BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
R E Q U E S T
“New Attitude” is a song performed by Grammy Award-winning American singer, author, and actress Patti LaBelle.
In 1984, Patti LaBelle began taking part in films, participating in her first acting role in the acclaimed film, A Soldier’s Story. Around the same time, producers of the film, Beverly Hills Cop, were busy putting together a soundtrack for the film, and called on LaBelle to record two songs for its soundtrack. “New Attitude”, a song about a woman changing her outlook on life both emotionally and physically, was composed by Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin and Bunny Hull. The song was different from previous LaBelle recordings, which had been mostly pop ballads with occasional stabs at dance music and R&B, focusing on a synthpop direction. Prior to that, LaBelle had recorded a similar synthpop song, “I’ll Never, Never Give Up” from her first gold album, I’m In Love Again, in 1983. It was LaBelle’s first MCA single, released in January 1985.
The song climbed to number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Dance Music chart in a remixed form. It also peaked at number three on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Patti LaBelle shot the first music video of her career with the song, which was shot at a fashion store.
SIDE A:
New Attitude (Extended Version) 6:14
SIDE B:
New Attitude (Single Version) 3:59
New Attitude (Club Version) 8:06
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | New Attitude | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #17 |
| 1984 | New Attitude | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | #3 |
| 1984 | New Attitude | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-1263
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Howie Rice, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.
NOTES:
Taken from the motion picture soundtrack
“Beverly Hills Cop”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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
