The A Side: Thinking About You (Long Version) 6:06 The B Side: Thinking About You (Single Version) 3:26 The Brief: The third and final single from the Jesse Johnson produced debut album by Ta Mara and The Seen was “Thinking About You”. This promo 12” features an extended “Long Version” on one side and the [...]
The A Side: Affecttion (Specially Remixed Version) 4:52 The B Side: You Turn Me Up 5:43 The Brief: “Affecttion” is the second single from Ta Mara and The Seen‘s self-titled, Jesse Johnson produced, debut album released in 1985. “You Turn Me Up” is a non-album track on the B-Side. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, A&M Records, b-side, MPLS, R&B 
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The A Side: Everybody Dance 5:41 Affecttion 4:29 Summertime Love 4:58 Lonely Heart 3:20 The B Side: Thinking About You 5:22 Got To Have You 6:09 Long Cold Nights 5:09 Lonely Heart (Reprise) 1:00 The Brief: Margaret “Margie” Cox along with bassist Keith Woodson, guitarist Oliver Leiber, keyboardist Gina Fellicetta, and drummer Jamie Chez were [...]
The A Side: Chaka Khan – (Krush Groove) Can’t Stop The Street 5:10 LL Cool J – I Can’t Live Without My Radio 4:25 Kurtis Blow – If I Ruled the World 6:19 Fat Boys – All You Can Eat 3:27 Debbie Harry – Feel the Spin 4:01 The B Side: Sheila E. – Holly [...]
Posted in Beastie Boys, Chaka Khan, Debbie Harry, Fat Boys, Force MDs, FWV, Gap Band, Krush Groove Soundtrack, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Sheila E Tags: 1985, LP, Pop, R&B, Rap, Soundtrack, Warner Brothers Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: The Heat Of Heat (Club Heat Mix) 6:30 The Heat Of Heat (7″ Remix Version) 4:38 The B Side: The Heat Of Heat (Latin Heat Mix) 6:42 The Heat Of Heat (Instrumental) 4:30 The Brief: “The Heat Of Heat” is the last single Patti Austin placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [...]
Posted in FWV, Patti Austin Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, Morales and Munzibai, Qwest Records, R&B 7 Comments »
The A Side: Saturday Love (Extended Version) 8:45 The B Side: Saturday Love (Acappella) 3:30 Saturday Love (Instrumental) 4:55 The Brief: OK, maybe I had 1.5 Alexander O’Neal 12″ singles left in the collection… “Saturday Love” was the highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 for Cherrelle in her career. The smash hit song [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 8 Comments »
The A Side: You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) (Extended Dance Remix) 9:50 You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) (Acapella) 3:00 The B Side: You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) (Remix) 5:30 You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) (Party [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: What’s Missing (Remix) 8:28 The B Side: What’s Missing (Instrumental) 8:28 The Brief: “What’s Missing” is the fourth single from the self-titled debut album by Alexander O’Neal. This 12″ features a remix by Louil Silas, Jr. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks on Chart Hot Black Singles 3/29/86 [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 3 Comments »
The A Side: Innocent 10:34 The B Side: Innocent (Instrumental) 9:54 The Brief: This month brings us several birthdays from purveyors of the Minneapolis sound; Alexander O’Neal will turn 58, Terry Lewis will be 55, Jellybean Johnson will also be 55, Mayte Garcia turns 38 and Morris Hayes will be 49. So, I’ve got quite [...]
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The A Side: Rhythm Of The Night (Long Version) 6:45 The B Side: Queen Of My Heart 3:30 The Brief: Diane Warren wrote “Rhythm Of The Night” and the family group Debarge enjoyed the biggest hit of their career with it. It was the title song of their fourth Motown album that was released in [...]
The A Side: Is It Love (Dance Mix) 6:24 Broken Wings 5:45 The B Side: Is It Love (Dub Mix) 4:12 The Brief: From 1984 to 1985 Mr. Mister released 3 albums; the only LP of those three to enjoy commercial success was 1985’s ‘Welcome To The Real World’. The LP produced three singles that [...]
The A Side: Private Joy (Extended Version) 5:30 The B Side: Private Joy (Instrumental) 5:44 Private Joy (Bonus Beats plus Bass) 4:28 The Brief: Floridian Cheyne Pride recorded this cover song of Prince’s “Private Joy” for the Weird Science movie soundtrack in 1985. Cheyne was just a teen at the time of this recording. The [...]
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The A Side: Things Can Only Get Better (Vocal/LP Version) 3:59 What Is Love? (Vocal/New Extended Version) 6:34 The B Side: Things Can Only Get Better (Vocal/Extended Version) 7:26 New Song (Vocal/New Version) 5:23 The Brief: Not only is “Things Can Only Get Better” my favorite Howard Jones song but, this 12” made it even [...]
