Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Wilson Phillips - "Hold On" https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:09:24 +0000 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:49:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2780 <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Wilson Phillips - "Hold On" : For once, I have the promo CD...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2780&PID=12828&title=wilson-phillips-hold-on#12828 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 2780
Posted: 20 November 2007 at 10:49pm

For once, I have the promo CD single.

HOLD ON - Wilson Phillips
SBK DPRO-05334, 1990
1. Hold On (Single Fade) 3:30 [actual 3:39]
2. Hold On (Unlabeled, but LP length) 4:35 [actual 4:25]

The single fade is indeed an early fade of the LP version, with a fade beginning at about 3:27 and ending at about 3:39. The fade has a long tail, and a good approximation is a 16-beat sinusoidal fade beginning on the downbeat at about 3:27 and ending at about 3:36.

One disturbing element of the promo CD single is that the sound is compressed/maximized. This became common practice, unfortunately, in the mid-'90s and continues to this day. This song, a hit in mid-1990, is one of the first example I've seen of the compression/maximization on the promo CD single.

If you're a stickler for sound quality like I am, you may look for other sources for the single edit. I have the edit on:
  • Now That's What I Call Music 18 (Virgin EMI Polygram UK CD NOW 18, 1990)
  • Now 1990 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK 8 27080 2, 1993)
These two are British and may be pricey nowadays, so I'd recommend doing your own fade on one of the LP versions, which are available on:
  • Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie S22-18601, 1995; excellent-sounding, with no maximization)
  • Mystic Music presents Cool Rock (Cema Special Markets S22-18168, 1995; sounds as good as above R&T disc)
  • Mega Hits Of The '90s (Time-Life R143-35, 2001; Bad! Even more maximized than CD single!)
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