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:
- Producer – Bobby Watson, Bruce Swedien, Rene & Angela*
- Written-By – A. Winbush*, R. Moore*
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!
Password: burningtheground
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