BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“The Warrior” is a song by American rock band Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth, from the album Warrior. The song was written by Holly Knight (“Love Is a Battlefield”) and Nick Gilder (“Hot Child in the City”). The song went to number one in Canada and number seven in the United States, as well as number one on the Mainstream Rock chart in the US, in addition to winning a BMI Airplay Award in 1984. The music video of the song depicts the apocalypse in a warehouse.
The song is used in the opening credits to the first episode of each of the first two seasons of the Netflix show GLOW.
SIDE A:
The Warrior (Edit Version) 3:36
SIDE B:
The Warrior (Album Version) 3:59
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Warrior | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #7 |
| 1984 | The Warrior | U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – AS 1846
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Engineer – William Wittman
Featuring [Vocals] – Patty Smyth
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – H. Knight*, N. Gilder*
NOTES:
Demonstration Not For Sale
Both tracks taken from The Columbia LP “WARRIOR”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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: Schiit Mani
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
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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