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    Posted: 08 October 2007 at 4:42pm
Was there a short edit on a promo CD single or promo 45?

The album version and commercial 45 run 4:54, but my radio-only collection The "A"-List has an edit that runs about 4:17. This edited version is the same as the LP version until 3:17, then shortens the ending with a few edits.

Such a short edit would have been handy back in the day when I had to play this at every single wedding I DJed; I'm now scarred for life...
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Yes, there is a promo 45 for this one. The 4:17 run time sounds about right. I don't have mine handy right now, but you are correct about the ending being shortened.
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Crap:

I still play this song at weddings, luckily I have an edit on a TM Century collection... :)
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While we're on the subject, in the database there is an entry for this song running 4:19 from Atlantic Records: 50 Years - The Gold Anniversary Collection. Should this be labeled as the DJ edit?

Also, never noticed it til now, is it my imagination, or does the edit at 3:17 sound sloppy?

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Originally posted by crapfromthepast crapfromthepast wrote:

Was there a short edit on a promo CD single or promo 45?


The promo CD single has the edit and LP versions. I'll try to dig it out, but I remember the mixes are roughly 4:15 and 4:50, as stated here.
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No need to dig, Eric - I have the promo CD single (PR 2615-2) right here:

1-Edit (listed 4:19; actual 4:18)
2-LP Version (listed 4:53; actual 4:52)
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Okay, I didn't enjoy doing this one at all, but here are the instructions for creating the DJ edit from the LP version (oh, the things I do for this forum...)

Keep 0:00.0-3:17.8 of the LP version.
Edit on the upbeat before she starts singing "you are .."; remove the 8 beats from 3:17.8-3:25.5.
Keep 3:25.5-3:39.1 of the LP version.
Edit right where she starts to sing "you you you", and remove the 8 beats from 3:39.1-3:46.8.
Keep 3:46.8-4:02.3 of the LP version.
Edit right where she starts to sing "you you", and remove the 16 beats from 4:02.3-4:17.7.
Keep 4:17.7-4:54.4 (end) of the LP version.

You should be left with the DJ edit, running a total of about 4:23 (with silence at end), and having edits at 3:17.7, 3:31.3 and a really sloppy one at 3:46.8.

My LP version timings were from Atlantic's Year In Review: 1989.

You all owe me big for doing this one. :)
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Originally posted by crapfromthepast crapfromthepast wrote:

Okay, I didn't enjoy doing this one at all

CFTP, it's okay to admit to liking Bette Midler. We don't judge you here on this Board.

While I'm not a fan of her music, I can admit to creating a DJ edit of "When A Man Loves A Woman" and still be comfortable in my manhood.

Also, I don't know why people can't admit to liking Milli Vanilli. I'll be damned if they didn't have some of the best pop records of the late '80s, even if Rob & Fab didn't do the singing. It's kind of a shame that they stopped pressing their music. If a "hits" compilation ever came out with the correct single versions, I'd buy it.

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Originally posted by aaronk aaronk wrote:

Also, I don't know why people can't admit to liking Milli Vanilli. I'll be damned if they didn't have some of the best pop records of the late '80s, even if Rob & Fab didn't do the singing. It's kind of a shame that they stopped pressing their music. If a "hits" compilation ever came out with the correct single versions, I'd buy it.


Do any of you hear Milli Vanilli on the radio at all today? The dance station in Boston played a couple of their songs as late as around 2000. I have a couple of their songs in light rotation, but I'm never sure if listeners appreciate the songs earnestly, as I do, or as camp.
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I never hear them on the air in Dallas. How do you know if listeners appreciate any of the songs you play on your station? We just can't be in the car with every listener to see if they punch the button when Milli Vanilli comes on. All we can do is use our gut instincts and research as a guide.
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