It’s Not Right But It’s OK by Whitney Hou

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   A new cd release titled Fired Up! 2 on the Razor & Tie label includes a version of It's Not Right, But It's Okay by Whitney Houston which runs 4:15 and the liner notes state that this is the "Thunderpuss radio mix".  Is this the 45 version?

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Moderator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 10 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moderator Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: It’s Not Right But It’s OK by Whitney Hou Posted: 13 March 2005 at 4:16pm
	A new cd release titled Fired Up! 2 on the Razor & Tie label includes a version of It's Not Right, But It's Okay by Whitney Houston which runs 4:15 and the liner notes state that this is the "Thunderpuss radio mix". Is this the 45 version?
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Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 March 2005 at 10:02pm
	I don't think there was a vinyl 45 for this, but I'm fairly sure there was a cassette single. There were two US CD singles: one standard in a card sleeve and one maxi single. The standard contained: 1. Original Version 4:22 [LP version???] 2. Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix 4:25 3. Thunderpuss Mix 4:15 I'm trying to find out if the cassette single was two tracks or three.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 March 2005 at 1:55pm
	I have the maxi-CD single configuration which contains seven remixes for "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and a club remix for "I Will Always Love You". Here is the track listing and actual run times: It's Not Right but It's Okay 1) Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix - 4:25 2) Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix (Instrumental) - 4:40 3) Thunderpuss Radio Mix - 4:15 4) Club 69 Radio Mix - 4:18 5) Thunderpuss Club Mix - 9:13 6) Club 69 Future Club Mix - 8:00 7) Club 69 Future Dub - 7:47 I Will Always Love You 8) Hex Hector Club Mix - 9:53 As you can see, the "Thunderpuss Radio Mix" appears as Track 3 and runs 4:15. There are at least a dozen different mixes of this song in existence, so not everyone may agree on what should be considered the official single version (I would recommend going with whatever is the leadoff track on the commercial CD-5 single, which Brian cited in his post, and the cassette single). I can tell you though that the "Thunderpuss Radio Mix" is what I heard most often on Top 40 radio in my area. I also have this mix on my Promo Only: Mainstream Radio subscription CD series, so I think this is the version that Arista pushed most at Top 40 stations.

Moderator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 10 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moderator Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 March 2005 at 8:53pm
	Brian, are you telling us that the cd single states LP version (the original version) runs 4:22? This as we know is not true so could this be the 45 version that runs 4:22?
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Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2005 at 2:04pm
	Yes, the leadoff track on the standard US CD single runs 4:22 (though the sleeve claims 4:15 -- incorrect). They call it "Original Version," and there's nothing that says it's remixed, so I assume it's the same mix as the LP version. Yeah, I would consider that the single version. I can try sending you a very low-quality MP3 to check it, if you want. (Or anything else, for that matter. But I only have dial-up -- high quality MP3s don't go through very well.)

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2005 at 2:18pm
	BTW, it just grazed the top 40 at #41, but Whitney's first single, her duet with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hold Me," has finally appeared on CD in its 45 version. It's on the Rhino Teddy Pendergrass CD "Bedroom Classics Vol. 1," running 5:19. (Whitburn and the label on the 45 claim 4:53, but that's wrong, I A/B'd them.) It's Rhino R2 73995, UPC 081227399528.

elcoleccionista Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 November 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote elcoleccionista Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2005 at 9:26pm
	Brian, interesting, I didn't know of its existence. What is the running time of the 45 version? Is it just a fade at the end or a "true" edit?

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2005 at 10:15pm
	No, it's just a fade at the end.

elcoleccionista Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 November 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote elcoleccionista Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2005 at 10:21pm
	Bummer, thanks.

Underground Dub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Underground Dub Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2006 at 9:34am
	Another old Whitney thread, lol. "It's Not Right But It's Okay"'s standard US single has the lead track Original Version (4:25, artwork states 4:15), and is actually an early fade of the LP Version (which runs 4:52). This was also released on cassette single and I consider it to be the official single version. This same fade appears on the promo CD single and some imports as "Radio Edit". I believe this is also the version that was used for the video.