natalie cole "i’ve got Love on my mind"

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   I have finally acquired the less common, listed (3:40) mono/stereo promo 

45. Both sides' actual time is (3:42). Mono side deadwax: "PRO-8582   F-1   

(93427-A)"  Stereo side deadwax:  "SPRO-8583   F-1   (93427-A)". 

I do own the one db CD that claims to be the DJ edit. Unfortunately, it is 

not. Instead, it falls under the "noble attempt to recreate the DJ 45 edit" 

category. I didn't listen to that CD's version all the way through - I didn't 

need to. As soon as I heard that the first verse's vocals were left intact on 

it, while the correct short promo 45 version didn't, I knew right away that 

the CD version on Right Stuff was an incorrect edit.

In one of the earliest posts for this thread, Grant's description of where 

the edit occurs is exactly where I also heard it just now. (And if even I can 

hear it, you know it must be obvious!  :)    ) Like Grant posted, it removes 

the entire first verse and chorus. To me, the edit is clearly made after she 

sings her second word - "I've Got....", at about the :15 second mark. Then 

the ".....Love On My Mind" portion from the start of the second verse is 

spliced in. It's a bit of a "sonic jolt", actually, as Natalie's second verse 

vocal has a good deal more energy attached to it, as opposed to her 

softer, understated first verse vocal. 

I don't remember ever hearing this shorter version as a current in my area 

in 1977, however. While I'm sure some in radio were clamoring for a 

shorter edit, what Capitol came up with here does kind of mess with the 

song's overall "bio-rhythms", IMO. To the point where most PDs/MDs may 

have just decided it wasn't worth replacing the longer promo v with this 

one, just to save 40 seconds.  Who knows? That might've been what 

Capitol was hoping radio would ultimately decide on when they made it!

Edited by jimct