Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough

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   Ha!  I finally unearthed something new for a '90s track!  (You guys have done a really thorough job with the '90s; there's not much left to unearth.)

The LP version fades in with a keyboard chord before the first guitar strum.

Brian reported in this thread that the commercial CD single or cassette single contains the LP version.

The LP version turns up on these promo collections:Hot Hits Pop Vol. 34
Powertrax Vol. 4
Spotlight On Hits Pop Vol. 23
Top Hits USA RH28
TM Century GoldDisc 269So end of story, right?

Nope.

The promo CD single (A&M 8407) includes just one track, labeled as "Radio Compressed Mix".  This version starts with the guitar strum, minus the keyboard chord.  It can't be recreated from the LP version, because the opening keyboard chord continues through the guitar strum on the LP version.  This mix also fades the last note a little quicker than the LP version.  There may be other differences between the Radio Compressed Mix and the LP version, but I didn't check all that carefully.

Edited by crapfromthepast

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough Posted: 01 July 2014 at 6:47pm
	Ha! I finally unearthed something new for a '90s track! (You guys have done a really thorough job with the '90s; there's not much left to unearth.) The LP version fades in with a keyboard chord before the first guitar strum. Brian reported in this thread that the commercial CD single or cassette single contains the LP version. The LP version turns up on these promo collections: Hot Hits Pop Vol. 34 Powertrax Vol. 4 Spotlight On Hits Pop Vol. 23 Top Hits USA RH28 TM Century GoldDisc 269 So end of story, right? Nope. The promo CD single (A&M 8407) includes just one track, labeled as "Radio Compressed Mix". This version starts with the guitar strum, minus the keyboard chord. It can't be recreated from the LP version, because the opening keyboard chord continues through the guitar strum on the LP version. This mix also fades the last note a little quicker than the LP version. There may be other differences between the Radio Compressed Mix and the LP version, but I didn't check all that carefully. Edited by crapfromthepast
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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: 01 July 2014 at 9:11pm
	A&M 8407 containing the "Radio Compressed Mix" is the second promotional CD issued for "Strong Enough". The first one was packaged in a gatefold sleeve with full artwork and lyrics, and carries the catalog number 3145883392. It contains only the LP Version taken from Tuesday Night Music Club as featured on all commercially released singles. The keyboard chord heard at the start of the LP version actually runs through the entire song from start to finish (sort of an atmospheric frequency) and it is completely eliminated from the aptly named "Radio Compressed Mix", I'm assuming to make it sound cleaner on air. Since the removed element is the first and last thing heard on the song, removing it makes the song's duration a hair shorter. For anyone interested in tracking it down, the "Radio Compressed Mix" was later included on a UK "Can't Cry Anymore" CD single (581 055-2) as "US Radio Version" (this single is useful as it also includes the "Remix" single version of "All I Wanna Do".)