The Brief: Fine Young Cannibals were a British trio consisting of Roland Gift (vocals), David Steel (bass, keyboards and drum machine) and Andy Cox (guitar). They formed in 1984 in Birmingham, England and remained active until 1992 when they split (except for a brief reunion in 1996 to record a new single for their greatest [...]
The Brief: At the outset, the Calloway brothers break away from Midnight Star appeared to be a wildly successful move as the duo racked up a #2 hit on the Billboard and Cash Box pop charts and #5 on the R&B charts. That great start quickly fizzled out and their “solo” career went downhill from [...]
The Brief: According to Jazzie B “We were never really a group. It was a bit of a production set up. It was reminiscent of Clivillés and Cole. We were sort of a derivative off that.” Almost exactly a year ago, I posted the 12″ of “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)”, a [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Greg Royal, Nellee Hooper, R&B, Virgin Records 
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The Brief: The only release from ‘Larger Than Life’ that I don’t have on 12″ is “Everything”. None of the releases I’ve ever seen of “Everything” have much in the way of remixes or extended tracks so, I just never picked one up. This was the third of four single releases from the album ‘Larger [...]
The Brief: The 12″ release of “Friends” features an Extended Version and an Instrumental that were remixed by Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler and Paul Shabazz of The Bomb Squad, a hip hop production team, most famously known for their work with the rap group Public Enemy. The A Side: Friends (Extended Version) 8:05 The B [...]
The Brief: Have you grown utterly sick and tired of hearing a good song on the radio only to have it interrupted by someone breaking in and rapping in the middle of the song? Or do you find that to be totally cool and think that it adds a great element, making the song even [...]
The Brief: Just a little over two years after the release of her solo debut, Jody Watley returned with the album ‘Larger Than Life’ which was released March 27, 1989. The first single chosen to promote the album was “Real Love” which spent two weeks at #1 on the CashBox Top 100 in 1989 but [...]
The A Side: Juicy Gotcha Krazy (Vocal) 4:52 Juicy Gotcha Krazy (LP Version) 4:21 The B Side: Juicy Gotcha Krazy (Instrumental) 4:52 The Brief: In the late 80’s, M.C. Hammer’s talents and songwriting prowess were so prolific that he couldn’t keep it all confined to just his own releases. There was so much great music [...]
The A Side: No More Lies (Extended Dance Mix) 6:17 No More Lies (Instrumental) 3:55 The B Side: No More Lies (LP Version) 3:42 No More Lies (More Lies Version) 1:48 The Brief: Michel’le Toussant, or just Michel’le, released her self-titled debut album, produced entirely by then-boyfriend Dr. Dre, in 1989. The first single, “No [...]
The A Side: Pump It Hottie (LP Version) 4:23 Pump It Hottie (Teddy’s A Cappella) 5:12 The B Side: Pump It Hottie (12″ Mix) 5:52 Pump It Hottie (Street Mix) 3:16 Kilomanjaro Style (LP Version) 3:38 The Brief: Despite being seemingly ignored by pop and R&B radio, Redhead Kingpin & The F.B.I. did get noticed [...]
Posted in FWV, Redhead Kingpin and The FBI Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Joe The Butcher, R&B, Teddy Riley, Virgin Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Do The Right Thing (U.S. Street Mix) 3:39 Do The Right Thing (12″ Mix) 6:20 The B Side: Do The Right Thing (U.S. Radio Mix) 4:05 Do The Right Thing (A Capella) 2:30 Do The Right Thing (Butcher Mix) 2:25 The Brief: New Jack Swing anyone? This track was a new jack [...]
Posted in FWV, Redhead Kingpin and The FBI Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Joe The Butcher, Promo, R&B, Teddy Riley, Virgin Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: C’Mon And Get My Love (Dance Hall Mix) 7:52 C’Mon And Get My Love (Keys II My Love Mix) 5:20 C’Mon And Get My Love (7″ Mix) 3:50 The B Side: C’Mon And Get My Love (12″ Remix) 6:15 C’Mon And Get My Love (Second Coming Mix) 5:12 C’Mon And Get My [...]
