The Brief: Last year Donna Summer lost a battle with lung cancer and left this world behind on May 17, 2012. As a son who lost a mother to this despicable disease, I was saddened by her death and for her family’s loss. Donna and my mother were the same age at the time of [...]
The A Side: Find Another Fool (Recorded live January 30, 1982 at Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam VIII) 5:46 The B Side: Right Kind Of Love 3:44 The Brief: Quarterflash formed in 1980 in Portland, Oregon and consisted of husband and wife Marv and Rindy Ross, Jack Charles, Rick DiGiallonardo, Rich Gooch and Brian David Willis. [...]
The A Side: Dance Hall Days (Remix) 7:22 The B Side: Don’t Let Go (Remix) 7:12 The Brief: Originally dubbed Huang Chung and with one album release under their belt on Arista Records, Wang Chung signed with Geffen Records and, as suggested by the label, the band changed their name to make pronunciation easier for [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Geffen Records, John Luongo, Rock, Victor Flores 
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The A Side: Love In An Elevator (Elevator Mix) 6:15 The B Side: Love In An Elevator (CHR Edit) 3:22 Love In An Elevator (Elevator Mix Edit) 5:24 The Brief: ‘Pump” was the follow up album to the 5 times platinum selling album ‘Permanent Vacation’ for Aerosmith. ‘Pump’ went on to sell over 7 million [...]
The A Side: Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Dance Remix) 7:03 The B Side: Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Instrumental featuring Ernie Watts on saxophone solo) 7:03 The Brief: “Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)” is the first single released from Donna Summer‘s self-titled release for Geffen [...]
Posted in Donna Summer, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1982, Bruce Swedien, Craig Kostich, Disco, Geffen Records, R&B 5 Comments »
The A Side: Rag Doll (Extended Vacation Mix) 7:15 Rag Doll (Rock Mix) 4:21 The B Side: Rag Doll (Rockappella) 4:07 St. John (LP Version) 4:12 The Brief: The ninth studio album for Aerosmith was hailed as a comeback for the band and it produced three Top 20 singles on Billboard’s Hot 100. ‘Permanent Vacation’ [...]
The A Side: All She Wants To Is Dance (Extended Dance Remix) 7:38 The B Side: All She Wants To Is Dance (Dubb Remix) 5:17 The Brief: Don Henley got his start in the music business as a member of the band Shiloh. He then went on to work with Glenn Frey as a member [...]
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Side A: Dance Hall Days (Flashing Back To Happiness 12″ Mix) 6:28 Dance Hall Days (Darren Costin Remix) 4:39 Side B: Dance Hall Days (Richie Warburton Remix) 5:11 Dance Hall Days (Flashing Back To Happiness 7″ Mix) 3:37 Let’s Go (Shep’s Mix) 8:03 The Brief: The song “Dance Hall Days” originally appeared on Wang Chung’s [...]
Posted in FWV, Wang Chung Tags: 12 Inch, 1997, Darren Costin, Geffen Records, Pop, Promo, Richie Warburton, Rock, Shep Pettibone 4 Comments »
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: Who Owns This Place 5:06 Side B: Who Owns This Place 5:06 The Brief: This record is a promotional release of Don Henley’s contribution to the “Color Of Money” soundtrack. Released in 1986, this track only enjoyed moderate success, hitting #3 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks but, didn’t make a dent [...]
Side A: 1. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Urban Dude Mix) 6:45 2. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Dude This Way) (A Cappella) 3:57 Side B: 1. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Extended Rockin’ Dude Mix) 5:47 2. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Rockin’ Dude Edit) 3:53 The Brief: The first of 3 singles from [...]