Tag: Victor Flores

October 25, 2024

Deodato – S.O.S. Fire In The Sky (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“S.O.S., Fire In The Sky” is a vibrant track from Deodato’s 1984 album Motion, released by Warner Bros. The song showcases a collaboration with vocalist Camille, with songwriting credits to Rick Suchow and Alan Palanker. Its energetic rhythm and captivating melody succeeded on the Billboard Dance Chart, where it stayed for 14 weeks, peaking in the Top 20 in 1985. Internationally, the song saw even greater success, entering the Top 10 on the pop charts in France and Holland, and securing the number one spot on the dance chart in Holland.

This track highlights Deodato’s versatility, blending his jazz-fusion style with pop and dance elements to create a memorable and chart-topping hit.

SIDE A:
S.O.S. Fire In The Sky (Special 12″ Disarmamix) 6:40
Edited By – Victor Flores
Written-By – Alan Palanker, Rick Suchow

SIDE B:
East Side Strut (LP Version) 5:37
Written-By – Eumir Deodato, Sergio Dias, Van Gibbs

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	S.O.S. Fire In The Sky	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20287, Warner Bros. Records – 9 20287-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Photography By – Carolyn Greyshock*
Producer – Eumir Deodato

NOTES:
A: Original Version available on the Warner Bros. album “Motion”
B: From the Warner Bros. album “Night Cruiser”

Made in U.S.A.
Printed in U.S.A.

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July 12, 2023

Starship – We Built This City (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“We Built This City” is a 1985 song by American rock band Starship, the debut single from the album Knee Deep in the Hoopla. It was written by English musicians Martin Page and Bernie Taupin, who were both living in Los Angeles at the time and was originally intended as a lament against the closure of many of that city’s live music clubs.

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, “We Built This City” topped the charts in Australia and Canada, peaked inside the top 10 of the charts in Germany, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland, the top 20 on the charts in Belgium, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and the top 30 of the charts in Austria and the Netherlands.

The song has gained significant scorn, both for the inscrutability of its lyrics (notably the line “Marconi plays the mamba”), and for the contrast between the song’s anti-corporate message and its polished, “corporate rock” sound. It topped a 2011 Rolling Stone poll of worst songs of the 1980s by a wide margin, and the magazine’s Blender and GQ both called it the worst song of all time.

Billboard said that this “unusual rock ‘n’ roll anthem is as wise as it is rebellious.” Cash Box called it “an ear-catching tune” and described it as “dance rock with sharp hooks.”

“We Built This City” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1986.

The song was engineered by producer Bill Bottrell, written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and arranged by Bottrell and Jasun Martz. The song was based on a demo by Page and Taupin with a darker feel and based on how clubs were dying in Los Angeles, leaving live performers without work. Wolf reworked the song’s arrangement with a more upbeat tone.

The song features Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick sharing lead vocals. MTV executive and former DJ Les Garland provided the DJ voiceover during the song’s bridge. Additionally, some radio stations, with the help of jingle company JAM Creative Productions, inserted their own opening lines to promote their stations.

SIDE A:
We Built This City (Special Club Mix) 7:00
Remix – Victor Flores
Written-By – Bernie Taupin, Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Peter Wolf (3)

SIDE B:
We Built This City 4:51
Remix – Bill Bottrell

Private Room (Instrumental) 4:55
Written-By – Craig Chaquico, Mickey Thomas

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	We Built This City	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	We Built This City	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – FT 49930
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Dennis Lambert
Producer – Jeremy Smith (2), Peter Wolf (3)

NOTES:
From the New Starship Album
Manufactured in England.

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January 27, 2023

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

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“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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March 25, 2021

Paul Jabara – Ocho Rios (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Ocho Rios” was the final single released by American actor, singer, and Oscar-winning songwriter of Lebanese ancestry, born in Brooklyn, New York, Paul Jabara. The song was taken from the concept musical De La Noche: The True Story – A Poperetta, featuring guest vocals from Leata Galloway, Diva Gray, and Pattie Brooks.

Though one of 1986’s most adventurous and fascinating albums, “De La Noche” got off to a rocky start. The problem stems from the constant references in the song, “Ocho Rios,” to “that Negro from Ocho Rios.” Some blacks consider the word Negro offensive. Dance clubs played the single but radio snubbed it. So did MTV. Too controversial, Jabara was told.

Bleeping the word Negro out of the single seemed the obvious answer. But Jabara was against this, insisting it would ruin the song: “If it was blacks talking, they’d say I met a Caucasian in Ocho Rios. That’s funny. If they said ‘I met a white boy in Ocho Rios,’ that’s not funny. The word Negro is funny in ‘Negro From Ocho Rios.’ It’s not a hate word, like all those other names for blacks. What’s all the fuss about?”

Actually, there was no fuss. Just the threat of a fuss killed the single before it developed any momentum.

Sadly this would become Paul Jabara’s last project he died from complications from AIDS in 1992.

SIDE A:
Special Intro
Ocho Rios (That 12″ Mix) 10:03
Executive Producer – Craig Kostich
Remix –Paul Sabu, Rusty Garner

SIDE B:
Ocho Rios (LP Instrumental Mix) 8:49
Executive Producer – Craig Kostich
Remix – Peter Hefter, Victor Flores

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20409
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Jabara

NOTES:
Ocho Rios, From The Poperetta De La Noche: The True Story.

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