Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Anita passed away at age 74 from cancer.
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Bruce Willis – Respect Yourself (Extended Dance Mix) (UK 12″)
Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
“Respect Yourself” is a song by American actor Bruce Willis, featured on the album “The Return of Bruno” in 1987, and released as the lead single in January of that year. It is a cover of the song of the same name by American R&B/gospel group The Staple Singers, originally released on their 1971 album Be Altitude.
Bruce Willis version of “Respect Yourself”, is a duet with June Pointer featuring background vocals by the Pointer Sisters. The song became a smash hit peaking at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 7, 1987, number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 8 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.
“Respect Yourself” also appeared in the Miami Vice episode “Lend Me an Ear”.
The album “The Return of Bruno” was awarded Gold status in the US in March 1987.
SIDE A:
Respect Yourself (12-Inch Dance Mix) 6:34
Featuring [Uncredit] – Pointer Sisters
Written-By –L. Ingram, M. Rice
SIDE B:
Fun Time 3:37
Written-By – A. Toussaint*
Respect Yourself (7-Inch Single Version) 3:52
Featuring [Uncredit] – Pointer Sisters
Written-By – L. Ingram, M. Rice
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Respect Yourself | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #5 |
1987 | Respect Yourself | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #20 |
1987 | Respect Yourself | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #22 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – ZT 41118
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Robert Kraft, Steve Thoma
Arranged By [With] – Chris Mostert, Danny Grenier, Dave Chamberlain, Duane Sciacqua, Greg Smith (3), Marty Fera
Horn [Arrangement By] – Jerry Hey
Producer – Robert Kraft
NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK
Rhythm Arrangement by Steve Thoma & Robert Kraft with
Danny Grenier, Duane Sciacqua, Dave Chamberlain, Marty Fera, Chris Mostert & Greg Smith
In the Album “The Return Of Bruno”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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
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Pointer Sisters – Goldmine (US 12″ Promo)
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Goldmine” was the lead single taken from the twelfth studio album by The Pointer Sisters. “Goldmine”, charted well on Billboard’s R&B and dance charts but only reached #33 on the Hot 100. The album and its singles represented a downturn in the Pointer Sisters’ fortunes.
In the UK the single reached #78.
SIDE A:
Goldmine (Pettibone Mix) 6:28
SIDE B:
Goldmine (Dub Mix) 6:09
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Goldmine | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #33 |
1986 | Goldmine | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | #27 |
1986 | Goldmine | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #7 |
1986 | Goldmine | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop | #17 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – 5774-1-RDAC
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Arranged By – Andy Goldmark
Edited By – Albert Cabrera
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Lacquer Cut By – TJ*
Producer – Richard Perry
Producer [Associate], Written-By – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Edited By – Shep Pettibone
NOTES:
From the LP “HOT TOGETHER”
“Sexual Power” is listed on the sleeve but does not appear on the 12″ promo version.
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
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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Pointer Sisters – Dare Me (US 12″ Promo)
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Dare Me” is a 1985 song originally recorded by The Pointer Sisters issued by RCA Records.
“Dare Me” was written by Nashville-based songwriters Sam Lorber and Dave Innis in 1984. Innis, who shortly afterwards became a founding member of Restless Heart, was then a staff writer for Warner Bros. music publishing division, and recalls that “Dare Me” was written with the Pointer Sisters in mind, adding: “typically [staff writers] look at who’s [recording] now and what kind of material are they looking for, and we would tailor a song for a particular artist and pitch it”…”Sam Lorber and I…did try to put ourselves in the place of what a gal might be thinking…not specifically trying to be a Pointer Sister, but a song written from a female perspective, for sure. There are certain things that are more gender specific and gender appropriate…certain things that a woman can say that a guy’s not going to be able to get away with saying.”
Featuring a lead vocal by June Pointer, “Dare Me” was issued as the lead single from the Pointer Sisters’ platinum-selling album Contact: peaking at number 11 on the Hot 100 in Billboard magazine, “Dare Me” did afford the Pointer Sisters a final Top Ten hit on the magazine’s R&B chart peaking at number 6 and also became the only Pointer Sisters’ track to reach number 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club chart. “Dare Me” afforded the Pointer Sisters their final Top 40 hit in the British Isles with peaks of number 7 in Ireland and number 17 in the UK: other international chart peaks for “Dare Me” were number 10 in Australia, number 22 in Austria, number 20 in Belgium (the Flemish chart), number 26 in Finland, number 45 in the Netherlands, number 27 in New Zealand, and number 11 in Sweden.
In September 1985, while the Pointer Sisters’ version was on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, American Top 40 host Casey Kasem became irritated when the show’s producers placed a long distance dedication spot about a listener’s dog dying immediately after “Dare Me,” which was an uptempo dance song. The song in the dedication was Henry Gross’ “Shannon”. Kasem expressed his dissatisfaction with a profanity-laced tirade which never made the air, but has become a staple on the Internet.
SIDE A:
Dare Me (Dance Mix) 6:17
Mixed By – Jim Tract, Michael Brooks
Mixed By [Original Mix] – Don Smith
Written-By – Innis*, Lorber*
SIDE B:
Dare Me (Instrumental) 4:23
Mixed By [Original Mix] – Don Smith
Written-By – Innis*, Lorber*
I’ll Be There 3:34
Written-By – Bob Etoll*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Dare Me | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #11 |
1985 | Dare Me | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #6 |
1985 | Dare Me | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – JW-14127, RCA – PW-14127
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By – Precision SM*
Producer – Richard Perry
NOTES:
From the LP “CONTACT”
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
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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