Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This (The Shep Pettibone Remix) (US 12'') (1988)
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, featuring singer Dusty Springfield.
When released as a single in late 1987, it peaked at number 2 in the UK and also at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the fourth top ten hit for Pet Shop Boys as well as the biggest hit of Springfield's career in the US. It was kept from the top spot by "Seasons Change" by Expose and "Father Figure" by their fellow British singer George Michael on that chart. The single made it to number 1 on the Irish singles chart, where it was Pet Shop Boys' second number 1 hit in the space of just six weeks.
The song's success helped revive Springfield's career and led to a resurgence of interest in her music. Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield performed the song for the 1988 BRIT Awards. Following the duet the Pet Shop Boys wrote and produced the singles "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private" for Springfield, both included on her 1990 album Reputation.
The music video was filmed in a music hall, featuring a female chorus line and male members of the pit orchestra. It made significant use of the theater drapes and stage curtains for dramatic effect. Like all of the singles taken from the Actually album, the song also appears on the film It Couldn't Happen Here, where it is briefly played in instrumental form, without vocals.
In North America the 12" single included alternate Shep Pettibone remixes with "Rent" and "I Want A Dog" as the b-side tracks.
SIDE A:
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (The Shep Pettibone Remix) 8:30
Edited By – Junior Vasquez, Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Remix] – Bob Rosa
Producer – Stephen HagueRemix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – Allee Willis, Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant*
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (Dub Mix) 6:50
Edited By – Junior Vasquez, Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Remix] – Bob Rosa
Producer – Stephen HagueRemix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – Allee Willis, Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant*
SIDE B:
Rent (The François Kevorkian Remix) 7:02
Keyboards [Fairlight] – Andy Richards
Producer, Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn
Remix – François Kevorkian, Michael Hutchinson
Written-By – Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe*
I Want A Dog 4:57
Engineer – David Jacob, Mike Nielson*
Producer – Pet Shop Bo
ysWritten-By – Neil Tennant Chris Lowe*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – V-56080
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Composed By – Willis* (tracks: A1, A2), Tennant/Lowe*
Design [Sleeve] – Mark Farrow At (3)*, Pet Shop Boys
Photography By – Eric Watson (3)
Photography By [Dusty Springfield] – Val Wilmer*
NOTES:
Printed in the U.S.A
"Doctorin' the House" is a single by Coldcut with British singer Yazz, released in February 1988. The track incorporates samples from various sources, mainly TV and film dialogue. The song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988 and spent four weeks in the top 10, making it Coldcut's biggest UK hit single.
In the U.S. the single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
SIDE A:
Doctorin' The House (Vocal Verse) 5:32
Doctorin' The House (7" Vocal) 3:45
SIDE B:
Doctorin' The House (Upset Remix) 6:04
Doctorin' The House (Acid Shut Up Mix) 6:04
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-07842
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House
CREDITS:
Written-By – More*, Black*, Yazz
NOTES:
"Ahead Of Our Time"
