Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987
“Why You Treat Me So Bad?” is a 1987 single by Club Nouveau from their 1986 album Life, Love & Pain. The basic melodic hook of the song is taken from a hit by Club Nouveau member Jay King’s previous project as producer, Timex Social Club (namely, the song “Thinkin’ About Ya”).
The song has been sampled several times by other musicians. Hip-hop duo Luniz interpolated the music on their hit single “I Got 5 on It”; that song was then sampled by Sean ‘Puff Daddy’ Combs, on his hit single, “Satisfy You”; as well as “I Like It” by Mr. Capone-E and “I Know” by Yo Gotti. Singer Ashanti sampled the song for her hit single “Only U” and Jennifer Lopez on “I’m Gonna Be Alright”.
No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani cited the song for recording her solo debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., after she listened to it while the band was on tour.
“Why You Treat Me So Bad?” reached #2 on the Billboard R&B Chart, #22 (Dance), and #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.
SIDE A:
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Club Mix) 7:50
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Radio Edit) 5:36
SIDE B:
Why You Treat Me So Bad (Ultimate Nouveau Mix) 9:06
Engineer [Mix] – John Morales
Engineer [Overdubs] – Peter Sturge
Producer [Additional], Remix [Mixes] – John Morales And Sergio Munzibai
Tracking By [Keyboard Overdubs] – David “Jaz” Grant, John Morales
Why You Treat Me So Bad (LP Version) 5:08
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Why You Treat Me So Bad | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #39 |
| 1987 | Why You Treat Me So Bad | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #222 |
| 1987 | Why You Treat Me So Bad | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop | #2 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy – TB 895, King Jay Records – TB 895
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Swingbeat, Contemporary R&B
CREDITS:
- Engineer – Dave Houston*
- Engineer [Mix] – Steve Counter
- Executive-Producer – Benny Medina
- Illustration – Mary Kelleher Smith
- Layout, Design – Steve Miglio*
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Samuelle Prater, Valerie Watson
- Mastered By – Herb Powers, Jr.*
- Vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – Denzil Foster, Jay King, Thomas Mc Elroy*
- Written-By – D. Foster*, J. King*, T. McElroy*
NOTES:
Produced, arranged, and mixed for 2 Tuff-E-Nuff Productions.
Additional production and mixes for Another M+M Production, Inc.
Recorded at Moon Studio, Sacramento, CA.
Mixed at Starlight Studios, Richmond, CA.
Remix mixed at Quad Recording Studios, New York.
Mastered at Frankford-Wayne, NYC.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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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