The A Side: The Oak Tree (Edit with Intro) 4:32 The B Side: The Oak Tree (Edit without Intro) 3:54 The Brief: This post is the promo 7″ single edit released in the US with the spoken intro on side A and without it on side B. The Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. [...]
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Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 
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The A Side: The Oak Tree 4:32 The B Side: The Oak Tree (Dance Instrumental) 3:45 The Brief: I’ve had all these Morris Day records ready to go for quite some time so, the month of September, in addition to being Pleasure Your Mate Month, is going to be dedicated to Morris. So, you know the [...]
The A Side: Got A New Love (Edit) 3:51 The B Side: One More Time (LP Version) 3:57 The Brief: Good Question were brothers Sean and Marc Douglas, a R&B duo who signed to Prince‘s Paisley Park Records and released their only album in 1988. The leadoff single from that LP was “Got A New [...]
The A Side: Alphabet St. (Edit) 2:25 The B Side: Alphabet St. (cont.) 3:14 The Brief: “Alphabet St.” is the first single released from the ‘Lovesexy’ album and is the 12th of 18 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 of Prince’s career. “Alphabet St.” also has the distinction of being the first Prince [...]
The A Side: U Got The Look 3:58 The B Side: Housequake (Edit) 3:24 The Brief: “U Got The Look” is the third single from the ‘Sign ‘O’ The Times’ LP and the highest charting single from the album. Although she’s not listed in the credits, the song is a duet between Prince and Sheena [...]
The A Side: Anotherloverholenyohead The B Side: I Wanna Be Your Lover (Edit) The Brief: “Anotherloverholenyohead” is Prince‘s third single released in North America from the ‘Parade’ LP. In the UK and Europe it was the fourth single. It was the first single from ‘Parade’ not to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot [...]
The A Side: Purple Rain 4:02 The B Side: God 3:59 The Brief: The title track from the ‘Purple Rain’ LP was the third single released from the blockbuster album and the first single that failed to reach #1 as it stalled out at #2, top-blocked by Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. By [...]
The A Side: Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Stereo Edit) 3:40 The B Side: Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Mono Edit) 3:40 The Brief: “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” was the last single released in the US, from the ‘1999’ LP. in November of 1983. This promo 7” contains the edit version of the song in stereo and [...]
The A Side: Little Red Corvette (Edit) 3:08 The B Side: Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) 4:32 The Brief: Time for the second annual Paisley June in celebration of Prince’s 54th birthday on June 7. We’ll take a look at some records from the man himself for the first week or so and then move [...]
The A Side: I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On 3:58 The B Side: I Need You Now 4:35 The Brief: Early in her music career, Cherrelle (nee Cheryl Anne Norton) toured with Luther Vandross as a backup singer. I saw Luther on his “Busy Body Tour” in late 83/early 84, wonder if she was [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 1984, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, Promo, R&B, Tabu Records 10 Comments »
The A Side: Only A Breath Away 4:15 The B Side: Summer Is The Coldest Time Of Year 5:15 The Brief: “Only A Breath Away” is the second of two singles released from Patti Austin’s 1985 album ‘Gettin’ Away With Murder‘. The single was written and produced by Monte Moir for Flyte Tyme Productions. It [...]
Posted in FWV, Patti Austin Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, Qwest Records, R&B 3 Comments »
The A Side: Still Waiting 3:40 The B Side: Still Waiting 3:40 The Brief: Denise Lorraine Davis is known by her stage name Rainy Davis. At the request of Amir Bayyan, (personal friend of the Jacksons), Rainy Davis wrote “Sweetheart” with producer Pete Warner for Janet Jackson. When the demo was finished all the songs [...]
The A Side: Don’t Fight The Feeling 3:53 The B Side: Don’t Fight The Feeling 3:53 The Brief: Enchantment toured and played together for the better part of the early 1970’s before getting a record contract and releasing their first LP in 1977. The 45 single in today’s post comes from the last LP the [...]
7″: A Show Some Respect 3:17 B Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Recorded Live by Westwood One in Chicago) 3:50 Label: Capitol Records Catalog#: B-5461 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 12″: A Show Some Respect (Extended Mix) 5:42 B Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Recorded Live by Westwood One in Chicago) 4:20 Label: [...]
The A Side: Love Struck (7″ Version) 4:30 The B Side: Do Yourself A Favour 5:16 The Brief: In April of 1988, Jesse Johnson released his third solo album: ‘Every Shade Of Love‘. The first single released was “Love Struck”. This 45 contains the 7″ version of the single plus, on the B-Side, an extended [...]