Posted in FWV, Howard Jones Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Elektra Records, Pop, Stephen W Tayler, SynthPop 6 Comments »
The A Side: Velcro Fly (Extended Mix) 6:35 The B Side: Velcro Fly (Dub Version) 5:42 The Brief: The fifth single release from ZZ Top‘s multi-platinum album ‘Afterburner’ is “Velcro Fly”. This promo 12″ release was remixed by John “Jellybean” Benitez. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks on Chart Hot 100 [...]
Posted in FWV, ZZ Top Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Jellybean Benitez, Michael Hutchinson, Promo, Rock, Warner Brothers Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: Perfect Way (Way Perfect Mix) 5:26 The B Side: Perfect Way (Way Perfect Version) 5:01 The Brief: A British band, led by Green Gartside, Scritti Politti released their most successful album, ‘Cupid & Psyche 85′ in 1985. The single from that LP that enjoyed the most success in the U.S. was “Perfect [...]
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The A Side: Do Me Baby 5:27 The B Side: Do Me Baby (Interlude) 4:59 The Brief: Meli’sa Morgan bounced around with a couple groups in the early 80′s: Shades of Love and High Fashion. In 1986 her first solo LP, ‘Do Me Baby’, was released on Capitol Records. The title track was written by [...]
The A Side: Exception Of Love (Single Version) 3:03 The B Side: Exception Of Love (Dance Version) 5:15 The Brief: The Truth were a British band that released their first full length album on I.R.S. Records in 1985. The album was titled ‘Playground’ and the single “Exception Of Love” was released in support of the [...]
The A Side: Exception Of Love 3:03 The B Side: Exception Of Love 3:03 The Brief: The Truth were a British band that released their first full length album on I.R.S. Records in 1985. The album was titled ‘Playground’ and the single “Exception Of Love” was released in support of the LP. This 7″ single [...]
The A Side: Let The Music Play (Vocal/Special New Remix) 6:48 The B Side: Dancin’ In The Key Of Life (Vocal/Special New Remix) 7:12 The Brief: A special promo 12″ release featuring special new remixes of “Let The Music Play” by Shannon and “Dancin’ In The Key Of Life” by Steve Arrington. This record was [...]
Posted in FWV, Shannon, Steve Arrington Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Atlantic Records, Boyd Jarvis, Freddy Sanon, Promo, R&B, Timmy Regisford 9 Comments »
The A Side: Stages (Extended Version) The B Side: Stages (7″ Version) Hi Fi Mama The Brief: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas released their ninth studio album in 1985. The album was ‘Afterburner’ and it is the biggest selling album to date for ZZ Top. Five times multi-platinum in sales and a [...]
The A Side: Sanctify Yourself 4:57 The B Side: Sanctify Yourself (Dub Version) 3:56 The Brief: In 1985, Simple Minds were riding a crest of popularity after scoring a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club soundtrack. The band released their seventh studio album that [...]
The A Side: Tarzan Boy 3:49 The B Side: Tarzan Boy (Dub Version) 3:37 The Brief: One of the 1980′s One Hit Wonders, Baltimora hailed from Italy and took the world by storm with their hit single “Tarzan Boy” in 1985. The single spawned an album, released in the US in 1986, titled “Living In [...]
The A Side: America 21:46 The B Side: Girl 7:36 The Brief: Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence and birth as a nation. I am proud to be an American and feel fortunate to live in a country that values personal freedom. It is my wish that people [...]
The A Side: Special Medley of The Glamorous Life / Sister Fate / A Love Bizarre Part 1 7:08 The B Side: A Love Bizarre Parts 1 and 2 7:14 The Brief: Due to the lackluster performance of “Sister Fate” on the charts, a follow-up single “A Love Bizarre”, was quickly prepared and pushed out [...]
The A Side: Sister Fate (Extended Version) 5:45 The B Side: Save The People 8:28 The Brief: Sheila E. released “Romance 1600”, her second album, in 1985 on Paisley Park Records. Prince provided a large, mostly un-credited, portion of songwriting, playing and production on the album. The first single to ship to radio was “Sister [...]
The A Side: The Screams Of Passion (Extended Version) 6:45 The B Side: Yes (LP Version) 4:27 The Brief: From the remnants of The Time, Prince assembled The Family in 1984. The band included former Time members Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, and Paul Peterson. Susannah Melvoin and Eric Leeds were the other two [...]
The A Side: Paisley Park She’s Always In My Hair The B Side: Paisley Park (Remix) The Brief: Today we have another UK 12” that features the remix of “Paisley Park”. It’s another track that has not been made available on CD. This is the title track from ‘Around The World In A Day’ the [...]
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The A Side: I’ll Be Around (Dance Mix) 5:56 The B Side: I’ll Be Around (LP Version) 3:50 The Brief: What Is This? Who Is This? Why Is This? Where Is This? How Is This? These are hard hitting questions that we want answers to! OK, that was just silly… Anyway, this band is very [...]
