Single Remixes vs. original album mix

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   I'm curious to get people's opinions on this. Almost always, I prefer the single remix to the original mix found on the album. It usually has extra instrumentation and more excitement. 

But 2 exceptions for me are Amy Grant songs: Baby Baby & Good For Me (although for me, the Good For Me remix is still pretty good, just not my favorite mix). So my question to you folks is - what are some top 40 hits where you prefer the album mix to the single mix? (I'm especially curious to know about songs from the '70s to '90s because after that, many singles had a slew of remixes and it gets complicated. :)  

BTW - The only example I can think of where the single mix had LESS than the album mix - though not by much -  was Billy Joel's "Movin' Out," which simply removed the car or motorcyle sound effect near the end of the song.

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EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 72	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Single Remixes vs. original album mix Posted: 3 hours 59 minutes ago at 12:48pm
	I'm curious to get people's opinions on this. Almost always, I prefer the single remix to the original mix found on the album. It usually has extra instrumentation and more excitement. But 2 exceptions for me are Amy Grant songs: Baby Baby & Good For Me (although for me, the Good For Me remix is still pretty good, just not my favorite mix). So my question to you folks is - what are some top 40 hits where you prefer the album mix to the single mix? (I'm especially curious to know about songs from the '70s to '90s because after that, many singles had a slew of remixes and it gets complicated. :) BTW - The only example I can think of where the single mix had LESS than the album mix - though not by much - was Billy Joel's "Movin' Out," which simply removed the car or motorcyle sound effect near the end of the song.

Bellenger1981 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 July 2019 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bellenger1981 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 minutes ago at 4:45pm
	Off the top of my head ... "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. I love Jellybean's remixes, but I think that the album mix is superior in this case. For the record, my favorite mix of "Good for Me" by Amy Grant is the "7" You Like to Dance Mix". I will chime in later on this topic, as I imagine that there are a handful more.
	Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA