"Turn the Beat Around" - Gloria Estefan

EdisonLite wrote: If, as Todd said, the single version (3:51) is identical to the album version, then I'm not clear about the "Original version" which clocks in at 4:08. Does it only exist on the promo CD single mentioned above? And how does it differ from the album version (other than the Hi-NRG synthesizer intro mentioned above)?

Gordon, here is the original version...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ABX2e81hwQ

eriejwg wrote: Since the single version was on Side A of the cassette single, is that considered the hit version?

Based on what Aaron has recently posted here, the A-side of cassette singles are considered the "single version" and not the B-side.

Of course, what others have posted even in just this one post, between AC, hot AC, & CHR/pop stations, I guess there's some gray area in what is THE single version - especially when multiple radio formats had their own mixes sent to them from the record labels.

Edited by EdisonLite - 18 May 2025 at 2:28am