Tag: René & Angela

René & Angela – Save Your Love (For Your #1) (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Save Your Love (For #1)” is a 1985 song written and sung by the duo René & Angela from their album Street Called Desire. It was their first single (and album) for Mercury Records. The single also featured labelmate Kurtis Blow performing a rap, making it one first time hip-hop artists collaborated with R&B artists on their work. The single was number one on the Billboard R&B chart for two weeks and was the duo’s biggest hit on that chart.

SIDE A:
Save Your Love (For Your #1) (Club Mix) 5:29
Featuring – Kurtis Blow

SIDE B:
Save Your Love (For Your #1) (Instrumental) 4:21
Save Your Love (For Your #1) (Vocal) 4:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Save Your Love (For Your #1) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #101
1985 Save Your Love (For Your #1) U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1
1985 Save Your Love (For Your #1) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – MSX 76235
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Canada
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “STREET CALLED DESIRE”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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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René & Angela – I’ll Be Good (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“I’ll Be Good” was the second single taken from the LP “Street Called Desire” by American R&B duo consisting of musical artists and producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. They formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1986. The song was the duo’s biggest US hit peaking at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #4 on the R&B chart. “I’ll Be Good” was also their biggest hit in the UK reaching #22.

SIDE A:
I’ll Be Good (Special Mix) 7:25

SIDE B:
I’ll Be Good (Instrumental) 5:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 I’ll Be Good U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #47
1985 I’ll Be Good U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #4
1985 I’ll Be Good U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 884 009-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk

CREDITS:
Producer – Bobby Watson, Bruce Swedien, René And Angela
Written-By – René Moore / Angela Winbush

NOTES:
Original version from the Mercury album “Street Called Desire”
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & 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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


Password: burningtheground

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