monifah touch it

I also have a Universal Records issued CD-R for this:

Touch It
1. Derry London Squeaky Clean Radio Edit 3:29 (listed)

(He was the Production & Imaging Director at KHTT Tulsa.)

why is

"dark night in Dakota house..."

such an offensive line to some?

mainrhythm wrote: I also have a Universal Records issued CD-R for this: Touch It 1. Derry London Squeaky Clean Radio Edit 3:29 (listed) (He was the Production & Imaging Director at KHTT Tulsa.)

I wonder if Gene aka NightAire knows him. The 3:29 "edit" is really a unique mix that could not be created simply by editing. It strips the talking/rap right out of the mix. jimct's speculation in the "DJ edits" thread is that the record company liked Derry London's concept and gave him credit for it, even though the final version wasn't done by Derry himself. They might have also chosen to do so in order to distance themselves as much as possible from the edit. After all, I'm sure Jack Knight wasn't too pleased that he was removed from the song.

I have the U.S. 2-track CD single in addition to a
Europe 4-track CD single in my collection. The Europe
CD single has a "Clean Radio Edit", which is edited
differently from the "Radio Edit" on the U.S. CD
single. For example, the "Clean Radio Edit" tends to
remove more of Jack Knight's vulgar background words
(although it misses at least one) with either silence
or a drum hit. If you listen to the "Radio Edit" at
2:58, the "fu" in Monifah's line, "do you wanna f***
with me tonight?" can be heard, as the rest of the
word has been cut off. On the "Clean Radio Edit", the
entire 4-letter word is removed. There is no trace of
it.

The U.S. Universal promo CD (#1328) has a listed
"Clean Radio Edit" as well. Is this "Clean Radio Edit"
on the U.S. promo CD the same as the one on the Europe
CD single or is it identical to the "Radio Edit" on
the U.S. 2-track commercial CD single? Can anyone
confirm? Thank you.

Edited by Bellenger1981

I have a total of five promo CD singles for "Touch It" sitting on my desk in front of me. I have to take care of a few things, but I'll post the details shortly. Unfortunately, I don't have the commercial CD single, so I won't be able to do a direct A/B, but I can compare it with the details posted above.