Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
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Topic: Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Posted By: Fetta
Subject: Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Date Posted: 15 July 2011 at 8:58pm
| Can the 45 be created from the LP version? |
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Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 12 August 2011 at 10:52pm
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*BUMP* I just realized my copy is from a pretty ratty source and I'd REALLY like to make sure I have the correct edits / version.
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Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 9:51pm
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Not quite, no. As I just emailed Ed (who provided me with the 45 copy), there's one extra line before the end of the fade on the single. The album version ends with, "Oh, what a fee--li-in..." The single continues one more line, lasting about four seconds: "... when we're dancing on the ceiling."
In addition, even if you shave off the crowd noise from the opening of the album version, one little faint "whoo!" in the left channel overlaps the first couple of drumbeats. That is not present on the 45 at all. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 23 October 2014 at 9:58pm
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The version on "Definitive Collection" can be used to create the 45 version. Unlike the true LP version, the copy on "Definitive" does not have the overlap and does have the extra line found on the single. ------------- 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: Gary
Date Posted: 06 January 2018 at 5:52pm
| What is the run time for the 45 of Dancing On The Ceiling? |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 07 January 2018 at 11:02am
| I have an mp3 of the 45 version that runs 4:22. |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 07 January 2018 at 2:51pm
Thanks! |
eriejwg wrote:Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 07 January 2018 at 3:08pm
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As Aaron indicated above, you can create the 45 version
from the Definitive Collection. Chop off everything before the opening drumbeats. The resulting file runs 4:22. |
Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 08 January 2018 at 3:35pm
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I found an interesting oddity. From the descriptions
above the LP version has the same vocals at the end as the 45, but fades a tad earlier. But I just happened to be on Google Play and I listened to the end of the song in the digital album. In the digital version the end vocals are different. The intro is the same with the crowd noise overlapping the first few beats BUT the last 10-15 secs contain vocals I only ever heard in the 12" single version. The last line heard is "we're gonna dance all night!" So I checked each digital version on the assorted "hits" comps by him. All the digital hits comps that the database lists as the CD having the "LP version" contain this alternate ending version online. The digital version of "Definitive Collection" has the mix described above. This is fascinating to me because I can't think of a logical reason for this alternate version to exist and why it became the online album version. Very odd. MM |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 08 January 2018 at 6:43pm
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Given what we know so far, the entire thing seems odd, especially that
Definitive Collection would have the crowd noise on the intro but doesn't match the 45 (no crowd noise at all) or vinyl LP (overlapping crowd noise). Again, I'm going by other folks' descriptions of the LP version, as I've never played the vinyl LP. There's a really good chance I have it in my collection, though. I'll check when time permits. To sum up the versions we've discovered so far: - 45 version (no crowd noise on the intro; slightly longer fade out than LP) - LP version (crowd noise overlaps opening drum beats; slightly shorter fade than 45) - Definitive Collection version (matches 45 but has the LP intro crowd noise tacked on) - Digital LP version (different lyrics on the fadeout compared to vinyl LP version) Again, I'm basing my description of the vinyl LP version on Brian's post above. ------------- 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: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 14 January 2018 at 6:16pm
| Aaron, thanks for clearly identifying the 4 versions. |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 13 March 2023 at 8:24am
This version also exists on the international 2 CD version of Lionel's "Definitive Collection" which is credited to both him and the Commodores. Does anyone know when this version originated? Except for the crowd noise edit, I don't recall any other versions circulating when the song first came out in 1986. |