bad english "when i see you smile"

edtop40 wrote: the 45 was NEVER issued with a picture sleeve

CBS/Sony basically stopped making picture sleeves in the U.S. around December 1988. They were the first major label to abandon picture sleeves, which had been very common on hit singles over the previous several years. While they continued to release virtually all singles as 45s throughout 1989, almost none of them were available with picture sleeves. Thus, as a general rule, any hit single from 1989 on a CBS label did not come with a picture sleeve in its 45 form. There may have been a few stragglers in the early part of the year that were actually released prior to December 1988. Also, Lisa Lisa's "Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star" was for some reason given a picture sleeve even though it was released well after December 1988 (it was released sometime around March 1989).

Another way of looking at this is by catalog number. At approximately the beginning of 1989, CBS changed the first digit of its 45 catalog numbers from a "0" to a "6". This happened shortly after they stopped making picture sleeves. While CBS singles with "6" catalog numbers generally exist as 45s, almost none exist with a picture sleeve. I am only aware of two exceptions, both of which were released in the first few months of 1989. One is the aforementioned Lisa Lisa 45. The other is "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" by country singer Roseanne Cash. I have no idea why these two 45s were given picture sleeves, at a time when nothing else coming out on a CBS label got one.

As a side note, even though CBS/Sony stopped making picture sleeves in the U.S. around 1988, Canadian chat board member torcan has stated that they continued making picture sleeves in Canada until sometime in 1990.