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The A Side:
Fake (Edited Version) 3:10
The B Side:
A Broken Heart Can Mend 3:40
The Brief:
The second album in the musical career of Alexander O’Neal was ‘Hearsay’ which was another Flyte Tyme Productions masterpiece. The LP went on to reach #2 on the Billboard Hot Black Albums chart and #29 on the Billboard 200. “Fake” is the first single from the album. “Fake” reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and held on to that spot for 2 weeks.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 7/25/87 | 85 | 25 | 15 |
| Hot Black Singles | 5/30/87 | 1 | 20 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 6/27/87 | 7 | 10 |
The Source:
Label: Tabu Records
Catalog#: ZS4-07100
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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password is: funwithvinyl
Enjoy and get it on!
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Great, thank you!
I have always loved this song
Thanks Rich
Hey Rich is it just me or is there some static the first few second of Fake on the flac version?
this record wasn’t in the best shape, cheap quality vinyl I guess, just deteriorated over time…
Gotcha…Thanks again for the post!!
Love this song, in fact, I just love Alexander O’Neal’s music.