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Desmond Child - Love On A Rooftop

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Topic: Desmond Child - Love On A Rooftop

Posted By: crapfromthepast
Subject: Desmond Child - Love On A Rooftop
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 6:20pm

It hit #40 in Billboard in August, 1991, but I can't remember it at all from back then. My 45 pool mailed it to me, though, and I still have the 45.

The 45 has a printed time of (5:19) and an actual run time of (5:16). I assume it's the LP version, since it's not labeled.

I have the song on Hitmakers Vol. 53 May 31, 1991, where it runs (4:14). It's an early fade of the 45 (LP version?), with a 32-beat fade, starting and ending on the downbeats at around 3:58 and 4:16, respectively.

Desmond Child is the same guy who co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca", and, more importantly, had a teensy hit in 1979 with the fine record "Our Love Is Insane" as Desmond Child & Rouge.

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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 4:44pm

my commercial cassingle issued as elektra 64883 does not state a version but does list a run time of 5:19 but actually runs 5:16 and is identical to the full length cd/album version.....i also have the promo cd single with the "edit" version on it which runs 4:14....although the promo states "edit" it's just really a fade of the album version as stated in "craps" above post......

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Posted By: budaniel
Date Posted: 01 July 2010 at 12:33pm

I never realized he actually recorded it as a solo record. It was also recorded by Cher 2 years earlier on the Heart of Stone album (which included several of his compositions).

Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 25 August 2010 at 6:53pm

Here is the info from my 1991 promo CD single:

-Desmond Child-"Love On A Rooftop" (PRCD 8350-2)
1-Edit Of LP Version (listed 4:00; actual 4:15)