"Anything" - SWV

I inquired Edtop40 about the commercial single version of SWV's "Anything" and he informs me his cassette single copy states "Old Skool Radio Version" and runs 4:20. That said, it doesn't look like the single version has ever been issued on a domestic full-length CD release.

This leads me to wonder which version of "Anything" should be considered the album or LP version. Would it be the one running 4:07 on the Above the Rim soundtrack CD (Death Row/Interscope 92403 and 92359 and 50606), or the one running 2:47 on SWV's It's About Time disc (RCA 66074) (which Pat correctly comments is the "original recording but not the hit version")? Input is welcome from anyone willing to weigh in on this.

The comment (remix) would also suffice for the Remixes CD (4:54).

The good news is, every version imaginable of SWV's "Anything" (and then some!) is currently available for purchase as a lossless download on the Qobuz website:

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/anything-swv/qi10mcd03fqpb

What's bizarre about this, though, is the fact that there are two different versions of the song that are both listed as the "Old Skool Radio Version"! (I'd like to know who was the genius at RCA responsible for organizing and marketing this single release??) Based on Aaron K's notes from earlier in this thread, I gather that one of the tracks listed as the "Old Skool Radio Version" running 4:20 is the official single version, while the other "Old Skool Radio Version" track running 4:54 is the one featuring rap verses by Wu-Tang Clan.

But then, how does one reconcile the database's title notes for "Anything", which currently states:

(the cassette single which runs (4:20) states that it contains the “old skool radio” mix but this is incorrect as the cassette single is the same as the vinyl single which is not the “old skool radio” mix)

So, if the cassette single is not actually the "Old Skool Radio" mix/version, then what is it? See, I contend that since cassette singles were the most popular-selling physical single format in 1994, then whatever version appears on the cassette single release should constitute as the definitive single version, which in this case is the "Old Skool Radio" version (as stated on the cassette label and cardboard sleeve) running 4:20.

Yet, according to the Discogs website, the commercial 45 release also states a run time of 4:20 and has no version description. I don't have a copy of the 45 for reference; however, the database title notes for "Anything" currently states that the vinyl single and cassette single are the same. So, how can the vinyl 45 then, which has no version description, not also be considered the "Old Skool Radio" version if it's the same as the cassette single, according to the database title notes? Or do the vinyl single and cassette single versions actually differ in some way? I'm so confused by all this that it's making me feel like I'm having difficulty explaining all of this without making things even more confusing. Hopefully, though, my points and questions are still making sense here regardless!

In summary, what I'm suggesting is that the database title notes should not be claiming that the "Old Skool Radio" version description on the cassette single is incorrect, in my opinion, especially if that version also happens to be identical what's on the vinyl 45. Actually, it doesn't even matter what's on the 45 because the cassette single format is considered the more popular format in this instance.

Or is there perhaps some other important aspect to all this that I'm completely missing?

Edited by Todd Ireland

Thanks for clarifying the database title notes and comments, Aaron! It all makes more sense now.