BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Dare Me” is a 1985 song originally recorded by The Pointer Sisters issued by RCA Records.

“Dare Me” was written by Nashville-based songwriters Sam Lorber and Dave Innis in 1984. Innis, who shortly afterwards became a founding member of Restless Heart, was then a staff writer for Warner Bros. music publishing division, and recalls that “Dare Me” was written with the Pointer Sisters in mind, adding: “typically [staff writers] look at who’s [recording] now and what kind of material are they looking for, and we would tailor a song for a particular artist and pitch it”…”Sam Lorber and I…did try to put ourselves in the place of what a gal might be thinking…not specifically trying to be a Pointer Sister, but a song written from a female perspective, for sure. There are certain things that are more gender specific and gender appropriate…certain things that a woman can say that a guy’s not going to be able to get away with saying.”

Featuring a lead vocal by June Pointer, “Dare Me” was issued as the lead single from the Pointer Sisters’ platinum-selling album Contact: peaking at number 11 on the Hot 100 in Billboard magazine, “Dare Me” did afford the Pointer Sisters a final Top Ten hit on the magazine’s R&B chart peaking at number 6 and also became the only Pointer Sisters’ track to reach number 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club chart. “Dare Me” afforded the Pointer Sisters their final Top 40 hit in the British Isles with peaks of number 7 in Ireland and number 17 in the UK: other international chart peaks for “Dare Me” were number 10 in Australia, number 22 in Austria, number 20 in Belgium (the Flemish chart), number 26 in Finland, number 45 in the Netherlands, number 27 in New Zealand, and number 11 in Sweden.

In September 1985, while the Pointer Sisters’ version was on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, American Top 40 host Casey Kasem became irritated when the show’s producers placed a long distance dedication spot about a listener’s dog dying immediately after “Dare Me,” which was an uptempo dance song. The song in the dedication was Henry Gross’ “Shannon”. Kasem expressed his dissatisfaction with a profanity-laced tirade which never made the air, but has become a staple on the Internet.

SIDE A:
Dare Me (Dance Mix) 6:17
Mixed By – Jim Tract, Michael Brooks
Mixed By [Original Mix] – Don Smith
Written-By – Innis*, Lorber*

SIDE B:
Dare Me (Instrumental) 4:23
Mixed By [Original Mix] – Don Smith
Written-By – Innis*, Lorber*

I’ll Be There 3:34
Written-By – Bob Etoll*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Dare Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#11
1985	Dare Me	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#6
1985	Dare Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-14127, RCA ‎– PW-14127
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Precision SM*
Producer – Richard Perry

NOTES:
From the LP “CONTACT”

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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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

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