John Valenti-"Anything You Want"
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Topic: John Valenti-"Anything You Want"
Posted By: jimct
Subject: John Valenti-"Anything You Want"
Date Posted: 27 December 2008 at 3:04am
| Although not in the database, this song peaked at #37 in Billboard in 12/76. Not on any U.S. CD that I know of, I finally splurged and picked up his self-titled LP on a Japanese CD, issued in 2006. It is from a series called "Groove Diggers", with the label/catalog info being (P-Vine PCD-23853). It is from a tape source, with nice sound quality. Incidentally, my commercial 45, confirmed as Ariola America 7625, has a listed time of (3:16), but an actual time of (3:20), whereas my CD version runs a second shorter, at (3:19). |
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Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 27 December 2008 at 10:22am
| I'll have to see if I have that 45 and dig it out if I do. I don't even know how the song goes. I didn't know it wasn't on any US CD - because of it being one of those top 40 hits that are not listed in the database/books. |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 27 December 2008 at 11:18pm
| If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was Stevie Wonder singing this song! |
Posted By: abagon
Date Posted: 28 December 2008 at 11:56pm
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The LP track of the "Anything You Want" has (3:21) of the actual running time, the listed Time is "3:16" on the record labe. (The LP title "Anything You Want" by "JOHN VALENTI" Ariola America ST 50012).
Although "P-Vine Records" is an indies label in Japan. Those CDs are distributed by one of the major labels "BMG". http://www.p-vine.com/ - http://www.p-vine.com/ |
Posted By: musicmanatl
Date Posted: 21 June 2012 at 1:05pm
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Hey there - this mp3 came up on my iPod yesterday so I thought I'd check the history of it on the chat board. Jimct, did you order your CD from Amazon or via another route? It's available on Amazon but it's about $40. I've always loved that single and my mp3 was made from it, but the sound quality is not great. (I don't have the technical skills of most of you here!) Thanks.
Frank |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 21 June 2012 at 7:15pm
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Frank, it's been awhile since I bought it, but I'm 99% sure I did buy it through
Amazon. As I recall, I did pay at least $35 bucks for it. I'm a Top 40 completion-ist, and it wasn't anywhere else on CD, so I just decided to pay the premium price for it. |
Posted By: musicmanatl
Date Posted: 21 June 2012 at 7:24pm
| Thanks, Jim! |
Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 30 June 2012 at 5:23am
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P-Vine Records specializes in blues and obscure R&B music reissues. This type material is their specialty. ------------- I turn up the good and turn down the bad! |
Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 19 March 2022 at 12:56pm
was Stevie too. ------------- Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida |
Todd Ireland wrote:Posted By: MPH711
Date Posted: 20 March 2022 at 7:51am
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His group prior to being solo was called Puzzle. (At that time he used a
different last name). They sounded much like Chicago. It was strange because they were on Motown. Check out songs like You Make Me Happy, On With the Show, Brand New World and Lady. All got airplay in Chicago on WBBM-FM in the 70’s. |
Posted By: AdvprosD
Date Posted: 20 March 2022 at 8:37am
It's a shame that John and Stevie couldn't come up with an original sound instead, had to borrow from Jamiroquai. :) ------------- <Dave> Someone please tell I-Heart Radio that St. Louis is not known as The Loo! |