Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
“All She Wants to Do Is Dance” is a song written by Danny Kortchmar and performed by Don Henley, co-lead vocalist and drummer for Eagles. It was released as the second single from Henley’s second studio solo album, Building the Perfect Beast (1984), and was Henley’s sixth solo single overall. It was one of Henley’s most commercially successful singles, peaking at No. 9 on Billboard Hot 100 and also became his third song to top the Top Rock Tracks chart.
The song critiques the US intervention in Central America, particularly in the then-ongoing Contra War, in which the Reagan administration funded the right-wing rebel group Contras to overthrow the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front government in Nicaragua.
Backing vocals for the song was provided by Patty Smyth of the band Scandal, and Martha Davis, lead singer of the Motels.
When Kortchmar was asked about the song, he said, “I had the groove and the music going. That record was made back when the technology had just started to really take over in music. I had one of the first Yamaha DX7s, which was a keyboard that was used a ton in the ’80s, but we ended up luckily getting one of the first ones in the United States. It’s a synthesizer keyboard, and I used it to get that sound that you hear the record starting with.”
** As a BONUS TRACK I have included the “Remix Edit” which was taken from the U.S. 12″ Promo.
SIDE A:
All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Extended Dance Remix) 7:36
SIDE B:
All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Dubb Remix) 5:15
BONUS TRACK:
All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Remix Edit)** 4:29
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #9 |
| 1985 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #1 |
| 1985 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #10 |
| 1985 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | #65 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 9 20314-0 A, Geffen Records – 0-20314
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
- Engineer – Gary Hellman
- Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
- Producer – Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley, Greg Ladanyi
- Written-By – Kortchmar*
NOTES:
Original version available on the Geffen album Building The Perfect Beast
Made in USA.
The cover art says
Don Henley: All She Wants To Do Is Dance.
Don Henley: Ella solo quiere bailar.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
Buy the 12″ Promo at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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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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