BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Twilight World” was the second US release from the album It’s Better to Travel. This song was the subject of many remixes and was a dance club favourite worldwide. The song’s debut on the US dance chart was on December 19, 1987. After spending ten weeks on the survey the song peaked at #10 making it Swing Out Sisters highest charting dance single in the US.
The original title for this song was “Tomorrow’s Dream”.
According to drummer Martin Jackson the song was “taught” to him by aliens after a UFO landed on his roof.
The beginning of the song is the Shibuya train terminal announcer in Tokyo!
SIDE A:
Twilight World (The World Travel Mix) (12″ Remix) 7:55
Twilight World (7″ Version) 4:04
SIDE B:
Twilight World (Instrumental) 4:21
Another Lost Weekend 3:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Twilight World | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #31 |
| 1987 | Twilight World | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #7 |
| 1987 | Twilight World | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #9 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 015-1
Format: Vinyl, Promo, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Mixed By, Producer [Additional] – Bruce Forest (tracks: A1 to B1), Frank Heller (tracks: A1 to B1)
NOTES:
A1 is aka The World Travel Mix.
A2 is the standard 7″ edit.
B1 is an instrumental edit of the remix featured on track A1.
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
