Manilow Greatest Hits: different versions

I believe someone simply pulled the wrong mix. I even spoke to someone at Legacy/Sony, and he was unaware of the mix differences until I pointed them out to him.

Michaeldila wrote: for anyone interested...manilow re-released his 1989 song "when the good times come again" as a digital single in 2020. however, this new version has additional instrumentation that is not present on the album version. while it wasn't originally issued as a single back then, i just discovered that there was a promo cd pressed. because i cannot find any information regarding a remix for this new (better) version, i am curious if this might be the digital debut of that promo cd? perhaps it was in fact remixed in '89 for radio play...? can anyone confirm? here's the new mix on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn8HVAVCcF0

I have the promo 1989 version but not on CD single, an actual 45. And I'm almost certain it's the same as the album mix.

I believe I read the 2020 remix was created after a fan made a music video (of the original mix) at the beginning of the pandemic due to the lyric being appropriate for what the world was going through in the early stages of the shutdown.

One of the key lines that stood out for me is:
Hope we both survive the world out there

That video started grabbing attention and so Arista head Clive Davis released the new mix of the song to AC radio, and it got up to #12 on the Billboard AC chart! Who would have guessed Manilow would have a nearly-top 10 AC hit in the 20's decade (with a 1989 recording, remixed?) Not me!



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