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Pat Downey
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There have been numerous posts regarding Janet Jackson singles but none dealing with her hit "Someone to Call My Lover". The cd single includes two tracks, the first runs (4:35) and is called the "so so def remix" and the second runs (4:13) and is called the "single edit". My question is, which of the two tracks would you consider the official 45 version? Joel Whitburn lists the 45 time as (4:14) in his Pop Annual so he feels the second track is the official 45 version but normally the lead track is considered the official 45 version. The version I recall hearing on the radio was track 2 the "single edit".
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Todd Ireland
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I also recall hearing the "single edit" version on the radio, Pat, and thus I'm inclined to lean toward that one as the official 45 version. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the "so so def remix" received significant airplay on the more rhythmic-oriented Top 40 stations that were ruling the day (I never really got into that radio format). I know Brian W. is an expert of sorts on Janet Jackson singles, so I'd be interested to hear his take on this and get input from others.
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aaronk
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For what it's worth, our station only played the "Single Edit." I think Todd is right about the rhythmic and urban stations probably playing the remix.
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Paul Haney
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Pat Downey wrote:
| There have been numerous posts regarding Janet Jackson singles but none dealing with her hit "Someone to Call My Lover". The cd single includes two tracks, the first runs (4:35) and is called the "so so def remix" and the second runs (4:13) and is called the "single edit". My question is, which of the two tracks would you consider the official 45 version? Joel Whitburn lists the 45 time as (4:14) in his Pop Annual so he feels the second track is the official 45 version but normally the lead track is considered the official 45 version. The version I recall hearing on the radio was track 2 the "single edit". |
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The general rule of thumb is to use the first track, however since the record label specified a "single edit" that's the one we consider the "hit" version. I also believe that the "single edit" got the bulk of the radio airplay.
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Paul C
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The dj cd single reversed the order of the two tracks. It has the 'single edit' as track one and the 'So So Def Remix' as track two.
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