Tag: Ric Wake

Blue Zone U.K. – Jackie (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

Blue Zone UK was a 1980s British synth-pop band (simply called Blue Zone in the UK, Europe and Australia; but adding the “UK” due to a naming dispute in the United States). The group consisted of Lisa Stansfield (lead vocals), Ian Devaney (trombone, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Andy Morris (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic keyboards and backing vocals).

“Jackie” was the third single taken from the bands only album “Big Thing” which was released in 1988. “Jackie” became the groups highest charting single reaching #19 Sweden, #54US. In the bands native UK the single failed to chart. For the US single release non album track “Chance It” was used as the single’s b-side.

After the release of “Jackie” the trio and label Arista decided to focus on Stansfield’s solo career. Morris would co-write and co-produce the first three Stansfield albums, before departing the trio. Devaney and Stansfield would eventually marry, and now own a music publishing business, and continue to write and record together.

SIDE A:
Jackie (Extended Dance Mix) 7:02

SIDE B:
Jackie (Single Version) 3:27
Jackie (Instrumental) 6:54
Chance It 3:45
Written-By – Andy Morris (5), Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Jackie U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #54
1988 Jackie U.S. Billboard Hot dance/Club Play #37
1988 Jackie U.S. Billboard Hot Maxi-Single’s Sales #49

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9726, Arista ‎– ADI-9726
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Ric Wake (tracks: A to B2)
Written-By – Billy Steinberg (tracks: A to B2), Tom Kelly (tracks: A to B2)

NOTES:
Additional Production and Remix for Wake Productions.

“Chance It” Bonus Cut. Not available on album.

“Jackie” from the Arista LP:
“BIG THING”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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

Taylor Dayne – Prove Your love (House Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

This 12″ is the alternate UK 12″ containing House Mixes of “Prove Your Love” & “Tell It To My Heart” both from Taylor Dayne’s debut album.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second U.S. Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1988, where it peaked at #7. The song spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it became Dayne’s first #1 hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the song was a hit overseas, going to #1 in Switzerland, #4 in Germany and #8 on the UK singles chart.

“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, the single peaked in the number seven spot, during the week of January 23, 1988. The song was on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. In the UK “Tell It To My Heart” reached #3 to be ranked as the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK, one of the best selling singles that didn’t get to number one that year.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (House Mix) 7:25
Engineer, Guitar – Bob Cadway
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi

SIDE B:
Tell It To My Heart (House Of Hearts Mix) 8:34
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Engineer – Bob Cadway

Upon The Journey’s End 3:50
Vocals – Billy T. Scott
Mastered By – Greg Calbi

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #7
Year Single Chart Position
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – 609 966
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Artwork By [Photography] – Gilles Larrain

NOTES:
From the red-hot debut album “Tell It To My Heart”

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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