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Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” (released in the United Kingdom as “We Don’t Have To…”) is American R&B vocalist Jermaine Stewart’s first of three singles from 1986. The song was included on his second album Frantic Romantic, released that same year. “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” remains Stewart’s biggest commercial success, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The single seemed to reflect more modesty when it came to sex in light of the AIDS pandemic at the time. In 1988, Stewart was interviewed by Donnie Simpson where Stewart spoke of the lyrical message within the song. “I think it made a lot of peoples’ minds open up a little bit. We didn’t only want to just talk about clothes, we wanted to extend that. We wanted to use the song as a theme to be able to say you don’t have to do all the negative things that society forces on you. You don’t have to drink and drive. You don’t have to take drugs early. The girls don’t have to get pregnant early. So the clothes bit of it was to get people’s attention, which it did and I’m glad it was a positive message.”

The song reignited Stewart’s popularity, as his previous single, “I Like It” had failed to make much impact as a follow-up to Stewart’s moderately successful debut single, “The Word Is Out” (“I Like It” did not chart in either the US or the United Kingdom).

SIDE A:
We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Dance Remix) 5:52

SIDE B:
We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Dub) 6:58
We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Short Version) 4:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1985 We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #64
1985 We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #41

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9423
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Guitar – Chris Amigo
Keyboards – Fro Sossa
Mixed By – Lewis A. Martineé
Producer – Narada Michael Walden

NOTES:
From the LP “FRANTIC ROMANTIC”

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THE GEAR:
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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:
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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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Click Removal: Manual
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Sweet Sensation – Take It While It’s Hot (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Take It While It’s Hot” is the third singles released by Sweet Sensation, a female dance trio from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The song peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and #14 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Take It While It’s Hot (Long Vocal) 5:50
Edited By – Charlie Dee Diaz, Det Reirruc, Omar Santana

Take It While It’s Hot (Charlie Dee “Hot” Dub) 8:01
Edited By – Charlie “Dee” Diaz*, Det Reirruc, Oh, Oh Omar Santana
Remix – Charlie Dee

SIDE B:
Take It While It’s Hot (Only Omar’s Dub) 7:02
Remix, Edited By – Omar Santana

Take It While It’s Hot (Percapella Mix) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Take It While It’s Hot U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #54
1988 Btake It While It’s Hot U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. ‎– NP50072
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Oh, Oh Omar Santana* (tracks: B1, B2)
Executive Producer – Cherrie Shepherd
Mastered By –Herb Powers, Jr.*
Mixed By –  Steve Peck
Other [Final Sweetening] – Gary Henry (tracks: A1, A2)
Producer – Ted Currier
Scratches [Scratched By] – Eric “Serious” Santana* (tracks: B1, B2)
Written-By – Joseph Malloy

NOTES:
Edited By: Oh, Oh Omar Santana. Scratched By: Eric “Serious” Santana (Members Of V.I.P.)

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: 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 USED:
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Belinda Carlisle – Summer Rain (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Summer Rain” is a song written by Robbie Seidman and Maria Vidal, produced by Rick Nowels for Belinda Carlisle’s third album Runaway Horses (1989).

“Summer Rain” achieved moderate commercial success in North America, where it was released as the second single from Runaway Horses (1989). In January 1990, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100, the main US chart, at number 86. Within seven weeks of its release, it peaked at number 30 and stayed at that position for two weeks. The single spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, six of which were in the top 50. The single was Carlisle’s second to the last song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it spent eight weeks on the chart.

In Australia, the song had the most commercial success, where it was released as the album’s third single on March 19, 1990. In early April 1990, it debuted at number 42. Within two months of its release, it reached the top 10, where it stayed for five weeks. The song reached a peak at number six on May 20 and remained there for two more weeks, spending a total of 16 weeks in the top 50. It became the 40th highest-selling single in Australia in 1990.

The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1990 as the sixth and final release from Runaway Horses, peaking at number 23 at the end of January 1991 and spending 10 weeks in the chart.

SIDE A:
Summer Rain (Extended Version) 8:01

SIDE B:
Summer Rain (Dub) 6:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Summer Rain U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #30
1990 Summer Rain U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles #29

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-24011
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Garage House

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Norman Moore
Edited By – Chip Nunez*
Engineer [Remix] – Daniel Abraham
Management – Danny Goldberg, Ron Stone
Photography – Ken Nahoum
Producer – Rick Nowels
Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix – Daniel Abraham, Justin Strauss
Written-By – Maria Vidal, Robbie Seidman

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Belinda Carlisle album, “Runaway Horses”
Additional Production for Just Right Productions.
Mastered at Precision.
Management for Gold Mountain Entertainment.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: Rolls Bellar VP-130
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 USED:
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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The Jets – I Do You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“I Do You” is a song by the American sibling group, The Jets.

Released as the second single from The Jets’ multi-platinum album Magic, the song was somewhat successful on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached number 20 on December 11, 1987, after spending five weeks on the survey. It reached number 19 on the R&B chart.

SIDE A:
I Do You (Extended Version) 6:55

SIDE B:
I Do You (Instrumental Version) 6:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 I Do You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1987 I Do You U.S. Billboard Hot R*B/Hip-Hop Singles #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23798
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 19 Oct 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Dance-pop, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Taavi Mote
Engineer [Assistant] – Clif Jones
Executive-Producer – Don Powell (7)
Producer –Michael Verdick
Producer, Written-By –Rick Kelly
Remix – Louil Silas, Jr.*
Written-By – Linda Mallah

NOTES:
Original Version appears on the MCA LP, “Magic”

Remixed at Skip Saylor Recording Hollywood, CA

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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: Rolls Bellar VP-130
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 USED:
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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