BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
-DjPaulT Recommended 12″
“Give Me Your Love” is the second single released by freestyle duo The Voice In Fashion. Produced by Lewis A. Martineé of Exposé fame, “Give Me Your Love” hit the number 29 spot on Billboard magazines Dance chart in September 1988 becoming the duo’s second charting dance single, the first being “Only In The Night” which reached #1 (1986).
Their success resulted in international acclaim and extensive touring. At this point the group was riding a high in its short history and sang background on The Pet Shop Boys Domino Dancing and were invited to tour Europe however other obligations did not permit the tour.
The “Love Mix” is listed on the sleeve and labels as a separate track it is actually mixed continuously into the “Extended Mix”. To preserve the continuity of the original 12″ I decided not to separate the two tracks leaving it as one 9:11 mix.
SIDE A:
Give Me Your Love (Extended Mix/Love Mix) 9:11
Edited By [Special Edit] – The Whiz Kids
Give Me Your Love (Radio Mix) 3:56
SIDE B:
Give Me Your Bass 6:30
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Ony*
Give Me Your Dub 6:23
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Give Me Your Love | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #29 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – V-56109
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Composed By – D. Hanono*, L.A. Martineé*, S. Hanono*
Design – Carol Chen
Drums, Percussion – L.A. Martineé*
Executive-Producer – Francisco J. Diaz*
Guitar – Ony*
Keyboards – David Hanono, Lewis A. Martineé, Ony*, Sal Hanono
Mastered By – Mike Fuller
Mixed By – L.A. Martineé*, Rick “Billy Bob” Alonzo*
Photography By – James Wojcik
Producer, Arranged By, Engineer – Lewis A. Martineé
NOTES:
Produced, arranged and engineered for Pantera Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Countdown Recording Studios, Inc., Miami, Florida.
Mixed at International Sound, Miami, Florida.
Track B1 additionally produced and remixed at Mycaz Studio, Miami, Florida.
Mastered at Fullersound.
Very special thanks to: Michael Barackman, Rusty Garner, Gail Limongelli & The EMI Family.
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
The best song!
Please,do a new TOP rip in 24bits/96kHz or higher fromthis gem.
Greetings.
Hi DJ Paul, my Billboard Dance Club Play chart book shows “Only In the Night” went to #8 (not #1). Which source of yours shows #1 ?
I had this 12″ and played it a lot back in the days.
This is a great record.
I hope you’ll post more freestyle records on your blog.
Lewis A. Martinée is an awesome producer!
Paul …exellente idea . Lovely one of the best records ever … congratulations brother .
Keep doing it . Cheers
Great music! Best versions! A classic on the radio and parties.
Thank you for RIP and Share, Paul.
This has Lewis Martineé’s signature sound all over….like Exposé….I love the editing done back in the days..massive tape spicing at its best. I miss Chep Nuñes….although he didn’t edit this one, he did edit about 80% of the freestyle hits from the 80’s.
Thank you Paul for posting!!!
What a treat to finally hear this again and in 24bit too.
Thanks Paul 🙂
Great selection Paul. Add me to the list of people very happy to see this one come up. Only In The Night is similar in nature to this also.
Almost forgot. One of the driving forces behinf the sound of this record and Only In The Night is a Miami musician named Ony. He is the guy behind the project The Beat Club and their international freestyle/bass smash Security.
Awesome tune!!!
Very Thanks!
Wow Paul, I just recently got this record, it jumped out at me because of the PSB connection. It is definitely a lost classic from that era. I can’t wait to hear your work here. Thank You.
Thanks Joey, please let me know what you think 🙂
This sounds amazing, and you’re right it really does sound like a lot like Information Society (Running)as well as the Base Mix of Domino Dancing. It makes me with PSB had done more with Lewis A. Martineé.
I almost forgot to mention that one of the reasons this record is so HOT is because of Lewis A. Martineé. This man can do no wrong in my book. He was responsible for Dead Or Alive’s “Come Home With Me Baby” and those fierce productions by Expose!! You’re so breathtakingly brilliant Paul for posting this bombastic club record. I will have gooseflesh for days because of what you just did. It’s great to get excited. “Aural Sex” for sure!!!!
Jeff
As so often I agree with Jeff in large parts (his “part” obviously being larger than mine :-))
The edits made me think of “What´s On Your Mind” by Information Society, too. The first 30 seconds made me think of the “base mix” of “Domino Dancing”. A wild mixture of hits and styles, really, and not bad at all. New to me, needless to say, and a nice treat. Thank you.
And thank you Jeff. You made me laugh 🙂
I agree with your analogy Song_and_Dance 🙂
Song_and_Dance, I am thrilled to pieces that you like this record as well. It just make me smile and get full of pride when others enjoy the same music as I do. I tell Paul all the time, that sometimes I feel so alone in the music I enjoy, but then there is him, and now you. I feel validated in liking what I like. I am still at work and won’t get a chance to listen to this until later on this weekend as I’ll be away from home for tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. I’m only dreaming of the… Read more »
PAUL!!! I almost wet myself (and with various fluids, yellow and white!) after I saw this record come into view!!!! I am in MULTI-ORGAMIC state right now!! This record should have been a massive hit and I do not understand why it went un-noticed. The Voice In Fashion, I adore. They provided the background vocals on the chorus for Pet Shop Boys’ “Domino Dancing” and had a big hit in the clubs with their own, “Only In The Night.” They remind me of a Latin Information Society in a way. I love the pulses and major beats. They almost are… Read more »
I almost had to make sure this wasn’t Information Society when I first heard this awesome record. I love it so much I have given it my stamp of approval lol. It only went to #29 (Dance) but should have been their second #1. Blows my mind how good this record really is 🙂