The A Side: It Is Time To Get Funky (Extended 12″ Remix) 7:15 It Is Time To Get Funky (7″ Version) 3:30 The B Side: It Is Time To Get Funky (Casualty Mix) 8:10 It Is Time To Get Funky (Instrumental) 7:03 The Brief: D-Mob is British music producer Dancin’ Danny D. In late 1989 [...]
The A Side: Welcome (Long Version) 8:14 Welcome (Radio Version) 3:03 The B Side: Yo (Long Version) 5:15 Yo (Radio Version) 3:33 The Brief: Jovanotti is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper that recorded several italo house tracks in the early 90s as Gino Latino. The single “Welcome” did not chart in the US but, did reach [...]
The A Side: What Gets Your Body Hyped (XTC) (Vocal Version) 5:01 The B Side: What Gets Your Body Hyped (XTC) (Inst.) 5:00 The Brief: I remember when I heard this record the first time; the Fun-Wife and I had gone out dancing at a local club with some friends. When the DJ put this [...]
The A Side: Juicy (12″ Version) 5:12 Juicy (Percapella) 3:43 The B Side: Juicy (Love Juicy) 5:02 Juicy (Bonus Beats) 4:35 The Brief: The second single from Wrecks-N-Effect’s 1989 Motown LP was “Juicy”. The song heavily samples Mtume’s #1 R&B hit from 1983, “Juicy Fruit”. It was their second straight Top 10 on the Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Wrecks-N-Effect Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Gene Griffin, Motown Records, R&B, Sound Of New York Records, Teddy Riley 4 Comments »
The A Side: New Jack Swing (12″ Version) 5:37 New Jack Swing (7″ Version) 3:50 New Jack Swing (Percapella) 3:28 The B Side: New Jack Swing (Club Version) 6:15 New Jack Swing (Bonus Beats) 4:40 The Brief: Wrecks-N-Effect were so New Jack Swing that they wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here [...]
Posted in FWV, Wrecks-N-Effect Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Motown Records, R&B, Sound Of New York Records, Teddy Riley 2 Comments »
The A Side: Me So Horny (Clean Version) 4:24 Me So Horny (Nasty Version) 4:35 The B Side: Get The F**k Out Of My House (Nasty Version) 4:36 Get The F**k Out Of My House (Nasty Hip Piano Mix) 4:23 Get The F**k Out Of My House (Nasty Acid Mix) 4:53 The Brief: The 2 [...]
The A Side: Can’t Stop (Extended Fun Mix) 6:15 Can’t Stop (Instrumental) 4:38 Can’t Stop (Clap-A-Pella) 4:08 Can’t Stop (LP Version) The B Side: Can’t Stop (One World) 6:25 Can’t Stop (One World Instrumental) 6:25 Ready Or Not (LP Version) 4:34 The Brief: “Can’t Stop” was the fourth single released from After 7’s first album. [...]
The A Side: Don’t Cha’ Think (Extended Mix) 5:40 Don’t Cha’ Think (Dub) 4:00 The B Side: Don’t Cha’ Think (Club Mix) 7:46 Don’t Cha’ Think (LP Version) 3:58 The Brief: After 7 is a trio made up of brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Melvin and Kevon are the brothers of Kenneth [...]
The A Side: Walk On By (Club) 7:15 Walk On By (Radio) 4:04 The B Side: Here Comes My Love (Vocal) 3:58 Here Comes My Love (Instrumental) 3:58 The Brief: Another Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition for Dionne Warwick was “Walk On By” that was released as a single in 1964. The song would [...]
The A Side: Don’t Make Me Over (The KING-dom Come Mix) 7:20 Don’t Make Me Over (Radio) 3:54 The B Side: Falling In Love (Club Mix) 5:52 Falling In Love (Radio) 4:00 The Brief: Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote “Don’t Make Me Over” for Dionne Warwick. The song was released as the b-side to [...]
