February 1, 1986 �Sidewalk Talk� reached the #1 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. [Listen Here]

�Sidewalk Talk� is a single by American record producer John �Jellybean� Benitez, released in 1984 by EMI Records. The song was originally written by Madonna during the beginning of her career and given to Jellybean in 1985, as he was a collaborator with her during this time.

The artist credit of this recording is Jellybean, with vocals from Catherine Buchanan (nicknamed �Catt�) acknowledged on the disc sleeve. Madonna�s writing credit is on the cover of the single, and shares vocals on the chorus and solos on some verses. �Sidewalk Talk� reached the #1 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on February 1, 1986. It was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #18. �Sidewalk Talk� made an appearance in the 1999 film Flawless and its soundtrack album. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for �Chipmunk Vice� (a parody of Miami Vice), a 1986 episode of their TV series.

SIDE A:
Sidewalk Talk (Dance Mix) 6:04

SIDE B:
Sidewalk Talk (Funhouse Mix) 6:10
Sidewalk Talk (Acappella) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Sidewalk Talk	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#18
1985	Sidewalk Talk	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#51
1985	Sidewalk Talk	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America � 1A K060-20 0937 6
Format: Vinyl, 12?, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Arranged By � Jellybean*, Stephen Bray
Backing Vocals [Uncredited] � Madonna
Engineer [Recording & Mix] � Michael Hutchinson
Producer, Mixed By � John �Jellybean� Benitez
Vocals [Uncredited] � Catharine Buchanan
Written-By � Madonna

NOTES:
Produced and Mixed for Jellybean Productions, Inc.
From the 12? �Wotupski?!� K062-20 0391 6
Printed In Holland

Find The 12? On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

 February 1, 1986 Sidewalk Talk reached the 1 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.