Posted in FWV, Jesse Johnson Tags: 1988, 7 Inch, A&M Records, b-side, Jesse Johnson, Keith Cohen, MPLS, R&B, Steve Beltran 3 Comments »
The A Side: Baby Let’s Kiss (Remix) 3:58 The B Side: Fool’s Paradise 5:23 The Brief: Jesse Johnson‘s ‘Shockadelica‘ LP reached #70 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, #15 on the Hot Black Albums chart and sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The third single released from the album was a remix of “Baby Let’s [...]
Posted in FWV, Jesse Johnson Tags: 1986, 7 Inch, A&M Records, b-side, Jesse Johnson, MPLS, R&B 3 Comments »
The A Side: She (I Can’t Resist) 4:50 The B Side: She (I Can’t Resist) (Edit Live Remix) 4:26 The Brief: Jesse Johnson‘s second single in support of the ‘Shockadelica‘ LP was “She (I Can’t Resist)”. This promo 7″ single contains the album version on Side A and an edit of the “Live Remix” on [...]
The A Side: Crazay (Featuring Sly Stone) 3:59 The B Side: Drive Yo Cadillac 4:49 The Brief: Jesse Johnson returned to the charts in 1986 with his sophomore solo album ‘Shockadelica‘. The first single from the album brought Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, out of retirement to duet with Jesse on “Crazay”. The [...]
The A Side: Let’s Have Some Fun 4:00 The B Side: She’s A Doll 4:58 The Brief: The fourth and final single released from the ‘Jesse Johnson‘s Revue’ album is “Let’s Have Some Fun”. The final tally for the LP was a peak of #43 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and #15 on the [...]
The A Side: I Want My Girl (Specially Remixed Version) 3:38 The B Side: Fast Girls 4:16 The Brief: The third single released from the ‘Jesse Johnson‘s Revue’ album is a specially remixed version of “I Want My Girl”. On the other side is the non-album B-Side track, Jesse’s version of “Fast Girls” that he [...]
The A Side: Can You Help Me 4:10 The B Side: Free World 4:20 The Brief: After posting a Top 5 on the R&B charts with his first single as a solo artist, Jesse Johnson followed that up with “Can You Help Me” in support of the ‘Jesse Johnson’s Revue’ album. The single also featured [...]
The A Side: Be Your Man 3:45 The B Side: Special Love 4:25 The Brief: In 1981, Jesse Johnson hooked up with Morris Day in a band called Enterprise. Enterprise and the band Flyte Tyme were later brought together by Prince to form The Time. Jesse took the role of lead guitarist in The Time [...]
The A Side: Jesse Johnson and Stephanie Spruill – Heart Too Hot To Hold 3:49 The B Side: Gary Chang – Dream Montage (Instrumental) The Brief: So, where were we? Oh yeah… If you don’t like Jesse Johnson… you’re going to hate February… In February of 1985, the John Hughes directed movie, The Breakfast Club [...]
Posted in FWV, Jesse Johnson, Stephanie Spruill Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, A&M Records, MPLS, R&B 15 Comments »
The A Side: Popular (Edit) 3:54 The B Side: Popular (Edit) 3:54 The Brief: “Popular” is the third of four singles released from Taja Sevelle‘s first album. In 2005 Sevelle founded Urban Farming, a charitable organization that plants crops on unused land and donates to people in need of food. The organization has planted and [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Promo, Reprise Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: Love Is Contagious (Edit) 3:42 The B Side: Mama 16 (Edit) 4:15 The Brief: Prince signed the beautiful and lovely Taja Sevelle to Paisley Park Records where she released her first album in 1987. The leadoff single from that album was “Love Is Contagious”. The single failed to crack the Top 40 [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records 11 Comments »
The A Side: I Feel For You 4:03 The B Side: Chinatown 4:37 The Brief: Written by Prince. Produced by Arif Mardin. Harmonica by Stevie Wonder. Rap by Melle Mel. Vocals by Chaka Khan. This combination vaulted “I Feel For You” into the pop Top 5, #1 at R&B and Dance and netted Chaka a [...]
The A Side: If It Ain’t One Thing…It’s Another 3:55 The B Side: Mr. Look So Good 3:49 The Brief: Richard “Dimples” Fields‘ breakthrough single came in 1982 with “If It Ain’t One Thing…It’s Another”, which reached number one for three weeks on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. He had first recorded and [...]
7″: A Savin’ Myself 3:32 B Savin’ Myself (Instrumental) 3:22 Label: Critique Records Catalog#: 7-99356 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1987 12″: A1 Savin’ Myself (Vocal/Extended Dance Remix) 9:46 A2 Savin’ Myself (Vocal/Radio Edit) 3:32 B1 Savin’ Myself (Vocal/Blaster Mix) 7:17 B2 Savin’ Myself (Instrumental) 7:00 Label: Critique Records Catalog#: DMD 1128 [...]
