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The A Side:
Lean On Me (Remix) 7:42
Lean On Me (LP Version) 5:56
The B Side:
Pump It Up (Lean On Me) Reprise (Remix) 4:51
Pump It Up (Lean On Me) Reprise (LP Version) 2:38
The Brief:
In 1972, Bill Withers wrote and released “Lean On Me” as a single. The song reached #1 on the Billboard R&B and Pop singles charts. Club Nouveau recorded this cover of the song and saw it go to #1 on the Billboard Pop and Dance charts in 1987. Only nine songs in history have gone to #1 twice as recordings by two different artists. Bill Withers received a 1987 Grammy award for Best R&B Song as a result of Club Nouveau’s success with this single.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 2/14/87 | 47 | 1 | 17 |
| Hot Black Singles | 2/14/87 | 2 | 15 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 3/7/87 | 1 | 10 |
The Source:
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Catalog#: TB 894
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
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
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Will you be posting “Why You Treat Me So Bad?” as well?
crap, no, sorry, don’t have that one
Great one – thanks!
oooh!
I’m surprised this didn’t go #1 on the R&B charts~you remember who stopped them in 1987?
no I don’t, do you have the answer?
Brilliant song and version. One of those few cases where a cover shines on its own… Richie, keep up the good work!
thank you