Top 100 Hits: Below the Top 40

I thought I'd start a thread that might be useful to some of the regulars on the board -- a listing of songs where the single version/edit is different from the album version for top 100 hits that peaked below the top 40 or are NOT in Pat's book (These might include Hot 100 hits that peaked between 37 and 40 but are not in the book). If anyone else can contribute to this thread, I think it will be useful to many of us. Because the singles aren't in Pat's book, we may not even be aware that there's a single version/edit out there, and since this is a topic of interest to so many of us, I feel it's worthy of a thread. So far starters, here are some I know of:

Air Supply - The Power of Love
Regina Belle - Make It Like It Was
Blondie - Island of Lost Souls
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
Belinda Carlisle - I Feel the Magic
Cheap Trick - Tonight It's You
Desmond Child - You're the Story of My Life
Joe Cocker - What Are You Doing With a Fool Like Me
Mac Davis - Everybody Loves a Love Song
Paul Davis - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
Gloria Estefan - Oye Mi Canto
Fire, Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young
Get Wet - Just So Lonely
Debbie Gibson - We Could Be Together
Hall & Oates - I Don't Wanna Lose You
Don Henley - New York Minute
Dan Hill - Never Thought
Roger Hodgson - Had a Dream
Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass - Hold Me
Mick Jagger - Throwaway
Kool & the Gang - Special Way
Lighthouse - Pretty Lady
Melissa Manchester - Theme from Ice Castles
Penny McLean - Lady Bump
Moody Blues - Talking Out of Turn
Wendy Moten - Come In Out of the Rain
Alan Parsons Project - Let's Talk about Me
Alan Parsons Project - Days Are Numbers
Poco - Nothin' To Hide
Diana Ross - One More Chance
Silvetti - Spring Rain
Starz - Sing It Shout It
Rod Stewart - Having a Party
Curtis Stigers - You're All That Matters to Me
Barbra Streisand - Left in the Dark
10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me
Bonnie Tyler - If You Were a Woman









Edited by EdisonLite

Nice thread.

But could I kindly ask that the above posters, at their respective conveniences, please note which singles had MIX differences as opposed to simple edits or early fades.

I am one of those people that generally prefers the full-length version of a hit MIX (but I will admit that I'm also fascinated by complexly edited singles that are the same mix as their LP counterparts [such as Chicago's "Beginnings"]).

Almost always, I prefer the single version if it is remixed from the album and received the lion's share of airplay (even if it's shorter).

If the promo "radio version" is a different mix than the commercial single I generaly prefer the promo version.

Andy

I'm pretty sure these 45s are edits, but I don't know if mix differences are also in play. Please correct if I'm wrong.

Stealin' - Uriah Heap
Woman From Tokyo - Deep Purple
Atomic Dog - George Clinton
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Fool For The City - Foghat
Ride The Tiger - Jefferson Starship
Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who
My World Feel Down - Sagittarius (45 is longer and there are some mix differences and maybe some overdubbing--I'm not sure)
All I Want Is You - U2
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - CCR
Ridin' The Storm Out (Live) - REO Speedwagon
Never Been Any Reason - Head East

I'm sure there are more, but I can't find any others at the moment.

Edited by sriv94

Thought of a few more:

Vahevala - Loggins & Messina
5:15 - The Who
Spirits In The Night - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (different lead vocalist and shorter)
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
Fashion - David Bowie
I'm A Man - Chicago
Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads (might have one mix difference to facilitate one of the edits; not totally positive)
The Great Beyond - R.E.M. (OK, I don't know if the radio edit made it to vinyl or not, but I do have the CD single)

That's all for now. Maybe more later.

Great topic!

Here are a few off the top of my head. I don't have access to the database so I apologize if these are already listed:


Kim Wilde "You Came" (remix)
Cathy Dennis "Everybody Move" (remix)
Cyndi Lauper "Who Let In The Rain" (edit)
Cyndi Lauper "That's What I Think" (edit)
Madonna "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (remix)
Madonna "Hollywood" (edit)
Mariah Carey "Through The Rain" (edit)
Celine Dion "Nothing Broken But My Heart" (remix)
Jody Watley "Most Of All" (remix)
Heart "Want You So Bad" (remix)