"Dreams" - Gabrielle

According to the database, the lone CD appearance of Gabrielle's "Dreams" is incorrectly listed as appearing on an album titled Gabrielle. I have this song on her 1993 parent album/CD which is called Find Your Way. The database does correctly list the label and catalog number as Go! Discs/London 828443.

Edited by Todd Ireland

Whoa, "Magnolia" one of my favorite films of all time, but
anyone who hasn't seen will not understand the previous
post.

Regarding "Dreams" ... did any other market play the
faster, uptempo club mix?
Z-100 played what was apparently a radio edit of the 12"
single.
Was wondering if that edit was on a promo.
MM

MMathews wrote: Whoa, "Magnolia" one of my favorite films of all time, but anyone who hasn't seen will not understand the previous post. Regarding "Dreams" ... did any other market play the faster, uptempo club mix? Z-100 played what was apparently a radio edit of the 12" single. Was wondering if that edit was on a promo. MM

No kidding, I found that out the hard way. The red text above is a direct quote from the Oscar-nominated movie "Magnolia"; those words are uttered by Tom Cruise's character (he
received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination), and it's the MOST memorable scene on the movie, and it's possibly the most-quoted line from the movie. If you haven't seen the
movie, I highly recommended it. Since we are all adults, I didn't think it would be an issue. It's an Oscar-nominated movie, not some smut. :) It's not really cursing, they are
just body parts. Ha ha ha.

Anyhoo, back to the topic. Yes, the edit of The Developed Arrested Mix was played by quite a few stations. I was living in Miami back then and if I remember correctly, although
I'm not 100% sure, Power 96 in Miami was the first station to spin the edit of The Developed Arrested Mix. It spread like wildfire from there. I believe airplay of the house mix
eventually surpassed airplay of the 7" Version.

The weird part is that it seems that Go! Discs did not want to position Gabrielle as a dance diva? All of the mixes available, only The Development Corporation (The Developed
Arrested Mix and The Red Underground Mix) mixes were true house mixes. The were also mixes by Rob D. & Rollo (sort of dance mixes, but not proper four on the floor mixes); the
rest of the mixes were downtempo (MESS!). Go! Discs U.S. did not even bother to commission new U.S. mixes.   Go! Discs issued a commercial cassette single and a commercial CD Maxi
single, and for whatever reason, they left off (on purpose?) all mixes by The Development Corporation. In fact their two mixes can only be found on the promo and commercial vinyl
maxi single. The promo CD also leaves out their 2 mixes. This is really perplexing because by the time "Dreams" was issued in America, the single had already been a No. 1 hit
(for
weeks) in the U.K., and furthermore, the single destroyed dancefloors across the U.K. (it also hit No. 1 on the U.K. Club chart) and Europe. The Developed Arrested Mix was the mix
that received most, if not all, of the club play. It also hit No. 1 on Billboard's Club Play chart.

Once airplay of the house mix took over, Go! Discs quickly re-issued the cassette single... as a "double" cassette single. Both cassettes came housed in a "fat" cassette cardboard
sleeve. The first cassette was just like the original pressing, while the second cassette included The Developed Arrested Mix on the A-side and The Red Underground Mix on the B-
side. Printed on the front cover: Includes free bonus cassette featuring #1 house mixes.

It wasn't until 1996 that The Developed Arrested Mix was released in the U.S. on CD format, as the B-side to "Give Me A Little More Time".

I have two different edits that were released on two different U.K. compilations.   Both are labeled as The Developed Arrested Mix. One is 4:40 long, which I dubbed The Developed
Arrested Mixshow. The other one is 3:37 long, which I dubbed The Developed Arrested Radio Mix. I have both if anyone wants them. I consider them official mixes as they were
released on official compilations. As far as I know, there was no promo CD from Go! Discs with The Developed Arrested Edit. Maybe someone who worked radio in 1993 knows for sure.

http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-All-Time-Greatest-Hits-Of -Dance-2/release/734369

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Its-The-Ultimate-Dance-Album/ release/408682

Mark, Phats & Small issued a white label of "Respect The Cock", which sampled Tom's line. But when it came to release it commercially, Tom Cruise would not permission. Someone by
the name of Jordan Newhouse eventually re-recorded Tom's lines for the commercial release.

http://www.discogs.com/A-Small-Phat-One-Respect-The-Cock/rel ease/114160

Edited by Loveland

Loveland,
i sent you PM about Gabrielle. and yes, i have a feeling
i was hearing the Development Arrested mix as well.

I don't have either anymore, but i remember buying the CD
Maxi single, and being disappointed, as the slower LP
version was not what i was hearing - so i then bought the
vinyl 12" single and that did have the faster house style
mix i knew.
But in the Magnolia movie, it was indeed the LP version
that William H Macy ('Quiz Kid Donnie Smith') constantly
played in his car.
For those who missed this film, if you don't see it for
the award winning songs by Aimee Mann, or Tom Cruise's
only Oscar worthy performance, see it for the only film
you'll ever see with a genuine storm of raining frogs.
:-)
MM

Loveland, I had forgotten all about "Fast Car" being the original sample in "Dreams"! Thanks so much for the YouTube link. It really works well.

Frank