Tag: US

February 15, 2019

Diana Ross – Love Hangover ’89 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Disco Love week

“Love Hangover” was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. Ross originally recorded “Love Hangover” in 1975. It was released in March 1976 and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously.

The song was written by Pamela Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod as a disco number. Producer Hal Davis recorded the instrumental track in 1975 thinking it ideal for Marvin Gaye or Diana Ross, who were his two favorite vocalists to work with. He thought Diana would be sexier on it, so he recorded the song with her. Studio musicians included James Gadson on drums, Henry E. Davis (of the band L.T.D.) on bass, and Joe Sample on keyboards.

Hal Davis instructed the song’s engineer Russ Terrana to install a strobe light so that Ross could be in the “disco” mindset. As the song changed from ballad to uptempo, Ross became more comfortable with the material; she hummed, sang bit parts, laughed, danced around and even imitated Billie Holiday. The carefree and sensual nature of Ross’ vocals and the music’s direction helped to sell the song, in addition to the background vocals relying heavily on Donna Summer’s 1975 hit “Love to Love You Baby”.

In 1989 Motown re-released the song as “Love Hangover ’89” with brand new remixes by PWL team Phil Harding & Ian Curnow. This version peaked at #3 on the Billboard Dance chart on April 8, 1989, after spending nine weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Love Hangover ’89 (12″ Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Love Hangover ’89 (Urban Remix) 6:51
Remix – Tony King

Love Hangover ’89 (Dance Mix) 7:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Love Hangover ’89	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– MOT-4632
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Disco

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Berry Gordy
Producer – Hal Davis
Remix – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow

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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: 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

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February 14, 2019

Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1977

Happy Valentine’s Day

“Love to Love You Baby” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her second studio album Love to Love You Baby (1975). Produced by Pete Bellotte, and written by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, Summer, and Bellotte, the song was first released as a single in the Netherlands on June 1975 as “Love to Love You” and then released worldwide on November 1975 as “Love to Love You Baby”. It became one of the first disco hits to be released in an extended form.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll, Summer’s only selection on this list.

Originally released in November 1975, the song became an international disco smash. In the U.S., it became Summer’s first US Top 40 hit, spending two weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 7 & 14 1976 being held off the number one spot by Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” and logged four weeks atop the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, as well number three on the Billboard Hot Black singles chart.

In the UK, upon release in January 1976, the song reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart in spite of the BBC’s initial refusal to promote it. They also refused to play it. As a result of the success of the song, Summer would be named “the first lady of love,” which labeled her with a sexually oriented, fantasy image from which she would struggle to free herself.

This U.S. 12″ was released in a uni-pack styled gate-fold picture cover. The 12″ was designed specifically for Valentine’s Day 1977.

SIDE A:
Love To Love You Baby 16:50

SIDE B:
Try Me, I Know We Can Make It 17:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	Love To Love You Baby	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1975	Love To Love You Baby	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#1
1975	Love To Love You Baby	U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBLP 7041
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: Jan 1977
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Producer – Pete Bellotte
Written-By – Summer*, Moroder*, Bellotte*

NOTES:
Release billing as per front cover:
Love To Love You Baby
Includes the songs
“Love To Love You Baby” (16:50) and “Try Me, I Know We Can Make It” (17:55)
by
Donna Summer
“The First Lady Of Love”

An Oasis Recording.

Printed in U.S.A.

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February 13, 2019

Nicole – Don’t You Want My Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Disco Love week

“Don’t You Want My Love” is a 1985/1986 major hit by Nicole McCloud under her mononym, Nicole. The song was written by Aldo Nova and became a major hit in several European countries and charted on the US Billboard Dance Charts (#10) and in the US Billboard R&B Charts (#66).

The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1986 film “Ruthless People”.

The “Club version” of the single went on to become an international dance hit for her charting in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

SIDE A:
Don’t You Want My Love (Club) 4:58

SIDE B:
Don’t You Want My Love (Dub Mix) 6:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Don’t You want My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10
1986	Don’t You want My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#66

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 4R9 05331, Portrait ‎– 4R9-05331
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi-NRG, Disco

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Stacy Drummond
Executive-Producer – Freedom Sound Productions, Oliver Pitt, Robert Rogel
Producer – Lou Pace
Written-By – A. Nova*

NOTES:
Produced for Freedom Sound Productions.
Special versions from the Portrait LP: “What About Me?”

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February 7, 2019

Anthony And The Camp – what I Like (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“What I Like” is the debut single by dance music group Anthony And The Camp led by producer Anthony Malloy. The group also consists of Crawford Peterson, Henley Goddard, and Linden Aaron. “What I Like” was produced by John “Jellybean” Benitez and spent three weeks at the top of dance charts and was one of the most successful dance single of 1986. It also briefly appeared on the U.S. R&B Singles chart, peaking at number eighty.

The group released a full-length LP titled “Suspense” in 1988.

SIDE A:
What I Like (Extended Dance Mix) 6:35
What I Like (Dance – Appella) 5:29

SIDE B:
What I Like (Dub Version) 5:40
What I Like (Short Version) 4:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	What I Like	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1986	What I Like	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#80

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20449
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk, Garage House

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Anthony And The Camp
Bass – Henley Goddard
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Doreen Dorian
Cover [Cover Concept] – Toyce Anderson
Drums – Linden Aaron
Engineer, Mixed By – Doc Dougherty
Engineer, Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Roule
Lead Vocals – Anthony Malloy
Lyrics By, Music By – Anthony*
Music By – Henley Goddard
Photography By – Uwe Ommer
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Synthesizer – Crawford Peterson

NOTES:
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York

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