Diana Ross - So Close

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   Ed supplied me with two sources of Diana Ross' "So Close" to compare.  Without a doubt, the database should have the note "LP version" next to the lone disc containing this hit.

Not only does the 45 run shorter at (3:50), but I noticed that it is a completely different vocal take.  The CD version that Ed supplied was pulled from an import CD single, so I cannot say for sure that the LP version was a different vocal take from the 45.  Perhaps the import single has a unique version?

If anyone has the 45 and LP to compare, please post your findings.

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 204	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Diana Ross - So Close Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:23am
	Ed supplied me with two sources of Diana Ross' "So Close" to compare. Without a doubt, the database should have the note "LP version" next to the lone disc containing this hit. Not only does the 45 run shorter at (3:50), but I noticed that it is a completely different vocal take. The CD version that Ed supplied was pulled from an import CD single, so I cannot say for sure that the LP version was a different vocal take from the 45. Perhaps the import single has a unique version? If anyone has the 45 and LP to compare, please post your findings.

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:36am
	Ed, what exactly is the import CD single containing the 45 version or alternate version of "So Close"? Please include label #, too. Thanks.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 204	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:40am
	Just to clarify, this import CD single does NOT contain the 45 version. As I stated earlier, it's a different vocal take and it runs (4:12) like the CD listed in the database. It very well may be the LP version; I just can't say for sure without having an actual copy of the LP version.

Grant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grant Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 July 2006 at 10:33am
	I'm interested because all I have ever heard is the version on my original RCA LP "Silk Electric".

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 Posted: 27 October 2006 at 11:06pm
	Just thought I'd bump up this thread... Did we ever come to a final conclusion on this one?

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2006 at 5:09am
	edison......the cd single i have is from 1996.....it contains 4 tracks.....1-in the ones you love, 2-when you tell me that you love me, 3-endless love, 4-so close...........it is from the uk and it has the label & cat # of emi 7243-883548-20-cdem-457-lc-0542..........as with aaron, i don't have the version from the original cd "silk electric" so i can't compare the 2.....sorry guys....
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EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 November 2006 at 9:49am
	With the help of Ed and Aaron, I've now made the following conclusions about "So Close": The version on the UK cd single is identical to the US CD version from Silk Electric (which I assume is that same as the US LP version. I can't imagine that they would have substituted that one track when running off the album master tapes for CD release.) The 45 version is definitely a different vocal take. But not all the way through. It seems like most of the vox are the same and some are different. I don't really know why they did this. It's not like the vocals are radically different or are any better or worse. Just like alternate vocal takes were chosen. The ad lib vox during the ending, though, are quite different. The track is not the same either. The 45 has some more instrumentation. In terms of sections being shortened (like intros or verses), I didn't detect anything like that. The difference in length (3:51 vs. 4:13) has to do with fading earlier rather than editing out sections. Obviously, you cannot get the 45 version from the CD, but if you faded the album version to 3:51, that's about as close as you can get, if you want this song in CD quality and not the full album length version. Edited by EdisonLite

The Hits Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 February 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Hits Man Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 October 2008 at 9:15pm
	I'm resurrecting this thread because I just found a clean DJ promo 45 with a custom label. The single is slightly remixed with the the addition of extra instrumentation of a different sax in places, a guitar parts of the chorus, and louder keyboards. There are extra background vocals, and Ross' vocals are different on the bridge. The mix is drier. I didn't time it, but it seems to be the same exact length as the LP version. The listed times for both the stereo and mono sides are 3:48, and the # is RCA JH-13424 The single was remixed by Richard Perry.


edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 August 2009 at 7:17pm
	my commercial 45 issued as rca 13424 states a run time on the label as 3:48 and does indeed run that length and is a remix of the full length 4:12 cd version......this 45 run time info s/b added to the db.....aaron...thanks again for the clean-up Edited by edtop40
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EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 November 2013 at 10:38am
	It's been 30 years since I heard this song on the radio, but for those who heard it back then (most likely on AC stations where it went #13), do you recall if it was the single mix or album mix that was played? I can't recall which I heard. The single mix sounds a little "foreign" to me now, but mostly because I've been listening to the album mix on CD for the past 25+ years (and the actual LP for even longer). I wish I could recall which was played on the radio.