BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Where The Boys Are” was the first solo single released by Jody Watley after her split with the group Shalamar.
In 1984 Watley started recording for a solo album in the UK and released two promo singles, “Where The Boys Are” and “Girls Night Out” under just her first name. The songs didn’t spark much fanfare, thus the proposed album was never crafted. The b-side for both singles was “My House (4-Free)”, which later became a club hit in 1990 for Paul Lekakis, the famed singer of “Boom, Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room)”. Watley would later go on to become a Grammy winner and acheive international fame with her deut self titled album in 1987.
The tracks on this 12″ have never been released on CD as far as I know.
SIDE A:
Where The Boys Are (The Long Way Home Mix!) 6:10
Producer, Engineer – Gary Langan
SIDE B:
Where The Boys Are (7 Inch Version) 3:13
Producer, Engineer – Gary Langan
My House (4-Free) 4:53
Engineer – Simon Sullivan
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – JODY 112
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Neville Brody
Other [Assistant] – Ben Murphy
Photography By – Tim O’Sullivan
Producer – Bruce Woolley
Written-By – Bruce Woolley, Jody Watley
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