The A Side: Yo Mister (Extended Version) 6:32 The B Side: Yo Mister (Radio Edit) 5:20 Yo Mister (Instrumental) 4:05 I Can Fly (Extended Version) 6:17 The Brief: The commercial 12” release of Patti Labelle’s “Yo Mister” was remixed by Chris Lord-Alge. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks on Chart Hot [...]
The A Side: Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version) 8:43 The B Side: Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version) 5:49 Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental) 5:49 The Brief: For Patti Labelle’s 1989 album ‘Be Yourself’, Prince contributed two songs: “Yo Mister” and “Love 89” which was co-written with Sheena Easton. “Yo Mister” was the second [...]
Posted in FWV, Patti Labelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Frankie Knuckles, MCA Records, Promo, R&B 10 Comments »
The A Side: Jaguar 7:10 Jaguar (Radio Edit) 4:01 The B Side: Jaguar (Ferocious) 7:00 Jaguar (Ferocious/Radio Edit) 4:09 The Brief: Mavis Staples began her singing career as the lead vocalist for her family group, the Staple Singers, in the 60s. The band enjoyed hits in the 70s such as “I’ll Take You There” and [...]
Posted in FWV, Mavis Staples Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 9 Comments »
The A Side: 20th Century Express (Extended Version) 5:30 The B Side: All The Discomforts Of Home 4:00 The Brief: “People say, `What are you doing with a guy who writes dirty songs?` But I never paid much attention to the lyrics. . . .” In 1989, Mavis Staples signed with Prince’s Paisley Park Records [...]
The A Side: Cookie Crumbles (Remix) 6:26 Cookie Crumbles (Remix/Edit) 4:04 The B Side: Higher Than High (U.K. Remix) 6:40 Forever More (Edit) 4:05 The Brief: From The Rhythm and the Blues column by Janine McAdams in Billboard magazine on July 18, 1992: FOND FAREWELL: I was saddened to hear of the death of Paisley [...]
Posted in FWV, Tony LeMans Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Gamson, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Ray Bardani, The Basement Boys Comments Off
The A Side: Higher Than Higher (Raw Remix) 6:12 Higher Than Higher (High End Mix) 6:45 The B Side: Higher Than Higher (High On Hope Mix) 6:53 Higher Than Higher (High On Hope Dub) 6:24 The Brief: From the Lifelines section of Billboard magazine on July 11, 1992 under the heading “Deaths”: Tony LeMans, 29, [...]
Posted in FWV, Tony LeMans Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Gamson, David Shaw, Hugo Dwyer, Justin Strauss, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Ray Bardani, Winston Jones 4 Comments »
The A Side: Tweakin’ (A Mix) 5:46 Tweakin’ (Dub Mix) 5:16 The B Side: Hysterical 7:41 Tweakin’ (C Mixappella) 1:38 Tweakin’ (Radio Remix) 4:05 The Brief: George Clinton’s second single from ‘The Cinderella Theory‘ was “Tweakin’” and once again he failed to make a dent on any of the major US Billboard charts. The album [...]
The A Side: Why Should I Dog U Out? (‘Statamainbody West Coast Mix?) 6:48 Why Should I Dog U Out? (‘Datamainbody East Coast Mix?) 6:46 The B Side: Why Should I Dog U Out? (Cars That Go Boom South East Mix) 10:45 Why Should I Dog U Out? (Not To Be Confused With The North [...]
Posted in FWV, George Clinton Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson, Paisley Park Records, R&B 7 Comments »
The A Side: If You Asked Me To 3:56 The B Side: If You Asked Me To (Dub) 4:08 If You Asked Me To (Instrumental Suite) 4:14 The Brief: This song is a favorite of the Fun-Wife so, when I saw this promo 12” I picked it up for her. The song is from Patti [...]
The A Side: The Humpty Dance (Mini-Hump Radio Mix) 4:40 The B Side: The Humpty Dance (Bonus Hump Mix) 6:28 The Humpty Dance (Humpstrumental Mix) 3:16 The Brief: As the 80s ended and the 90s began, a change began in popular music or a change in my perception of popular music began. A change I [...]
