JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP "Top 40 Hits Info"
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Topic: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP "Top 40 Hits Info"
Posted By: abagon
Subject: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP "Top 40 Hits Info"
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 8:19am
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(Song Title "Running Time/Listed time")
This Time 3:57/4:18 Ain't Even Done With The Night 3:18/3:20 Hurts So Good 3:37/3:35 Jack And Diane 4:16/4:16 Hand To Hold On To 3:23/3:24 Clumblin' Down 3:32/3:33 Pink Houses 4:43/4:43 Authority Song 3:48/3:49 Lonely Ol' Night 3:44/3:44 Small Town 3:39/3:42 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. 2:48/2:49 Rain On The Scarecrow 3:44/3:46 Rumbleseat 2:56/2:57 Paper In Fire 3:48/3:53 Cherry Bomb 4:46/4:49 Check It Out 4:19/4:20 Pop Singer 2:46/2:45 "This Time" is indicated "commercial copies were all (4:18)" on the db. However my stock 45's actual running time is (3:57) as the listed time is "4:18" "Jack And Diane" This actual 45 running time is surely "4:16". I am distinctly audible until 4:14, and I am hard to listen to the 4:15 mark. However I could clearly listen to "the clapping sound" at "4:16". I provide the info of his 45s reached Top 40 on the 80's decade only. Please, Post the 70s & 90s info etc.too. |
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 9:02am
| Abagon, beautiful work as always! |
Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 7:50pm
| Thinking the time discrepency for "This Time" is too large, I timed my promo copy which states a running time of (4:18) and it actually runs (4:16). The flip side of my dj copy states (3:56) and runs (3:56). Anyone else have a commercial copy of this 45 that can confirm the running time? |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:54pm
| Is the 3:56 version an edit, or early fade? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:57pm
| It's an edit. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 7:33am
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Aaron:
Thanks for the assistance on this song... :) |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 8:07am
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Pat Downey wrote:Posted By: abagon
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 9:31am
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Todd: Do-Mo Arigatou for your response! I'll continue this style. Coming up next...
Pat: Thanks for the reflecting my info. Excuse me, the running time of "Rain On The Scarecrow" is not indicated on your data base yet. |
Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 03 February 2011 at 4:44pm
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my notes show that my 45 issued as riva 205 lists a run time of 4:18 but actually is a fade and runs 3:58.....which would line up approximately with abagon's...aaron..i will send you an mp3 of the 45 to see who's right...is it and edit or fade..... ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 03 February 2011 at 7:46pm
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Ed, it is definitely an edit. I just went back and re-checked it. There is an edit on the intro, and also after the last chorus.
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned in another thread or not, but on the CD "Words And Music" there is what sounds like a tape slip/snag at 3:34. It noticeably slows down for a fraction of a second. |
Posted By: abagon
Date Posted: 11 July 2011 at 9:51am
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Pat,
"R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." has the sub title of "(A Salute To 60's Rock)". therefore, the correct title is "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)". This is described on the LP record label, on the LP cover and the 45's record label, but the 45 picture sleeve doesn't have. --abagon |
Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 19 August 2012 at 10:26am
| Can the 45 version of "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." be created from the LP version? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 20 August 2012 at 3:14pm
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Yes, simply cut off the false start at the beginning. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 21 August 2012 at 10:56am
| Thanks Aaron. Wish they were all that easy. |
Posted By: EternalStatic
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 3:35am
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There is a shorter edit of "Jack & Diane" on "Side 2" of the U.S. Promo 12" and on one side of the U.S. Promo 7" (there is no designation of Side 1/2 or A/B on the Promo 7"). The labels state a runtime of 3:45, but it times out to about 3:52. This version may have also been the commercial 45 version in Canada, as that label also states 3:45.
To recreate the "Short" version, it's three quick edits and a fade. I used the remastered version from 'Words and Music' (2004), but any of the CD appearances of the LP/U.S. commercial 45 version should work the same way: 1. Delete from 0.00 to 9.394: This should effectively remove 1/3 of the intro of the LP version/U.S. commercial 45 so that the song starts on the downbeat concurrent with (what was) the second run-through of the guitar riff. 2. FROM THE RESULTANT FILE: Delete from 2:44.017 to 2:48.663. Your cut should start on the downbeat after the three drum hits following the vocal bridge ("...changes come around real soon, make us women and men", ba-dum-dum *CUT*). This should edit out the first half of the drum solo. 3. FROM THE RESULTANT FILE: Delete from 3:52.610 to end. Your cut should begin on the handclap before the final guitar riff that starts at about 3:53. 4. Apply a fade starting at about 3:42.986 to end of file. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 11:58am
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Eric, The label on the promo at 45cat says 3:45. The late
Jim Abbott timed his short version out to 3:48. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: EternalStatic
Date Posted: 08 May 2020 at 12:03pm
| Thanks, John! I studied a rip of the promo 12” to make my edit. Maybe they faded the promo 45 a few seconds earlier? |