"Dressed for Success" - Roxette

Abagon informs me that the actual commercial run time of Roxette's "Dressed for Success" is 3:45, not 4:19 as printed on the record label. The 45 label also states "Single Version".

I've noticed all commercial single copies of Roxette's "Dressed for Success" indicate the song was remixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Although I'm currently unable to locate the commercial cassette single dub Ed sent me a long time ago, I believe this mix appears on the duo's Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus - Greatest Hits CD (Edel 18205). Therefore, I went ahead and conducted an A/B comparison between it and the Look Sharp! CD (EMI 91098).

Although there is only a slight mix difference between the two, I discovered one significant discrepancy in particular... At the 1:49 mark during the verse "whatcha gonna tell your father", there is a distinct echo heard right after the word "father" on the Look Sharp! disc that isn't present on the Greatest Hits CD.

Ed, can you please review your cassette single copy of "Dressed for Success" once again and let us know if there is no echo after "father" at 1:49? If not, then the existing database comment next to the Greatest Hits CD should be changed from "LP length" to something along the lines of "45 version - cassette single length", while the comment for the Look Sharp! CD should be changed from "LP length" to "LP version".

Edited by Todd Ireland

Thanks to some valuable assistance from Ed, I'm now able to confirm that the version of "Dressed for Success" on the Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus - Greatest Hits CD is indeed the 45 version and exactly matches the length of the cassette single, which runs 4:10. The commercial vinyl 45 is an early fade of the cassette single length but otherwise the same version.

This also means the Roxette Look Sharp! CD should have its associated comment revised from "LP length" to "LP version". The other remaining database CD entries containing "Dressed for Success" will need to be examined as I don't have any of them.

Edited by Todd Ireland

Ron, I have both promo CDs, but neither disc has printed times. Here are the details of my copies:

DPRO 04295
1. Single Version (4:13)
2. Look Sharp! Mix (4:51)

The "Single Version" on this promo starts off with "yeah, yeah, yeah" followed by drums and synthesizers. There is no echo on "father" at 1:49. The "Look Sharp! Mix" also starts off with "yeah, yeah, yeah," but the vocals echo to silence, and then an acoustic guitar part begins. This is not the LP version, despite it being called "Look Sharp! Mix."

DPRO 04372 ("REMIX" clearly indicated on back insert and disc)
1. New Radio Mix (3:56)
2. Success Mix (6:43)

Edited by aaronk

I am sorry if this should be obvious but in the above comments, I am
not explicitly understanding whether the vinyl 45 version is an early
fade of the full Lord-Alge single mix or if it instead was a fade of the
original (Look Sharp!) album version. Can someone confirm,
please and thank you!

Edited by EternalStatic