Wilson Phillips - Impulsive

Is there another mix on the promo CD single?

I have the LP mix on Wilson Phillips (SBK K2-93745, 1990, runs 4:32). The LP mix opens with a keyboard-only intro for 8 seconds.

I found a different mix on Starland Music Presents Rockin' USA (Warner Special Products OPCD-4556, 1994, runs 4:31). This different mix opens with an airy-sounding electric guitar intro for 8 seconds, replacing the keyboards from the LP mix. Overall, it sounds toughened-up, compared to the LP, and to my ears it sounds like a single mix. There wasn't a 45 at the time, so I can't check.

Anyone have a promo CD single?

Edited by crapfromthepast

Well, THAT seems unexpected!

My Rockin' USA compilation has the AOR mix from the CD single, and I didn't know those other two shorter edits even existed!

Hunting down the hit versions is getting more and more tedious as I work my way through the '80s and '90s. At some point, it got a lot more complicated than just "LP version" and "45 version", and I'd put that point somewhere around 1989. A little bit after Michael Jackson's Bad album, but before Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album. (Oh, sure, blame the Jacksons for everything...)

I think most of my annoyance is from having a bunch of different versions on a promo CD single, but not having a "hit" version on a 45 single to accompany it. Was De La Soul's "Me Myself And I" the first top 40 hit to not have a 7" single? (Ignoring "Rapper's Delight"...) That would be the summer of 1989, and that's right about where my gigantic project started to bog down. I'm probably going to hack through 1991, and since I have the '80s done (a first pass at it, anyway), I'm probably going to work through 1979, 1978, etc., until the music doesn't interest me all that much anymore.

My hat is off to those of you that have attempted to hunt down all these hit versions. I can see how this would be a huge drain on your time and $!

As I stumble through 1991, feel free to ask me to find edit points for any '80s tracks. From about 1984 onward, I kept notes for any homemade edits I did to mimic the 45s. I'll be happy to share whatever I've got.

Edited by crapfromthepast

Todd, the "single edit" is simply an early fade of the "AOR mix".

Andy

Adult Oriented Rock mix, maybe? ;)

The 'single edit' is available on Napster on their
Greatest Hits .

The running time of this song is listed on the back
cover of the single as 4:33 (Track 1, AOR Mix). I just
timed my commercial Cassette Single of "Impulsive"
twice and came up with a running time of 4:27 each
time. (I don't think there was a Vinyl 45 in the US
for it, so I'm going by the Cassingle). Can anyone
else here with the single confirm the 4:27 time? The
reason I ask is because I know there's always been
talk of how cassette players tend to play slightly
faster than 45's/CD's, so I'd like to know if anyone
else here came up with any different times. If so,
it's possible my player (Sony Walknman) may be off a
little.

It should also be noted that the original album
version mentioned earlier with the keyboard intro was
later replaced with the AOR Mix that was used on the
commercial single. My copy of the self-titled "Wilson
Phillips" album has the AOR Mix. It runs about 4:32 on
there.

Also, the title of "Single Edit" that appears on the
promo CD Single may be misleading in that some people
might assume it was the version released on the actual
commercial single, when in reality it's just an early
fade of the AOR/commercial single mix.