Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984
“Rhythm of the Street”/”It’s Gonna Be Special” is a double A-side 12″ single by American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter Patti Austin. Both songs are taken from her self-titled 1984 album. “It’s Gonna Be Special” was also featured on the John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John film soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”.
“It’s Gonna Be Special” peaked at #15 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #5 on the Dance Chart. “It’s Gonna Be Special” failed to reach the Billboard Top 40 only peaking at #82.
“Rhythm of the Street” peaked at #33 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #11 on the Dance Chart. The song also reached #96 on the UK singles chart.
SIDE A:
Rhythm Of The Street (Dance Remix) 6:06
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Written-By –Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass
SIDE B:
It’s Gonna Be Special (Dance Remix) 6:30
Producer – Quincy Jones
Written-By – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | Rhythm Of The Street | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #33 |
1984 | Rhythm Of The Street | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #11 |
1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #15 |
1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #5 |
1984 | It’s Gonna Be Special | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #82 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records – 0-20222, Qwest Records – 9 20222-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk
CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine, Quincy Jones
Mixed By –John “Jellybean” Benitez
NOTES:
Original version(s) available on the Qwest album PATTI AUSTIN.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO 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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