RIAA Gold Single Award for Robert Palmer single "Addicted To Love" RIAA Gold Single Award. Released on Jan. 13, 1986, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Jan. 17, 1989.*
This track was the third single from Palmer's Riptide album and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Rock Tracks chart. It also went to #1 in Australia and #5 on the UK chart, while also charting in several other countries. It also spawned an iconic music video featuring high fashion models that was played in heavy rotation on MTV.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Single award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1989
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any Robert Palmer fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Single award was manufactured in 1989, making it approx. 36 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio and its' owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975. Portions of the track were done at the studio.
This award is in VG condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original and although its' manufacturer sticker has been torn off, the award's construction indicates it was made by Creative Glassics. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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