The A Side: Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (12″ Mix) 7:37 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (A Cappella Intro Version) 3:29 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (LP Version) 3:50 The B Side: Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (Jam & The Groove) 5:08 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (Bonus Beats) 4:38 [...]
Posted in FWV, Soul II Soul Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper, R&B, Virgin Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: Swing The Mood 6:12 The B Side: Swing The Mood (Radio Mix) 4:02 Glenn Miller Medley (The J.B. Edit) 3:47 The Brief: Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers was a novelty pop music act that was created and mixed by Les Hemstock a DJ from Doncaster, England. The single “Swing The Mood” was [...]
The A Side: (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me (Hateful Club Mix) 6:47 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me (Dance Dub) 5:50 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me (Bonus Beats) 3:21 The B Side: (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me (Ben Liebran Re-Mix) [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Flyte Tyme Productions, Promo, R&B, Tabu Records 4 Comments »
The A Side: Right and Hype (12″ Version) 5:24 Right and Hype (Dave’s Club Dub) 3:52 The B Side: Right and Hype (Remix Edit) 4:14 Right and Hype (AccaFella Fade) 3:28 Right and Hype (Bonus Beats) 3:09 The Brief: In the late 80′s Teddy Riley produced a girl group called Abstrac’. Mary Brown, Topaz, and [...]
Posted in Abstrac', FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Gene Griffin, R&B, Reprise Records, Teddy Riley 4 Comments »
The A Side: Satidfaction (The U.S. Remix) The B Side: Satisfaction (Muppy’s House Version) The Brief: Today we have another “Satisfaction” 12” from Wendy & Lisa’s ‘Fruit at the Bottom’. This UK release contains the “US Remix” and “Muppy’s House Version” of the track that the girls co-wrote with Jesse Johnson and remixed with Carmen [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Carmen Rizzo, MPLS, Pop, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 2 Comments »
The A Side: Satisfaction (12″ Dance Mix) 7:14 Satisfaction (12″ Dance Dub) 1:46 The B Side: Satisfaction (Full Dub Mix) 6:44 The Brief: “Satisfaction” is another single released from Wendy & Lisa’s ‘Fruit At The Bottom’ LP. The song was written by Wendy & Lisa with Jesse Johnson. Jesse also laid down guitar tracks for [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, MPLS, Pop, Susan Rogers, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 3 Comments »
The A Side: Are You My Baby (My Man’s 12″) 7:34 Are You My Baby (Radio Edit) 4:00 The B Side: Are You My Baby (My Baby’s Dub) 5:38 Are You My Baby (Bonus Beats) 2:26 The Brief: Wendy & Lisa released the LP ‘Fruit At The Bottom” in 1989 and saw the album reach #119 [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Columbia Records, MPLS, Pop, Steve Beltran, Susan Rogers, Wendy & Lisa 4 Comments »
The A Side: Waterfall (Psychedelic Teepee Twelve) The B Side: Waterfall ’89 (Alice & Sundial Seven) Always In My Dreams The Brief: OK, it wasn’t until I started researching chart information on Wendy & Lisa that I came to the realization that this song is the only track the girls have placed on Billboard’s Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Carmen Rizzo, MPLS, Pop, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 14 Comments »
The A Side: 101 (Def House Mix/Extended Club Version) 7:58 101 (Red Zone Mix) 4:50 The B Side: 101 (Westside Mix/Radio Edit) 5:28 101 (Westside Sample Dub) 6:10 101 (Uptown Version) 8:20 The Brief: In 1988, Sheena Easton recorded and released her ninth studio album ‘The Lover in Me’. Easton enlisted top flight producers and [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheena Easton Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Morales, MCA Records, Pop, Prince, Promo 8 Comments »
The A Side: Start Of A Romance (Extended Mix) 6:35 The B Side: Start Of A Romance (Instrumental) 4:30 The Brief: Skyy were primarily an R&B band that enjoyed some crossover pop success during their career. From the mid to late 80′s Skyy’s career was floundering but, in 1989, after signing to Atlantic Records, Skyy [...]