Lionel Richie – Se La

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   I was reminded of this while listening to AT40 from April 1987 yesterday:

The 45 version of  Lionel’s “Se La” opened with an a-capella female chant : “Se La, Se La”, absent from the LP version.  Does this version appear on any greatest hits or compilation out there?

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jebsib Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 April 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jebsib Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Lionel Richie – Se La Posted: 23 April 2007 at 9:50am
	I was reminded of this while listening to AT40 from April 1987 yesterday: The 45 version of Lionel’s “Se La” opened with an a-capella female chant : “Se La, Se La”, absent from the LP version. Does this version appear on any greatest hits or compilation out there?

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 April 2007 at 10:31am
	Motown Year By Year 1987 has the single version. There may be import CDs, too, but that is the only domestic CD with the version you're looking for.

jebsib Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 April 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jebsib Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 April 2007 at 2:32pm
	Awesome, thanks! - Now to hunt that comp. down!

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 December 2007 at 8:53pm
	My promo 45 has the listed (4:29), actual (4:27) version, same as the commercial 45, on one side - this is the one jebsib refers to in this thread's opening post, with the "acappella female chant" intro. But the other side of my promo 45 includes a version with a :31 second, mostly-keyboard intro, has a listed time of (4:20) and an actual time of (4:21). And, unlike the stock 45v, this side of my promo 45 was produced by Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 March 2011 at 10:06pm
	Bizarre... on iTunes right now, you can find a copy of the album version of "Se La" on the remastered edition of Dancing On The Ceiling, running the expected 5:53. See it here. You can ALSO purchase Lionel Richie singing "Sela" from Dancing On The Ceiling, not listed as remastered, running 3:38. (???) See that oddity here. What gives? Anybody know? Is this a simple time misprint on the older version, or do they really have a chopped version of the song which doesn't match the 7"? I'd love to know... but not enough to purchase it! :-D
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 March 2011 at 5:04pm
	The iTunes track labeled "Sela" is actually "Ballerina Girl" (which explains the time listed). The very next track is the LP version of "Se La" but it's labeled "Ballerina Girl."
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 March 2011 at 10:52pm
	rotfl... that makes more sense. Thanks, Santi!
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

abagon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote abagon Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 June 2011 at 9:48am
	"Se La" on the vinyl LP "Dancing On The Ceiling" ran (5:21), the listed time is "5:22" on the LP record label. (Motown 6158ML) The reason I post is because 2 CD entries of "Dancing On The Ceiling" on the database indicates (5:49) and (5:53) each. --abagon

elcoleccionista Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 November 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote elcoleccionista Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 December 2014 at 10:42pm
	I attempted to buy this 45 version from the Motown Year by Year 1987 album on iTunes but it is only available in the US iTunes store. If anybody is able to help me get it, please PM me. Happy Holidays!

JL328 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 May 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote JL328 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2016 at 3:52pm
	Listening to the version on the "Dancing On the Ceiling" CD vs. the vinyl LP version. The CD version does indeed run about 29 seconds longer but the vinyl LP version is not just a faded version of what's on the CD. There's definitely an edit. I removed 4:27.613 through 4:56.920 from the version on the "Dancing On the Ceiling" CD version and it sounds like the vinyl LP version and runs the correct time. There are many many people who are better at edits than I am, so if somebody wants to double check my work, I'd appreciate it. Edited by JL328