(OT) Captain/Tennille - Happy Together
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Topic: (OT) Captain/Tennille - Happy Together
Posted By: thecdguy
Subject: (OT) Captain/Tennille - Happy Together
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 8:18am
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A #53 hit in 1980. Liked their version for the most part, even with some of the bizarre sound effects. Just wanted to know if anyone is aware of the Single Version existing anywhere on CD. I did check Discogs, and it doesn't seem to be on too many CD's. It's on the "Scrapbook" and "Icon" compilations, but Discogs doesn't list the running times for those. I have the Album Version on their "Ultimate Collection" and "Make Your Move" CD's, running about 5 1/2 minutes. The 45 apparently runs around 4 1/2 minutes. I don't know if the 45 is extractable from the Album Version, but the few times I've heard it, it sounded to me like a straight edit and no mix differences. Thanks for any information on this. ------------- Dan In Philly |
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Posted By: Michaeldila
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 9:55am
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the single version has not been on any cd releases so far. furthermore,
that version and the dj promo edit cannot be edited down from the LP version. IIRC there are a few crossfades or specific sound effects which leads me to believe that it's a different mix, but i could be wrong...can anyone verify? |
Posted By: ChicagoBill
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 10:04am
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Just to let you know, 'Happy Together' on the 'Scrapbook'
CD on Spectrum runs 5:28. -Bill. |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 11:59am
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I had the UK version of "Scrapbook" back when and it had
the single version of "Happy Together" as well as "Do That To Me One More Time." (I later replaced this CD when "The Ultimate Collection" was released.) |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 3:26pm
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No, it's never been on CD. Neither has the single mix of
the B-side "Gentle Stranger," which has seagull and ocean wave sound effects on the intro. I've been meaning to tackle a single edit of "Happy Together." I'll try to soon. |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 3:42pm
Do you recall if that was the version of "Scrapbook" that had the mostly Black cover and their names in big letters? There's 2 different covers on Discogs for the compilation - that one and one with pictures of trees and the side of a house. ------------- Dan In Philly |
Scanner wrote:Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 4:50pm
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I have the black cover. There's no reason to believe
they're not the same CD, though... they have exactly the same track listing. |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 28 September 2020 at 5:41pm
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Yes, the one with the black cover. I recall my
disappointment with the single edits of each on the CD since I preferred the album versions of both songs. |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 29 September 2020 at 7:04am
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Brian, does your copy of "Scrapbook" have the longer Album Versions of those songs? If so, I guess it's possible that two different versions of "Scrapbook" with the mostly black cover exist, if the copy that Scanner had included the Single Edits. ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: ChicagoBill
Date Posted: 29 September 2020 at 10:23am
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Mine has the palm trees and beach house on the cover, and
I found the cover so meaningless I made my own from Captain & Tennille 45 RPM picture sleeves! -Bill. |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 29 September 2020 at 2:05pm
It has the single version of "Do That to Me One More Time," but it has the album version of "Happy Together." This AllMusic listing for the black cover "Scrapbook" also lists a running time for "Happy Together" as matching the album version: https://www.allmusic.com/album/scrapbook-mw0000454322 - https://www.allmusic.com/album/scrapbook-mw0000454322 In addition, MusicBrainz has two different listings for "Scrapbook," and both list the running time for "Happy Together" as the LP running time: https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/35893699-cc35-497f-9c68-da6027c48c22 - https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/35893699-cc35-497f-9c6 8-da6027c48c22 |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 29 September 2020 at 2:25pm
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Well, I just tried to create the single edit of "Happy
Together (A Fantasy)" from the album version, and it's not possible. The big electronic flourish right before Toni starts in with the first verse is not on the album version at all. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 29 September 2020 at 4:41pm
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Could a portion or portions from a clean 45 be pasted into
a digital copy to create a true 45 edit? ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 30 September 2020 at 6:22am
Possibly. |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 01 October 2020 at 2:38am
I'm a little confused. Are there 2 versions of the UK CD "Scrapbook"? Scanner says the version he had had the single mix/edit, but other people who have the UK "Scrapbook" CD say it has the LP version, that only "Do That To Me One More Time" is in its single version on that CD. So I'm just wondering if there are 2 printings of that CD. Scanner, are you sure it was both songs and not just "Do That To Me..." that had the shorter single versions on your CD? (I realize you don't have it anymore). But if yes, the single version very well may be on CD somewhere (on some copies). |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 01 October 2020 at 1:49pm
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I do recall how abrupt the edits seemed to me when I
first listened to the CD for both songs ("Do..." and "Happy..."). I wish I still had the CD to confirm this for you. It might be easier to track down a used 45 of "Happy" since the album version never had that flourish anyway. BTW - IMO, Casablanca really botched the single selections from "Make Your Move" after "Do...." I think "No Love In The Morning" or an edited "How Can You Be So Cold" would have been more successful than "Happy..." which was too bizarre and "Love On A Shoestring" which was too languid for radio. "Baby You Still Got It" could have also hit, but was a bit too similar to "Do...." No wonder their next album, "Keeping Our Love Warm," tanked effectively ending their career. |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 01 October 2020 at 1:56pm
Yeah, "Happy Together" was a poor choice for a single. I've always thought "Baby You Still Got It" should have been a single. It's not one of their best albums. Incredible to think that, just two years after having a #1 hit with "Do That to Me One More Time," they couldn't get a recording contract in America. Their final album (not counting their '90s Christmas album) "More Than Dancing" was released in New Zealand only. A shame, since I think the duet with Bobby Caldwell, "Come to Me," could have been a hit. Glad the album was eventually released on CD. |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 01 October 2020 at 2:47pm
| Yeah I only found out about their last '80s album when I found out here that it was released on CD (probably from Brian). I didn't know of the album's existence at all and thought when I bought the boxed set of their albums, that I had them all. Again, I'm so thankful for this board and all the knowledge shared! There were some good songs on that '82 album and I wouldn't have even known about it. I think the album came up in conversation here because one of C&T died at the time. |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 03 January 2021 at 6:21am
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Something weird happened. I tried to update an old post
in this thread with new info, and it didn't touch the original post but posted my edit in a new post... and won't let me delete it. |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 28 February 2023 at 9:44pm
Brian, what was the new info? ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 01 March 2023 at 12:58pm
After over two years, I have no idea, lol. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 27 September 2023 at 8:57am
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I was going through discogs and I noticed that not only is there a 4:30, the b-side has a 3:22 edit as well.
The 4:30 as Brian W pointed out CANNOT be recreated using the LP version. I have no idea if the same is true for the 3:22. Up until this morning I did not know it even existed. http://www.top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9436&KW=captain - http://www.top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9436 &KW=captain ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 27 September 2023 at 11:22am
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I like their version of the song, even though as I
understand it, they themselves weren't fond of it and stopped doing it in concert years ago. By the way, the 45 B-Side with the shorter 3:22 version appears to be on the promo 45, not commercial copies. ------------- Dan In Philly |