Posted in Eria Fachin, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, 7 Inch, Critique Records, Ian Levine, Pop, Promo 4 Comments »
The A Side: Mountains 3:58 The B Side: Alexa de Paris 3:20 The Brief: The second single released from the ‘Parade’ album was written by Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The tune is called “Mountains” and is presented here in its 7” version. This is the only track from Parade that features the entire [...]
The A Side: Let’s Work 2:56 The B Side: Ronnie, Talk To Russia 1:48 The Brief: Lisa Coleman is celebrating a birthday this week so, we’re gonna put the spotlight on her and the music she has been a part of during her career. Good news? More Wendy & Lisa on the blog this week! [...]
The A Side: Dynamite 3:58 The B Side: Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good To Be True) (Instrumental) 4:10 The Brief: Jermaine was the fourth child born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. He handled lead vocal duties for the Jackson Brothers band until Michael began assisting with lead vocals. Eventually they shared the lead [...]
The A Side: Sendin’ All My Love 3:49 The B Side: Sendin’ All My Love 3:49 The Brief: The original lineup of The Jets consisted of the eight oldest children of a family that included 17 children in total. “Sendin’ All My Love” was the fifth single released from the group’s third LP ‘Magic’. Although [...]
Next Love 7″: A Next Love 3:46 B Picking Up The Pieces 3:28 Label: Columbia Records Catalog#: 38-04537 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 Next Love 12″: A Next Love (Extended Dance Remix) 7:07 B Next Love (Instrumental) 4:51 Label: Columbia Records Catalog#: 44-05043 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 The Brief: “Next Love” was the follow up to Deniece [...]
Posted in Deniece Williams, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, 7 Inch, Columbia Records, Jellybean Benitez, Michael Hutchinson, R&B, Soundtrack 9 Comments »
Telepathy 7″ Promo: A Telepathy 3:41 B Telepathy 3:41 Label: RCA Records Catalog#: 5136-7-RAA Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1987 Telepathy 12″: A Telepathy (Club Mix) 7:55 B1 Telepathy 5:07 B2 Telepathy (Instrumental) 5:00 Label: RCA Records Catalog#: 5964-1-RD Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM Country: US Released: 1987 The Brief: Born [...]
Posted in Deborah Allen, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, 7 Inch, Country, Pop, Promo, RCA Records 2 Comments »
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 Marshall Tucker Band – Take The Highway: Take The Highway (Edited Version) 3:30 Take The Highway (Edited Version) 2:55 The Oak Ridge Boys – Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight: Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight 2:57 I Gotta Get Over This 2:44 The Oak Ridge Boys – Trying To Love Two Women: Trying [...]
Posted in FWV, Marshall Tucker Band, Oak Ridge Boys Tags: 1973, 1979, 1980, 7 Inch, Capricorn Records, Country, MCA Records, Rock 5 Comments »
The A Side: Hand Dance 4:49 The B Side: Erotic Groove 1:53 The Brief: Dexter Redding and Otis Redding III, sons of the late great Otis Redding, along with their cousin Mark Lockett formed The Reddings around 1980. Their fourth album was ‘Back To Basics’ and it was released in 1983. From that album comes [...]
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: Rush Rush (7″ Edit) 4:19 The B Side: Rush Rush (Dub Mix) 5:56 The Brief: “Rush Rush” was the first single from Paula Abdul’s ‘Spellbound’ LP and the fifth of six consecutive singles of Paula’s to hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The single was the Hot Shot Debut at #36 the [...]
The A Side: I Want Your Sex (Rhythm 1 Lust) 4:44 The B Side: I Want Your Sex (Rhythm 2 Brass In Love) 4:43 The Brief: “I Want Your Sex” appeared on both George Michael‘s first solo LP ‘Faith’ and the soundtrack to the movie Beverly Hills Cop II. On June 6, 1987 it was [...]
The A Side: Digging Your Scene (U.S. Mix) 4:40 The B Side: Digging Your Scene (U.K. Mix) 4:13 The Brief: The Blow Monkeys are a British band that scored their one and only US Top 40 hit in 1986 with “Digging Your Scene”. The single came from their second album release entitled ‘Animal Magic’ which [...]
The A Side: 13 (Edit) 2:57 The B Side: 13 (Edit) 2:57 The Brief: Single number two from the Madhouse LP ‘16’ is the track “Thirteen”. Today’s post features the edit of “Thirteen” on both sides of this promotional 7” single. The Source: Label: Paisley Park Records Catalog#: 7-27944 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US [...]
Posted in FWV, Madhouse Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, Jazz, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Promo, R&B 3 Comments »