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The A Side:
Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13
The A Side:
Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13
The Brief:
That damned Johnny! Hatin’ on jazz like that. Who does he think he is?
Johnny Hates Jazz were Clark Datchler, Mike Nocito and Calvin Hayes. And, reportedly the band’s name referenced Nocito’s brother-in-law Johnny, who really hated jazz. “Shattered Dreams” reached the #5 spot on the UK singles chart in May of 1987 but, wasn’t released as a single in the US until early 1988. In addition to its #2 ranking on the Hot 100, the song reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 3/19/88 | 63 | 2 | 19 |
The Source:
Label: Virgin Records
Catalog#: DMD 1149
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
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
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And the hits keep comin’!
Strangely, the 12″ of this was left out of the first pressing of their debut album while including the 12″s for subsequent singles, so thanks for your rip, Richie!
Johnny Hates Jazz and Wet Wet Wet broke into the UK scene around the same time and while the Wets went on to become massive in the UK, Johnny Hates Jazz surprisingly had the crossover hits.
Shattered Dreams is actually a song about a divorce. It’s a real life account based on Clark’s friend and took him about a month to write. The things the couple had planned for the future are all gone, and what’s left now are “shattered dreams”. Clark thought that was a good title for the song, and used it.