https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:01:20 +0000 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:36:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=498 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=498&PID=37017&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#37017 Author: MMathews
Subject: 498
Posted: 13 March 2013 at 9:36pm

Oh that's a relief, i thought i was the only one who had a
45 that ran the 5:22 length.   I remember playing it first
time at home and being surprised how long it was.

Anyway, Edison, i have a dub of the short 45 version, i'll
send it over to you for reference.
MM]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:36:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=37017&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#37017 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=37014&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#37014 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 498
Posted: 13 March 2013 at 3:16pm

I'm pretty sure the shorter 45 version has never been on CD. But I just bought and received the "Disco Nights 7" CD which has the long version of Bonnie's "I Can't Help Myself". Does anyone know what the edit points are on the short 45 version (3:50), as I'd like to edit it from the long version?]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:16:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=37014&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#37014 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22507&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22507 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 498
Posted: 05 June 2009 at 6:21am

aaronk wrote: Just checked my 45 dub, and it runs 3:50 exactly. There are definitely two pressings.

So now of course comes the question "where can we find the shorter commercial vinyl 45 version of this song on cd?"]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:21:03 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22507&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22507 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22505&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22505 Author: aaronk
Subject: 498
Posted: 04 June 2009 at 8:13pm

Just checked my 45 dub, and it runs 3:50 exactly. There are definitely two pressings.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:13:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22505&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22505 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22500&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22500 Author: aaronk
Subject: 498
Posted: 04 June 2009 at 3:43pm

This must be a case of two 45 versions. I have this song dubbed directly from a 45, and the time is right around 3:49. I know for certain it doesn't run over 5 minutes on the copy I dubbed it from. I'll double check the time and report back.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:43:13 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22500&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22500 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22483&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22483 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 498
Posted: 04 June 2009 at 8:30am

Thank you abagon. Another good example of the actual track length being nowhere near the printed time (in this case a good minute and a half longer).]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:30:19 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22483&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22483 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22482&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22482 Author: abagon
Subject: 498
Posted: 04 June 2009 at 7:26am

The actual commercial 45's running time is (5:22) while the printed time is "3:49" on the record label. (Motown M 1478F)

--abagon ]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:26:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22482&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22482 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22473&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22473 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 498
Posted: 03 June 2009 at 3:02pm

bubblingunder wrote: While on the subject of Bonnie Pointer, I noticed there is no listing for her Top 40 song "I Can't Help Myself". I recently edited the LP version to the 45 version when performing an audio overdub for the Don Kirshner Rock Concert performance I have on video. The LP version is on Disco Nights, Vol. 7 if we want to get a listing started.

Does anyone have timing info for the commercial vinyl 45 of this early 1980 remake?]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:02:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=22473&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#22473 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=2606&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#2606 Author: Moderator
Subject: 498
Posted: 06 November 2005 at 5:43pm

I Can't Help Myself reached #40 on the Billboard charts and did not chart top 40 on other trade publications of the day. As I have stated so many times, this book (now database)is NOT A BILLBOARD based top 40 but a concnsus top 40 based on several trade publications.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:43:30 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=2606&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#2606 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=2605&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#2605 Author: bubblingunder
Subject: 498
Posted: 06 November 2005 at 12:56pm

While on the subject of Bonnie Pointer, I noticed there is no listing for her Top 40 song "I Can't Help Myself". I recently edited the LP version to the 45 version when performing an audio overdub for the Don Kirshner Rock Concert performance I have on video. The LP version is on Disco Nights, Vol. 7 if we want to get a listing started.]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:56:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=498&PID=2605&title=bonnie-pointer-i-cant-help-myself#2605