Saturday Love (Extended Version) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Saturday Love” is a song performed by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal. It was released in October 1985. The song peaked at #2 on the US R&B chart and became a moderate pop hit peaking at #26 on the US Hot 100 in the spring of 1986. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, and #7 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song appeared on Cherrelle’s gold album, High Priority, on Tabu Records and included an extended spoken dialogue introduction skit set in a bar.

In 2007, O’Neal re-recorded the song for his album Alex Loves…, released in February 2008. This version featured the vocals of Bianca Lindgreen, a long-time friend of O’Neal’s. Also in 2008, the special edition EP “Saturday Love – 2008 Remixes” was released, featuring 11 club/house remixes as well as an a cappella version. O’Neal and Cherrelle reunited and performed the song at the 2011 BET Awards and afterwards presented the Best New Artist Award.

The song has been sampled 92 times. This includes both samples and interpolations. Popular songs that sample “Saturday Love” include 50 Cent’s “I Get It In,” Spaceghostpurrp’s “Friday,” and Charli XCX’s “How Can I Not Know What I Need Right Now.”

SIDE A:
Saturday Love (Extended Version) 8:42

SIDE B:
Saturday Love (Acappella) 3:24
Saturday Love (Instrumental) 4:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Saturday Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#26
1985	Saturday Love	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tabu Records – 4Z9 05332
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Picture Sleeve
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Cherrelle
Mastered By [Metal Work] –Brian Gardner
Producer – Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis*
Written-By –J. Harris III – T. Lewis*

NOTES:
The back of the picture sleeve lists Side B as only one track, Instrumental 8:25. On the record it is split into two tracks which are in total 8:25.

Special Version From The Tabu Lp: “High Priority”
Produced for Flyte Tyme Productions

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