Tag: US

February 8, 2023

Bon Jovi – You Give Love A Bad Name (US 12″ Promo)

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In The Name Of LOVE Week!

“You Give Love a Bad Name” is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover, the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, and became the band’s first number one hit. In 2007, the song reentered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol. in the UK the song peaked at No.14.

The song was placed at No. 20 on VH1’s list of the 100 Best Hard Rock Songs.

**For fun I created an edit of the song omitting the acapella intro. The same 3:43 version appears on both sides of this promo. The front cover photo was also banned and not used for the US market.

SIDE A:
You Give Love A Bad Name 3:43

SIDE B:
You Give Love A Bad Name (Edit) 3:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	You Give Love A Bad Name	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1986	You Give Love A Bad Name	U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – PRO 434-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer, Mixed By – Bob Rock
Producer – Bruce Fairbairn
Written-By – D. Child (tracks: A), J. Bon Jovi, R. Sambora*

NOTES:
Banned Cover promo only

3:43 version appears on both sides

From the LP “SLIPPERY WHEN WET”

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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February 6, 2023

Donna Summer – Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (US 12″)

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In the name of LOVE week. To celebrate Valentine’s Day all posts up until February 14 will feature LOVE in the title. Additionally, to celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH all through February I will be featuring some great black artists from the decade of excess!

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Originally posted April 14, 2011

“Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)” is a Grammy-nominated single from Donna Summer’s self-titled 1982 album. The single was her 12th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Summer’s 1980 The Wanderer album — her inaugural release on Geffen Records — had been certified gold in America although it did not enjoy numerous hit singles as some of her ’70s releases had enjoyed. Summer had prepped her next album, which would be released in 1996 as I’m a Rainbow — a double set which continued her association with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, but David Geffen, decided to cancel the project, and assigned Summer to record an album with producer Quincy Jones. Jones was a much sought-after producer at the time, particularly due to his association with Michael Jackson’s album Off the Wall.

“Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)” was the lead single off the Jones’ produced album Donna Summer. It was written by Jones and Rod Temperton (formerly of funk band Heatwave) — who’d also written Jackson’s “Rock with You”. Summer reported that the recording process for this album was challenging, as she was pregnant at the time and unhappy over I’m a Rainbow’ being shelved by Geffen Records.

The single was issued in three different versions: the 7″ single release (3:42), the LP version (4:19), and a 12″ single version (7:04). The 12″ version features a “Dance Remix” on Side One and an “Instrumental Version Featuring Ernie Watts On Sax Solo” on Side Two. Both are remixes by Craig Kostich and Bruce Swedien.

“Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)” became a major hit, peaking at no. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of September 25, 1982, giving Summer her sixteenth top 40 hit, and reaching no. 4 on the US R&B Chart. It was Summer’s best R&B showing since “Bad Girls” in 1979—even using police whistles in the song as in “Bad Girls”. Although the parent album was certified gold in the US, it did not produce any more major hits and did not prove the powerhouse album Geffen Records had hoped for.

SIDE A:
Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Dance Remix) 7:04

SIDE B:
Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Instrumental) 7:04
Featuring, Soloist [Sax Solo], Saxophone – Ernie Watts

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1982	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#4
1982	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – O-29938, Geffen Records – 9 29938-0 B
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, ARC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:
Mastered By [Runout Etching ❀] – Brian Gardner
Producer, Written-By – Quincy Jones
Remix [Remixed By] – Bruce Swedien, Craig Kostich
Written-By – Merria Ross, Rod Temperton

NOTES:
(Instrumental Version Featuring Ernie Watts on Sax Solo)

*Remixed From The Original 4:20 Version
Available On The Geffen Album Donna Summer – Donna Summer

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January 31, 2023

Taxxi – Still In Love (US 12″)

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“Still In Love” is a 1985 song by English rock band Taxxi. They first came to prominence in the early 1980s with a few minor AOR hit singles and some MTV airplay.

Scottish-born singer and guitarist David Cumming, keyboardist Colin Payne, and drummer Jeffrey Nead formed the band in London in the late-1970s.

“Still In Love” was remixed for a 12″ single which received minor club airplay in the U.S. The song was taken from the band’s third studio LP “Expose”. “Still In Love” reached #36 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

SIDE A:
Still In Love (Dance Mix) 6:58

SIDE B:
Still In Love (Dub Mix) 5:57
Still In Love (Unavailable Anywhere Else Mix) 3:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Still In Love	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23561
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Producer – John Ryan
Remix – Jay Burnett, Mark Kamins
Written-By – C. Payne, J. Nead

NOTES:
From The Album “Expose”

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January 27, 2023

Jody Watley – You Wanna Dance With Me? (US LP)

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“You Wanna Dance with Me?” is a remix album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in October 1989 after the release of Watley’s second studio album “Larger Than Life”. The album is a specially edited and sequenced megamix of Jody Watley’s smash hit singles from her first and second albums. “You Wanna Dance with Me?” reached #48 on the US R&B albums chart, and #86 on the Billboard Top 200.

As a solo artist, Jody Watley has 6 Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles, 13 Number 1 Dance Singles, 2 R&B Number 1’s, and 15 Top 40 Singles.

To keep the integrity of the original vinyl I have not separated each track.

SIDE ONE:

You wanna Dance With Me? (Megamix) 28:00

Still A Thrill (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Friends (Bomb Squad Remix Edit)
Featuring – Eric B. & Rakim
Remix – Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Paul Shabazz

Looking For A New Love (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Real Love (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

L.O.V.E.R. (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

SIDE TWO:
You wanna Dance With Me? (Megamix) 22:00

What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

Don’t You Want Me (FK Remix Edit)
Producer – Bernard Edwards
Remix – François Kevorkian, Michael R. Hutchinson*

Most Of All (FK Remix Edit)
Producer – Patrick Leonard
Remix – François Kevorkian

Some Kind Of Lover (Silas Remix Edit)
Co-producer – Victor Flores
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA 6343
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mixed
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A4, A5, B1)
Edited By – Boris Granich, Christer Modig, Greg Royal
Producer – André Cymone (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4), David Z. (tracks: A1, A3, B4)
Sequenced By, Mixed By – Greg Royal
Supervised By, Engineer – Louil Silas Jr.
Written-By – André Cymone (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4), Jody Watley (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4)

NOTES:
“Production supervised by Louil Silas, Jr.
All tracks contain special edits by Greg Royal for Greg “Ski” Productions. Additional edits by Boris Granich and Chris Modig for Powermix Productions and Chris Shaw. Mastered by Eddy Schryer at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, Ca.”

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