(OT) Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart
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Topic: (OT) Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart
Posted By: thecdguy
Subject: (OT) Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart
Date Posted: 28 August 2019 at 7:02am
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I know technically this song would be off-topic since it
peaked at #41 in Billboard. However, I would just like to get some kind of confirmation about a particular version of it. The album version from its parent album "It Takes Two" runs around 3:47. I believe this was the same version issued as the lead-off track on the US Cassette Single. (Didn't see a Vinyl US 45 listing for it). The CD "Radio Days '80's Pop" (EMI Special Markets 72434-98738-2-7) has a version that runs about 3:25. This version seems to cut out a few lines from the first verse and also lacks the horns that are heard later in the song during an instrumental break. My question is, could this 3:25 version be the UK 45 Version? Discogs does show a 45 in the UK that is specifically labelled as "UK Version" on the 45 with a 3:25 running time. Just wanted to know if anyone here has the UK 45 and if they could confirm the differences I mentioned exist on it. From the Discogs listings of the song, it looks as though the UK may have been the only ones who got this edited version as their single. All the others seem to point to the Album Version being released as the Single everywhere else. |
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 28 August 2019 at 8:56am
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Not sure if this helps, but here are the details of the promo CD single:
DPRO-4351 1. 7" Mix (listed 3:40; actual 3:46) 2. AC Mix (listed 4:10; actual 4:06) ------------- 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: thecdguy
Date Posted: 28 August 2019 at 9:34am
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I have that promo. It's the only place on
CD I know of with the AC Mix, which is what I heard played on the radio. It's why I bought the Cassette Single years ago. For anyone wondering, the AC Mix (running about 4:06) has an acappela intro as opposed to the Album/Single Version's instrumental intro. I don't hear anything else different about it. It's basically an edit of the Long Version running over 5 minutes that appears on a few foreign CD Singles. |
Posted By: Bwci Bo
Date Posted: 26 November 2019 at 4:22am
The version you described is almost certainly the UK 45 version. My vinyl 45 runs 3:24 and says (UK Version) on the label. This was also the 45 version here in New Zealand. The UK version contains an edit at :34 and the instrumental section is different to the US 45 version. It lacks the horns found in the US 45, however they haven't been mixed out. They just edited this part in such a way that it uses a different instrumental section from the 'long version'. This song didn't chart here but was certainly an airplay hit and it's always been a favourite of mine. I've been searching for the UK version on CD for 30 years, unsuccessfully I might add, so it's good to know it's out there. Hope this helps. |
thecdguy wrote:Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 01 December 2019 at 10:39am
Funny story with me and this song when I first started looking for it in the late 90's (before I had the Internet or even knew that some record stores sold used CD's). A music catalog that I had at the time listed a Various Artists CD titled, "Lost Hits Of The 80's" which included the Soulsister song in the tracklist. However, after I bought it and it came in the mail, I realized the song was nowhere on the actual disc itself, even though it was listed as Track 3 on the back insert. So naturally, I was P.O.'d for awhile. Then a few years later I came across the "Radio Days" CD I mentioned and when I got home and listened to it, something sounded different about it, but I wasn't sure what. It took me awhile to realize that a few lines from the first verse were edited out, and then I noticed the horns were also missing in the instrumental section. So I felt cheated again, lol. About 2000, I finally got the Internet and found the parent album "It Takes Two" on eBay with the right 3:47 version I was looking for. I had given up on finding the AC Mix which I heard a few times on the radio since the promo never seemed to be available anywhere, but I eventually found one in 2013. And I'm glad I kept the "Radio Days" CD, since I see now that it has such a rare version of the song. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 01 December 2019 at 1:08pm
| If there were a group of songs that should have made top 40 based on how often you heard them on the radio, this song would be near the top. A gem! Nice story thecdguy! |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 25 March 2020 at 8:54pm
Is this from your collection Aaron? Both thecdguy and I have been trying to find this promo CD for quite some time. I am curious if it is one you are missing... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 25 March 2020 at 9:32pm
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The file I sent was actually ripped from Ron's collection, but I do have the disc. I just didn't rip my copy last August, because Ron's was already on my hard drive. ------------- 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: eriejwg
Date Posted: 26 March 2020 at 2:17pm
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There was a Belgian single that featured the Single
Version, Long Version, and Instrumental Version. Pretty sure the Single Version on this CD is the same as the 7" Version released in the U.S. https://www.discogs.com/Soulsister-The-Way-To-Your- Heart/release/964581 ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 26 March 2020 at 3:01pm
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Too bad that even Sirius/XM isn't playing this, even as a
Treasure Chest song. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 26 March 2020 at 3:03pm
I forgot to mention before that I got that single off Ebay not long after I got the full CD. The "Long Version" is actually labelled as "Lung Version" on the back cover and on the disc itself. It's basically just a longer version of the AC Mix, as it has the same acappella intro, but it also has some extra vocalizing and a brief section of handclapping/harmonizing. The Instrumental Version is mostly instrumental, but has some vocal harmonizing towards the end. Track 1, as far as I can tell, is the same as the Album and Single Version (with the exception of the UK Single that was previously mentioned). ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 20 March 2024 at 12:46am
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Did we decide Top 40 radio played the AC mix more than the 7" mix, even though the 7" mix was the first track on the promo CD? ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 20 March 2024 at 6:50am
The station I was at in late '89 was more of a hot AC, but we played what I presume was the 7" mix. Don't I've ever heard a version of this with an acapella intro. |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 20 March 2024 at 3:28pm
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I'm almost certain I heard the song on New
Jersey 101.5 FM circa 1989-90, and I specifically remember the Acapella intro being played (which would be the AC Mix). ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 22 March 2024 at 4:28pm
Z100 never played the acapella (AC mix). I heard it a few times back then. I always Dan thought it was a top 40 hit. It was a catchy fun song... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 30 March 2024 at 5:40pm
Well, you were only off by 1 digit. :) |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 30 March 2024 at 5:41pm
I know that was posted 4 years ago, but what channel played "Treasure Chest songs" on SXM? And do they still? |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 30 March 2024 at 8:37pm
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When I mentioned Treasure Chest, I think it's 80s on 8 that
plays songs using that label. Songs that aren't in their normal rotation. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 02 April 2024 at 5:03am
It WAS a top-40 hit in both Radio & Records and The Gavin Report which were based only on CHR playlists (and no sales component). What I seemed to recall about the record when it was released in the US is Top-40 tried to embrace it as Top- 40 was always looking for uptempo pop to balance out the rap-flavored and the harder-rock records that the active public was embracing. Maybe they thought it could become the next "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"... When it first came out, I didn't love it as it seemed anachronistic & a little gummy. I couldn't play it in the clubs I was working. But, I soon got a call from a local buddy of mine who I worked with on a couple of early Sundazed releases (Al Quaglieri) asking if I had a copy to give him because he really liked the record. I figured if he liked it, there must be something to it. It soon became one of my favorites of that time period (and still is). Andy |