https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:20:54 +0000 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 08:47:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2719 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=64665&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#64665 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 2719
Posted: 20 April 2024 at 8:47am

Hey Gene,

I have the promo CD for this one, which has several mixes (as noted upthread). On the back inlay, there is a notation that the "Single Version"
on the CD is taken from the Sing soundtrack, which would kind of confirm that the album version and single version are the same. My
opinion is that this is one of those cases where the "Single Version" notation is just shorthand for "the most straight-ahead normal, non-dancey
sounding, not extended or 'specially remixed' version". Just my 2 cents, though!

]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2024 08:47:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=64665&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#64665 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=64663&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#64663 Author: NightAire
Subject: 2719
Posted: 20 April 2024 at 1:06am

I just A/B'd files I have labeled "single version" and "album version" and... what am I missing? The LP version and the single version sound identical to me.

Is it drum reverb? Is the lead vocal slightly hotter in the LP version? I can't pick out differences when I'm playing one in the left channel and the other in the right...

Help! :-) ]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2024 01:06:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=64663&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#64663 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40691&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40691 Author: NightAire
Subject: 2719
Posted: 10 March 2014 at 5:32pm

Thanks for the feedback on this one!

This is another track that I remember being MUCH larger than it actually was... I'm guessing the topic of the chorus helped it stick with me. ;-)

Listening back, I see why it tanked... other than having a "shocking" topic, it was just a pretty weak song, especially compared to the "gotta dance" feel of "Just Got Paid" (helped, in no small part, I'm sure, by the involvement of the father of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley).

Thanks, again, for your help!]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:32:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40691&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40691 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40690&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40690 Author: Hykker
Subject: 2719
Posted: 10 March 2014 at 4:03pm

Todd Ireland wrote: Commercial 45 copies of Johnny Kemp's "Birthday Suit" run 4:28. (Timing info once again comes to us from abagon. The printed record label time is 4:26.)

My promo 45 is the same timing. Yep, they were still
issuing them in early '89.
As with Jim's station, we didn't play the song for more
than 2-3 weeks either as I recall.

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:03:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40690&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40690 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40688&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40688 Author: jimct
Subject: 2719
Posted: 10 March 2014 at 2:16pm

Gene, the song didn't do well for us, so we only played it for a few weeks. I
just listened to the (Single Version), and, as best as I can honestly recall,
think that's the one we went with. If for no other reason than, during those
early days of us using/playing promo CD singles on the air, we'd usually opt
to play for "Cut 1" off of them, especially at the start.

Pretty scientific, eh?     :) ]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:16:30 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40688&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40688 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40687&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40687 Author: NightAire
Subject: 2719
Posted: 10 March 2014 at 12:43pm

Jim, do you know if your station played the single version or the 7" remix?]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:43:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=40687&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#40687 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=19533&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#19533 Author: edtop40
Subject: 2719
Posted: 29 October 2008 at 11:07am

both my commercial 45 and commercial cassingle are issued as columbia 68569 with the same track on them which runs 4:28 and is identical to the version on the cd listed below......both the 45's face and cassingles cardboard sleeve states a run time of 4:26 it actually runs 4:28.....the commercial 45 was NEVER issued with a picture sleeve.....


(S) (4:28) K-Tel 6002 Power Jams











]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:07:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=19533&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#19533 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=19360&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#19360 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 2719
Posted: 17 October 2008 at 10:33pm

Commercial 45 copies of Johnny Kemp's "Birthday Suit" run 4:28. (Timing info once again comes to us from abagon. The printed record label time is 4:26.)]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:33:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=19360&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#19360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=12610&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#12610 Author: jimct
Subject: 2719
Posted: 12 November 2007 at 11:10am

My promo CD single (CSK 1448) has the following:

1-(Single Version) (listed 4:26; actual 4:27)
2-(7" Remix) (listed 3:48; actual 3:47)
3-(Extended Mix) (listed & actual 6:59)
4-(House Mix) (listed 7:25; actual 7:22)
5-(Club 7") (listed & actual 4:06)
6-(Club Dub) (listed & actual 5:14)
7-(Percappella) (listed 3:43; actual 3:47)]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:10:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2719&PID=12610&title=johnny-kempbirthday-suit#12610