"Just The Lonely Talking Again"
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Printed Date: 25 April 2024 at 5:55pm
Topic: "Just The Lonely Talking Again"
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Subject: "Just The Lonely Talking Again"
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 6:15pm
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A couple of years back I came across a website that listed Whitney Houston remixes on CD, and to my surprise there was an entry for "Just The Lonely Talking Again" from the 1987 "Whitney" album.
I didn't even know the song been released as a single, and to date I have not seen it sold anywhere or even a photo of it. The catalog number supposedly is ASCD-9697. Track listing: extended remix 7.15 edited remix 5.56 single edit 5.05 album version 5.30 Per the number, the promo CD must have been issued in between "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" and "Love Will Save The Day". I read that a promo 12" single was also released. I do have an mp3 file with the extended remix, and there are vocals not present on the original version and instrumental parts, neither of which could have been recreated from the original version, so I'm sure it's official. Does anyone have any more information on the CD, chart info if exists, etc? |
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Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 6:33pm
| I do remember seeing that promo single long, long ago, in the mid-90s. It never charted, and was not commercially released as a single anywhere in the world. I think it wasn't doing well in airplay, so it was pulled. |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 7:09pm
| Wow, thanks Brian. There must be very few copies around because I see the other promo cd singles from that album quite often. |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 22 February 2012 at 10:15am
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Has anybody ever received this promo CD at the radio
station? I'm still intrigued by it, in 15 years it's the first time I see this for sale online, it's currently selling at Ebay for (of course) a very high price. |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 22 February 2012 at 10:52am
| Wow, its starting price was $1, and now, 22 bids later, it's at $365! And there's still one more day to go before the auction closes. |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 22 February 2012 at 8:38pm
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To Brian W:
I'm pretty sure this track was released to Urban AC formats & Quiet Storm programmers & not really meant to chart. I don't think it was meant to be the 5th official single & then pulled (switched with "Love will save The Day") because of lack of support. Of course I could be wrong... Andy |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 22 February 2012 at 11:00pm
You could always buy it and resell it. Current price is $500. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: jimct
Date Posted: 23 February 2012 at 1:14am
serviced with a "Just The Lonely Talking Again" promo CD single at our Top 40 station in 1988. "Niche format" promotion (such as the Urban AC/Quiet Storm formats thoery that Andy espouses here) isn't something we obviously discuss a whole lot here, on a Top 40 Board. But labels trying to maximize profits in any way possible was/is like breathing to them, and showing such "niche" formats a little "specialty release love" has always gone a long way. |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 23 February 2012 at 10:36pm
| Interesting thoughts, thanks guys : ) |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 20 December 2017 at 12:42am
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discogs is now showing what appears to be a commercial 7" picture sleeve (with a Jermaine Jackson duet on the b-side)!
https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-Just-The-Lonely-Talk ing-Again/release/11035809 |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 20 December 2017 at 1:06am
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I'm leaning towards this having been a canceled single release, not a format-specific promotion.
Notice that the back of that 45 sleeve states "This single is also available as a Cassette Single". The promo 12" on discogs appears to be a fully fledged commercial maxi single complete with barcode. There's also a hype sticker affixed to a CD long box from midway through the promotion of the Whitney album that announces "Just The Lonely Talking Again" as her new single (after "Where Do Broken Hearts Go") 
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Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 20 December 2017 at 4:50pm
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Did anyone here ever manage to track down the 5:05 "Single Version" or have any details on it?
(Sorry, I realize this isn't a Top 40 hit and therefore off-topic, but it's really difficult finding details on this one and I'm fascinated by it.) |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 20 December 2017 at 5:44pm
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Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 06 October 2020 at 2:34pm
The single version is just an early fade of the album version. |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 07 October 2020 at 1:06am
Thanks |
Posted By: torcan
Date Posted: 08 October 2020 at 7:23am
Wow, so there WAS a 45 and picture sleeve for this? It probably didn't get past promo stage. It must also be insanely rare - there are several 45 collectors on this forum - has anyone actually ever SEEN one? My first thought is that there's another one I'll never be able to find. I remember reading in Billboard around this time that this would be a single. Not that I don't like the song, but I'm surprised Arista would consider releasing this - after four No. 1 singles, did they really think this would be a strong follow-up? "Love Will Save the Day" is a much stronger song. For the record, there were also promos pressed of "Queen of the Night", from "The Bodyguard" - but at least I've seen that one! |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 08 October 2020 at 7:50am
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Ah! This may explain why there was an unusual pause in the release rhythm of
that last single from Whitney: "Love will Save the Day" debuted 9 weeks after "Broken Hearts" peaked… an eternity in those days (compare MJ's follow-up to Dirty Diana debuting 3 weeks after DD's peak). They must have planned JTLTA as the follow-up, decided against it, and gone with LWSTD, creating the slight delay. |
Posted By: elcoleccionista
Date Posted: 10 October 2020 at 10:43am
Yes, I know a collector who has both the commercial US 12" single and promo CD Single. You can see photos of the 12" sleeve here: https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-Just-The-Lonely- Talking-Again/release/10879433 |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 11 October 2020 at 6:46am
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Hi people,
Thanks for all the additional information and Discogs references - it's a fascinating "semi-phantom" release! On a similar topic, wasn't it somewhat difficult to find the single "Thinking Of You" in stores? That was the release worked to Urban formats only from her first album. Anybody have any stories on that one? Andy |
Posted By: torcan
Date Posted: 11 October 2020 at 7:21am
I've actually got two US copies of the 45 and picture sleeve. It's a little harder to find than most of her others but doesn't seem to be that difficult to locate. Maybe others have had different experiences? |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 11 October 2020 at 7:47am
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To Torcan:
Thanks for responding! I just seem to recall that in my area I never saw a copy of the 7"; for a while I wasn't even sure it existed! I did receive a 12" single of it though. Andy |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 11 October 2020 at 12:05pm
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There's a promo CD single for sale on Discogs for the
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