Lionel Richie 45 versions

I recently bought Lionel Richie Definitive Collection, and I noticed that "Running With The Night" is NOT the 45 version. I also checked this song on Back To Front and it's the exact same version---NOT the 45 version. It seems that an attempt was made to re-create the 45 edit, but they were not successful. To check for yourself, cue in to 3:30 and listen to the bad edit on the guitar solo.

Also, I listened to "All Night Long" from Definitive Collection, and the intro sounds like it's not correctly edited either. I believe they missed a note of the strings, but I haven't pulled out my 45 to check. I also have yet to see if this is the way the song is presented on Back To Front.

If anyone has info, please post!

hey aaron....you are right.........the 45, starting at around the 3:30 mark, is different than the cd "back to front".....the guitar solo/ending is completely different........do you know if that guitar solo is/was on the original lp "can't slow down"???

edtop40, yes, the original lp version of "Running With The Night" is 6:00. The guitar solo on Back To Front is edited, whereas there is no edit on the original 45---it just fades out.

I'll have to actually get out my 45 of "All Night Long," because something definitely sounds different on Back To Front. Did you pay close attention to the horns at the 2:46 mark? If you A/B'd them, you might not have heard the difference, because the song structure is the same.

aaron...i said they were identical.....i don't see any wrong edit points on my cdr, sorry....

Hitsville is correct. It's Definitive Collection that has the bad edit at 0:13.