Eric Clapton - It’s In The Way...

Even though not in the database, "It's In The Way That You Use It" hit #2 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

45 label says 3:33, LP version runs 4:09 or so. Does any know, or has anyone created, the 45 version from the LP?

Edit(s)/fade times?

Paul:

Thanks for the correction, as Wikipedia was used as a quick source. And, we all know how correct that is... ;)

Gene,

My 45 does time out to 3:33. Dub coming your way...

Edited by cmmmbase

Gene... I assume the 4:10 version you mentioned is the same as the one
included on The Clapton Chronicles. Is the mix on that version similar
to either the soundtrack or 45 version? I only ask because there are horn
blasts throughout the 4:10 version on Chronicles (including at the one
minute mark).

Edited by mstgator

OK, I think I now know what's what:

ALBUM VERSION: Appears on both "August" and "Chronicles" and are digital clones (except "Chronicles" has been digitally clipped to make it several db louder). This has horn "blats" at 1:00, 1:10, 1;20, 2:00, 2:05, 2:10, 2:14, 2:38, 2:48, 3:16, 3:19, 3:21, 3:25, 3:35, 3:38, 3:40, 3:45, and into the fade.

SINGLE VERSION: Identical to album version with early fade, starting about 3:17, gone by 3:33. Don't know if this version has appeared on CD, but it's an easy creation from either album version above.

Then we get to the odd man out...

SOUNDTRACK VERSION: It is the same take as the above versions, but there are several differences. horn "blats" happen at 2:38, 2:48, 2:57, 3:07, 3:16, 3:26, 3:35, 3:45 & 3:54.

The rhythm guitar is mixed slightly lower than the album / single mix.

The keyboard is mixed slightly higher than the album / single mix.

There appears to be a little more reverb on the horn "blats" and the keyboard than the album / single mix.

Clapton's high harmony part is mixed slightly higher than the album / single mix.

The other trumpet notes between the "blats", the "solo" for the horns at the end of the song, is gone. Only the "blats" remain.

The bass, more specifically the kick drum is... out of phase with the album / single mix? It doesn't sound wrong by itself, but with the album / single mix in one ear and the soundtrack mix in the other, it's like the headphones kick -out- instead of -in-. The rest of the mix seems to match the phasing of the album version.

There may be a handful of other differences, but these are the main ones I detected.

I'm not sure about the Clapton CDs, but looking at the soundtrack, it says the track was "produced by Tom Dowd."

The CD says "(P) 1986 Warner Bros. Records, Inc." while the liner notes mark the 5th track (by Mark Knopfler) as being WB.