Set the Night to Music - Roberta Flack

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   Trying to make sense out of "Set the Night to Music" by Roberta Flack and 

Maxi Priest. 

Looks like the album version runs 5:23.

The single version (which I'm also seeing labeled Radio Edit) is 4:39.

But the video is 4:12 (and maybe even more like 4:10 as it starts a second 

or 2 late).

The first change to my ears comes around 3:20 on the album version where 

there's an extra round of "woahs" compared to the video, but is that it? And 

are these 3 different versions? I can't find a single version for a good 

comparison.

Any insight?

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WWYW-FM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 27 March 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote WWYW-FM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Set the Night to Music - Roberta Flack Posted: 14 November 2021 at 12:56pm
	Trying to make sense out of "Set the Night to Music" by Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest. Looks like the album version runs 5:23. The single version (which I'm also seeing labeled Radio Edit) is 4:39. But the video is 4:12 (and maybe even more like 4:10 as it starts a second or 2 late). The first change to my ears comes around 3:20 on the album version where there's an extra round of "woahs" compared to the video, but is that it? And are these 3 different versions? I can't find a single version for a good comparison. Any insight?

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2021 at 5:06pm
	The video versions can differ from what's actually released. I don't believe that the video version was ever released on record or CD. The promo CD single has the Edit (4:42) as track 1, and the LP version (5:22) as track 2. I'm pretty sure that the Edit can be edited down from the LP version, but I haven't done that comparison.
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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 November 2021 at 9:19pm
	This one was really easy - one edit and an early fade. Here are editing instructions based on timings from the promo CD single (other CDs should be really close): Segment 1 Extends from 0:00 to 3:15.4 of LP version and Edit Ends on a downbeat following Roberta's vocal of "yeah-ee-eah" Delete the 16 beats from 3:15.4 to 3:31.1 of the LP version. Segment 2 Extends from 3:15.4 to 4:43 of Edit Extends from 3:31.1 to 4:59 of LP version Fade Extends from 4:28 to 4:43 of Edit Extends from 4:44 to 4:59 of LP version
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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 November 2021 at 1:29pm
	This song is getting play on Sirius/XM's "The Blend" which was rebranded in the last week or so.
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WWYW-FM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MusicFan Joined: 27 March 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote WWYW-FM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 November 2021 at 7:01pm
	Hey @crapfromthepast, huge thank you!! Worked perfectly. Good to know I was thinking along the right track. Appreciate it. @eriejwg I haven't heard it on the Blend yet, but that is a station I listen to. They changed twice in the last month really. Went from 80s till now AC (where it was for years), to 70s/80s pop (things like Tony Orlando, Mouth and McNeal) for about 2 weeks, and now tweaked to be less 70s pop, to having some of the 80s/90s come back. So it makes sense that "Set the Night to Music" fits the latest incarnation! I'm not sure what their justification is for what they're doing vs. the old "Love" on channel 70 is....it's almost like they were taking it in that direction, then didn't, now are again.