Posted in FWV, What Is This Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, David Leonard, MCA Records, Pop, Rock, Steve Moir, Thom Trumbo 2 Comments »
The A Side: Little By Little (Remix Long Version) The B Side: Easily Lead (Recorded live in Dallas on 24th June 1985) Doo Doo A Do Do The Brief: “Little By Little” is the leadoff single from Robert Plant‘s third solo album ‘Shaken ‘n’ Stirred’. The LP was a gold seller in the US and [...]
Posted in FWV, Robert Plant Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Esparanza Records, Rob Dickins, Rock, UK Pressing 6 Comments »
The A Side: Communication (Special Club Mix) 4:40 The B Side: Murderess 4:20 The Brief: What do you get when you combine the talents of singer Robert Palmer, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and former Chic drummer Tony Thompson along with production and management by Bernard Edwards? One of the [...]
Posted in FWV, Power Station Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Bernard Edwards, Capitol Records, Josh Abbey, Rock 3 Comments »
The A Side: Radioactive (Special Mix) 5:52 The B Side: City Sirens / Live In Peace (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London on December 9th, 1984) The Brief: Ever heard the term “supergroup”? Well, The Firm were the epitome of the term. The band was made up of former Free and Bad Company singer Paul [...]
The A Side: Shame (Dance Mix) 7:16 The B Side: Save The Last Dance For Love 4:19 Shame (Red Mix) 5:24 The Brief: In the early eighties, The Motels put together a string of successful albums and hit singles. The end of that run was marked by the release of the LP ‘Shock’ in 1985. [...]
Posted in FWV, The Motels Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, An Endless Music Mix, Capitol Records, Pop, UK Pressing 3 Comments »
The A Side: Say I’m Your Number One (Full-Length Version) 6:17 The B Side: Say I’m Your Number One (Short Version) 3:37 Say I’m Your Number One (Remix) 11:06 The Brief: Desiree Heslop is better known to the music world as Princess. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1986 under the direction of Stock [...]
Posted in FWV, Princess Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Next Plateau Records, Phil Harding, Promo, R&B, SAW 4 Comments »
The A Side: Saturday Love 4:15 The B Side: Will You Satisfy 4:12 The Brief: This song was actually released on Cherrelle’s LP ‘High Priority’ in 1985. The single peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and was, at that point in their careers, their most successful charting single. Both singers would go on to attain [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: A Broken Heart Can Mend 3:23 The B Side: Do You Wanna Like I Do 4:48 The Brief: “A Broken Heart Can Mend” is the third single released from the ‘Alexander O’Neal‘ album. Someone at Tabu Records or in Alexander O’Neal’s camp must have really liked this song as it appeared as [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: If You Were Here Tonight (Remix) 3:40 The B Side: If You Were Here Tonight (Remix) 5:06 The Brief: The second single from Alexander O’Neal was “If You Were Here Tonight”. The single features a remixed version of the song that differs quite a bit from the original track issued on the [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 5 Comments »
The A Side: Innocent 4:43 The B Side: Are You The One? 3:41 The Brief: Today’s post is the first in an eight post series of 7″ single releases by Alexander O’Neal. “Innocent” is the debut single by O’Neal from his freshman effort simply titled ‘Alexander O’Neal’. That debut LP went to #21 on the Billboard [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: Fidelity (Special Version) 7:15 The B Side: High Fidelity (Dub Mix) 6:03 The Brief: These guys were everywhere in the 80s weren’t they? The song “Fidelity”, from Cheryl Lynn‘s 1985 album ‘It’s Gonna Be Right’, was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. What was so amazing about their output in the [...]
Posted in Cheryl Lynn, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Columbia Records, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Steve Weise 2 Comments »
The A Side: We Built This City (Special Club Mix) 7:00 The B Side: We Built This City 4:49 Private Room (Instrumental) 4:54 The Brief: This song really gets a bad rap from everyone who considers themselves a hip music fan or critic. I guess that makes me very un-hip because I like this song [...]
The A Side: King Tut (Remix) 5:20 The B Side: King Tut 4:38 The Brief: London born Paul Hardcastle gained attention in the US in 1985 with the release of the ‘Rain Forest’ LP on Profile Records. ‘Rain Forest’ is an amazing collection of electro style instrumental tracks. One of the tracks released as [...]
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The A Side: Tell Me What (I’m Gonna Do) (Vocal) 7:12 Tell Me What (I’m Gonna Do) (Instrumental) 5:39 The B Side: Tell Me What (I’m Gonna Do) (Vocal) 6:45 Tell Me What (I’m Gonna Do) (Instrumental) 6:10 The Brief: Did you know there was a connection between Prince and Con Funk Shun? OK, well, [...]
Posted in Con Funk Shun, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Larry Smith, Mark Berry, Mercury Records, Promo, R&B, Rod Hui Comments Off
The A Side: Holly Rock (Extended Version) 6:35 The B Side: Holly Rock (7″ Single Edit) The Brief: Sheila E. appeared in the 1985 movie Krush Groove and contributed the song “Holly Rock” to the soundtrack. Although it failed to make a dent on any of the charts, it became a staple of Sheila’s live [...]