Tag: Ric Wake

February 13, 2020

Taylor Dayne – With Every Beat Of My Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“With Every Beat of My Heart” is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album Can’t Fight Fate (1989). Written by Tommy Faragher, Lotti Golden and Arthur Baker, and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on October 10, 1989, by Arista Records as the lead single from Can’t Fight Fate.

“With Every Beat of My Heart” became Dayne’s fifth consecutive top-ten single in the United States, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1989. It also peaked at number five in Canada and number 53 in the United Kingdom.

“With Every Beat of My Heart” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 61. It reached the top-five in its ninth week on the Billboard issue dated December 16, 1989. It remained at its peak position for four weeks and spent 18 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top-ten on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. On the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990, the single ranked at number 48.

SIDE A:
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Make It Rock Remix) 7:04
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Mental Dub) 9:36

SIDE B:
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Palpitashun Remix) 7:10
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Extended Radio Remix) 6:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	With Every Beat Of My Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1989	With Every Beat Of My Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#22
1989	With Every Beat Of My Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9896, Arista ‎– ADI-9896
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Backing Vocals], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Billy T. Scott
Arranged By [Trumpets], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By, Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Arranged By, Producer, Producer [Additional] – Ric Wake
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Gloria Weems, Jamillah Muhammad*, Ricky Nelson*
Design – Susan Mendola
Drums – Joe Franco
Engineer [Recording And Mix] – Bob Cadway
Engineer [Remix] – Mario “Not Rude” Rodriguez*
Lacquer Cut By – gc*
Management – Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.
Photography By – Wayne Maser
Producer [Additional], Remix – Richie Jones
Saxophone [Sax Solo] – Joel Peskin
Trumpet – Bill Reichenbach (2), Gary Grant
Written-By – A. Baker*, L. Golden*, T. Faragher*

NOTES:
Taken From The Forthcoming Album “Can’t Fight Fate”.
Printed in U.S.A.

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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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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

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November 29, 2018

Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Prove Your Love” is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her debut studio album Tell It to My Heart (1988). Written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released in 1988 as the album’s second single, by Arista Records.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number seven. The single spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the Dance Club Songs chart, where it became Dayne’s first number-one hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the single was a hit overseas, going to number-one in Switzerland, number four in Germany, and number eight on the UK Singles chart.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (Extended Remix) 7:25
Prove Your Love (Hot Single Mix) 3:22

SIDE B:
Prove Your Love (Edited Remix) 5:10
Prove Your Love (Prove Your Dub/Beats) 8:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Prove Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1988	Prove Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9677
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 27 Jul 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Guitar, Engineer – Bob Cadway
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Other [Hair/make-up] – Timmothy Montgomery
Other [Styling] – Susan Tobman
Photography By – Gilles Larrain
Producer – Ric Wake
Remix – Ric Wake , Richie Jones
Written-By – Arnie Roman, Seth Swirsky

NOTES:
Produced for Bleux Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Published by November Night Music, Chappell Music, Inc./Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Recorded and Mixed at:
Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY
Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Shakedown Studios, NYC
From her red-hot debut album. Featuring the hit title track, “Tell It To My Heart.”
Manufactured by Arista Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: 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

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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September 5, 2017

Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Tell It to My Heart” is a song performed by American singer Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her first album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne’s first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.

The song was written by Chappell Music staff songwriter Seth Swirsky and Ernie Gold. Swirsky almost didn’t deliver the song to his publisher after he and his girlfriend decided it was not good enough.

“Tell It To My Heart” reached Taylor Dayne when Dayne contacted Chappell Music and asked to be sent some demos which had been overlooked, although the song had been recorded in early 1987 by Louisa Florio for a self-titled Canadian album release. Dayne recalled feeling an immediate affinity with the song: “I thought there was something about the hook – it’s a happy hook.” The track was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, Long Island. The track took off so unexpectedly in the fall of 1987 that Taylor was forced to complete her debut album at Cove City Sound in six weeks. Swirsky would also write, along with Arnie Roman, Dayne’s follow-up single “Prove Your Love”. For almost two months, only the 12-inch record of “Tell It to My Heart” with four mixes was available for purchase. That 12-inch sold 900,000 copies alone.

Dayne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal, Female for her performance on “Tell It to My Heart” in 1988. Producer Ric Wake said in a 1994 interview with Vibe magazine that Tell It To My Heart “really blew people away”. Commenting on Taylor Dayne’s voice he said “They thought she was, like, black or some kind of ethnic…”.

“Tell It to My Heart” appeared in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 14 November 1987, rising to #39 from #43. Ten weeks later, during the week of January 23, 1988, the single peaked in the number seven spot. The song was on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. The song was also a top five dance hit in the U.S. reaching #4.

In the UK, “Tell It To My Heart” reached #3. It was ranked as the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK.

In 1995, “Tell It to My Heart'” was remixed and re-released to promote Dayne’s Greatest Hits package. This version climbed to #23 on the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Tell It To My Heart (Club Mix) 6:48
Tell It To My Heart (Percappella Mix) 3:23

SIDE B:
Tell It To My Heart (Single Mix) 3:42
Tell It To My Heart (Dub Mix) 5:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Tell It To My Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1987	Tell It To My Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9611
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Engineer – Bob Cadway, Ric Wake
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Mastered By – ¢*
Mixed By – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Other [Hair-Makeup] – Timmothy Montgomery
Other [Styling] – Susan Tobman
Photography By [Photo] – Gilles Larrain
Producer – Ric Wake
Written-By – Ernie Gold, Seth Swirsky

NOTES:
Produced for Bleux Productions
Recorded and Mixed at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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burningtheground.net

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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November 7, 2016

Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Love Will Save the Day” was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records.

“Love Will Save the Day was produced by John “Jellybean” Benitez and features Roy Ayers on Vibraphone (Vibes).

At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1’s from her current album “Whitney”. “Love Will Save the Day” did not become Houston’s eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 was Houston’s lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video.

Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top 40 for 11 weeks, and reached #5 on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.

Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10 and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. It was a moderate hit in Germany, making 37; and was a minor hit in Australia, peaking at 77.

SIDE A:
Love Will Save The Day (Extended Remix) 7:57
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Remix – Ric Wake

Love Will Save The Day (A Cappella) 5:17
Remix – Ric Wake

SIDE B:
Love Will Save The Day (Single Version) 4:22

Dub Will Save The Day 4:57
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Remix – Ric Wake

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart	#10
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#5
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9721
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Garage House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
From the LP “WHITNEY”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi