Side A: We Are The Jonzun Crew (Vocal) 5:56 Side B: We Are The Jonzun Crew (Instrumental) 8:08 The Brief: The fourth single from The Jonzun Crew’s ‘Lost In Space’ album. “We Are The Jonzun Crew”, managed to get to #37 on the Hot Black Singles chart. It entered the chart on July 2, 1983 [...]
Side A: Do It Again medley with Billie Jean (Vocal) 7:22 Side B: Do It Again medley with Billie Jean (Dub Instrumental) 8:12 The Brief: The combination of a dance beat with Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” and Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” netted Slingshot their only charting single. A single only release, not in support [...]
Side A: It’s So Delicious (Dance Mix) 6:27 Side B: It’s So Delicious (Instrumental Dub) 5:37 The Brief: Starpoint’s 5th album, ‘It’s So Delicious’ was released in 1983. The title track was released as a single that entered the Hot Black Singles chart on October 1, 1983 but only got as high as #79 with [...]
Side A: Theme From Doctor Detroit (Dance Mix) 6:00 Side B: Luv – Luv 3:36 Theme From Doctor Detroit 3:10 The Brief: Devo’s “Theme From Doctor Detroit” is the actual theme song from the 1983 movie ‘Doctor Detroit’ starring Dan Aykroyd. The single turned up on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on May 21, [...]
Side A: Burning Down The House (Album Version) 3:59 I Get Wild/Wild Gravity (Cassette Version) 5:13 Side B: Moon Rocks (Cassette Version) 5:42 The Brief: From their fifth album, ‘Speaking In Tongues’, released in 1983, “Burning Down The House” would be the Talking Heads highest charting single in the US. The single entered the Billboard [...]
Side A: The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Long Version) 7:20 Side B: The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Dub Version) 7:12 The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Edited Version) 3:30 The Brief: The Tom Tom Club were led by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, a husband and wife duo who were also members of [...]
This Side: Slippery People (Remixed by David Byrne and John ”Jellybean” Benitez) 6:40 That Side: Making Flippy Floppy (Remixed by David Byrne and John ”Jellybean” Benitez) 6:32 The Brief: Sometime in 1983 I read in a Billboard magazine that “the Talking Heads new album ‘Speaking In Tongues’ was the best dance album since Prince’s ‘1999’”. [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Jellybean Benitez, Pop, Rock, Sire Records 
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Side A: Maniac (Vocal) (Re-Mix) 5:53 Side B: Maniac (Instrumental) 5:08 The Brief: Flashdance… Maniac… Jennifer Beals… Dancing… Training… Hot! If you’ve seen ‘Flashdance’, then all that made sense. If you haven’t, why the heck not? “Maniac” was the second of two singles from the soundtrack. Both singles went to #1 on the Billboard Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Michael Sembello Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Casablanca Records, Disco, Jellybean Benitez, Pop Comments Off
Side A: Gotta Broken Heart Again (Stereo) 3:52 Side B: Gotta Broken Heart Again (Mono) 3:52 The Brief: Released in 1983, this is a cover of Prince’s “Gotta Broken Heart Again” from his ‘Dirty Mind’ album. Debra’s version appeared on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on July 16, 1983. It made it up to [...]
Side A: Automatic Man (Extended Remix) 6:59 Side B: Automatic Man (Instrumental Remix) 3:58 Summer Lovers (Long Version) 5:03 The Brief: This was Michael’s second of three singles from his 1983 debut album, ‘Bossa Nova Hotel’. On September 24, 1983 it made its entry on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at #73. It became [...]
Posted in FWV, Michael Sembello Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Danny Keaton, Michael Sembello, R&B, Thom Wilson, Warner Brothers Records 2 Comments »
Side A: 1. Let’s Go Out 3:35 2. Don’t Go 4:51 3. Slow Down 4:43 Side B: 1. Walk The Streets 4:54 2. Get Off 4:48 3. I Want To Know Your Name 4:40 The Brief: Released in 1983 on Quincy Jones’ Qwest Records label, this EP marked the debut of Dreamboy. The band was [...]
BEAT BOX: Battle / The Army Now / Donna 9:05 MOMENTS IN LOVE: Bright Noise / Flesh in Armour / Comes and Goes / Moments in Love 14:31 The Brief: Released in 1983, “Into Battle with the Art of Noise’ was the debut of the Art of Noise and the first release from the ZTT [...]
Side A: Gigolos Get Lonely Too 3:45 Side B: I Don’t Wanna Leave You 2:45 The Brief: The third and final single release from ‘What Time Is It?’, “Gigolos Get Lonely Too” did not perform as well on the charts as the 2 previous singles. The single edit shaved almost 1:00 minute off the track [...]
Side A: Tour de France (French Version) 6:45 Side B: Tour de France (Remix) 6:47 The Brief: Remember when I was reminiscing about the local R&B radio station (WJIZ) I used to listen to as a teenager? Well, here’s another 12″ I bought because I heard it on that station. Kraftwerk did not crack the [...]
Posted in FWV, Kraftwerk Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Electro-Funk, Francois Kevorkian, SynthPop, Warner Brothers Records 1 Comment »
Side A: 1. (Keep Feeling) Fascination-Extended 4:56 2. Mirror Man 3:48 3. Hard Times 4:54 Side B: 1. I Love You Too Much 3:18 2. You Remind Me Of Gold 3:35 3. (Keep Feeling) Fascination-Improvisation 6:12 The Brief: An EP released in 1983, it went to #22 on The Billboard 200 albums chart and spawned [...]
Side A: Mr. Popularity (Club Mix) 5:36 Side B: Mr. Popularity (Dub Mix) 3:59 The Brief: I remember why I bought this record. I read in a magazine, possibly Billboard, that he and the song sounded a lot like Prince. Yeah, I can hear the similarity with Prince’s falsetto, take a listen and see what [...]
Posted in FWV, Winston Ford Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Casablanca Records, Danny Weiss, Promo, R&B 1 Comment »
Side A: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Club Mix) 6:08 Side B: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Dub Mix) 4:16 The Brief: The first of three singles from Sheena Easton’s fifth album ‘Best Kept Secret’. Released in 1983, “Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)” went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, climbed to #15 on the [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheena Easton Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, An Endless Music Mix, EMI America Records, Pop 2 Comments »
Side A: Jeopardy (Dance Mix) 6:47 Side B: Jeopardy (Instrumental Version) 6:35 The Brief: Greg Kihn’s biggest hit, ‘Jeopardy’ was the first of 3 singles released from the 1983 album “Kihnspiracy”. The song reached #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 but, was denied the top spot by Michael Jackson’s single “Thriller”. It did, however, spend one [...]