Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984
“You Used to Hold Me So Tight” is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston’s 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, “You Used to Hold Me So Tight” became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.
The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them “Ancodia” by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.
SIDE A:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12″ Version) 5:37
SIDE B:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (Dub Version) 6:36
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (LP Version) 5:43
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | You Used To Hold Me So Tight | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play | #7 |
| 1984 | You Used To Hold Me So Tight | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #13 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23520
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Pinckneyville
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Boogie
CREDITS:
- Art Direction, Design – Kathe Schreyer
- Backing Vocals – Gwendolyn Traylor, Jimmy Jam, Lucia Newell, Monte Moir, Terry Lewis
- Engineer – Steve Hodge, Steve Wiese
- Engineer [Assistent] – Brad Coker, Fred Howard
- Management [& Direction] – Barry Gross*, Dana Miller
- Musician [Additional Musician], Guitar – Thomas Organ
- Musician [Additional Musician], Saxophone – David Eiland
- Musician, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Terry Lewis
- Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion – Jimmy Jam
- Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion, Guitar – Monte Moir
- Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Written-By – J. Harris III-T. Lewis* (tracks: A), J. Harris III – T. Lewis* (tracks: B1, B2)
NOTES:
From the MCA LP, MCA-5527 “Qualifying Heat”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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!
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