"I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack

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   Pat:

In 2001, Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance" first cracked the Top 40 portion of the Billboard Hot 100 solely due to country radio airplay.  Country stations played the 4:53 version on Womack's I Hope You Dance CD (MCA 088170099), which features the soaring harmonies of Sons of the Desert on background vocals.  As a matter of fact, I'm pretty certain the artist credits for the song during its entire run on the Billboard Hot 100 was: "Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert".  Later, MCA issued a newly remixed pop version to Top 40 radio that removed the steel guitars and replaced Sons of the Desert's vocals with Womack's.  When the commercial CD and cassette single was finally released, it featured the following tracks and run times:

1) Pop Version - 4:03 (this version does not feature Sons of the Desert)

2) Album Version - 4:53 (this version does feature Sons of the Desert)

The Pop Version is what ultimately propelled "I Hope You Dance" to its #14 peak on Billboard.  

This information should be noted in the database.  It appears all CDs in the database to date consist of the LP Version. 

Edited by Todd Ireland

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack Posted: 13 July 2007 at 4:36pm
	Pat: In 2001, Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance" first cracked the Top 40 portion of the Billboard Hot 100 solely due to country radio airplay. Country stations played the 4:53 version on Womack's I Hope You Dance CD (MCA 088170099), which features the soaring harmonies of Sons of the Desert on background vocals. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty certain the artist credits for the song during its entire run on the Billboard Hot 100 was: "Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert". Later, MCA issued a newly remixed pop version to Top 40 radio that removed the steel guitars and replaced Sons of the Desert's vocals with Womack's. When the commercial CD and cassette single was finally released, it featured the following tracks and run times: 1) Pop Version - 4:03 (this version does not feature Sons of the Desert) 2) Album Version - 4:53 (this version does feature Sons of the Desert) The Pop Version is what ultimately propelled "I Hope You Dance" to its #14 peak on Billboard. This information should be noted in the database. It appears all CDs in the database to date consist of the LP Version. Edited by Todd Ireland

Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 July 2007 at 9:58am
	The vinyl 45 has only the 4:53 'country' version.

cmmmbase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote cmmmbase Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2007 at 12:35pm
	There are 2 different 45 releases for "I Hope You Dance". It first came out when it was a country hit and featured the album mix on the A side. When it finally crossed pop it was released a second time with the Pop mix on the A side and the album mix on the B side. As a side note the reissue came out at the same time as the follow up, "Ashes By Now" Edited by cmmmbase

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 April 2015 at 4:02pm
	Does anyone have the CD promo disc for this song? I'm interested in hearing the UK and US pop mixes. CHUM-FM in Toronto played the song in 2001, and it seemed to be more prominent in the strings (like the CD version), but I'm not sure I remember the "Sons of the Desert" on the version they played.
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

Smokin' TomGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 June 2011 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokin' TomGary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 April 2015 at 4:52pm
	Here are the four CD singles I have. All times are listed, not actual. EU Import 08815 58272 8 1. Rawling Mix: Radio Edit 4:05 2. UK Pop Version 3:57 3. Original Radio Edit 3:59 4. Rawling Club Mix 7:25 Promo UNIR-20264-2 Lee Ann Womack (special guest appearance S.O.D.) 1. Radio Edit 3:59 Promo UNIR-20351-2 1. Pop Remix 4:04 Promo UNIR-20503-2 (I Hope You Dance & Remixes) 1. Brian Rawlings Remix 4:05 2. International Remix 3:48 3. Pop Remix 4:04 4. Original Version Radio Edit 3:59

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 April 2015 at 1:14pm
	Is there possibly a way I could hear a low-fi version of: The Pop Remix US Radio Edit UK Radio Edit Original Radio Edit International Remix (This one has me curious) If there were a way to sample them all online, it would be terrific, or even if I could get a verbal description of these mixes, it might help. I appreciate the information.
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

prisdeej Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 July 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote prisdeej Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2021 at 9:27pm
	I have a 3:50 version in my TM Century library that's labeled single version. Does anyone know where this version was sourced from?
	DJ L.

VWestlife Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 April 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote VWestlife Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2022 at 5:48pm
	Top Hits U.S.A. released the song three times: First the "Single Version" on disc T528 (3/17/2000), in the Country category, actual length 3:49 (but they're known to shorten fades quite a bit). It appears to just be a shorter edit of the original album version. It has a steel guitar and prominent background vocals by the Sons of the Desert. Then the "Radio Edit" on disc T547 (7/28/2000), in the AC category, actual length 3:58. A remix with louder overall instrumentation, and no steel guitar. The background vocals by the Sons of the Desert are still there, but sometimes nearly drowned out by the music. Finally the "Pop Remix" on disc T563 (11/17/2000), in the CHR category, actual length 4:00. A complete remix with a piano during the intro. Instead of the Sons of the Desert, it has female background vocals. Edited by VWestlife

Jody Thornton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jody Thornton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2022 at 8:02pm
	Hey VWestlife: Is this the same as your "Pop Remix" fpr CHR stations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muTSzqlQWQ4
	Cheers, Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2022 at 9:25pm
	The song was big enough to make in onto the recurrent discs for Top Hits USA. For CHR, the recurrent discs RA63 and RH64 used the "Pop Remix". For Country, the recurrent disc RC60 used the "Single Version". Top Hits USA thought that the "Radio Edit" wasn't the hit version in either pop or country.
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