Is My Night U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60
1984 This Is My Night U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #11
1984 This Is My Night U.S. Billboard Hot Dance  Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20296
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Electro

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Arif Mardin

NOTES:
From the LP “I Feel For You”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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


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Culture Club – Move Away (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted January 16, 2012

“Move Away” is a 1986 song by the British band Culture Club. Taken as the lead single from their fourth album, From Luxury to Heartache, the song became the group’s eighth top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven. It reached number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was popular on US radio and the music video received healthy airplay on MTV during the spring of 1986 and was also their last single to reach the Top 40 in the US. It also reached the top ten in various other countries including Canada (#4), Italy (#10) and Australia (#10).

The song was produced by Lew Hahn and Arif Mardin (the latter a producer for Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin in the 80s). “Move Away” was the only single from the album to reach the top-ten in the UK and would be the band’s last UK top 10 hit until 1998’s “I Just Wanna Be Loved”.

The video-clip for the song, which cast Boy George and Jon Moss as silent film-stars racing cars across a black/white movie screen, was filmed at the Brixton Academy, London. George’s friend Alice Temple can also be seen in the video.

The song was featured in the background of a 1986 episode of the US daytime soap opera General Hospital. In 1986, Boy George sang the song in a guest-starring role in an episode of the television series The A-Team entitled “Cowboy George”.

SIDE A:
Move Away (Extended Version) 7:25
Written-By – Culture Club, P. Pickett*

SIDE B:
Sexuality (Tango Dub Remix Version) 10:34
Written-By – ture Club, M. Rudetsky*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Move Away U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #12
1986 Move Away U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #11
1986 Move Away U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs #87
1986 Move Away U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49 05360, Epic ‎– 49-05360
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Jamie Morgan
Producer – Arif Mardin, Lew Hahn
Sleeve – Assorted iMaGes

NOTES:
Special version from the Virgin/Epic LP: “From Luxury to Heartache”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
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, ocenaudio
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

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Password: burningtheground

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