Why Don’t You & I / Into You (2003)
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Topic: Why Don’t You & I / Into You (2003)
Posted By: PopArchivist
Subject: Why Don’t You & I / Into You (2003)
Date Posted: 05 June 2020 at 7:48am
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If anyone remembers, these two top 10 hits back in 2003 had releases with different artists vs the album version. Why Don't You & I was done with Chad Kroeger and Alex Band and Into You was done by Ashanti and Tamia.
Now if memory serves me correctly radio chose the Chad Kroeger and Ashanti versions even when the CD singles had Santana and Fabolous have no choice but to record with other artists. Nickelback was hugely popular and Ashanti was hitting the top 10 quite frequently back then. I remember reading something that the record company did not want direct competition against the new Nickelback album which is why Santana had Alex Band on it instead. So just like Picture and no one really remembering Ms. Moore singing the other part, Sheryl Crow is the go to version. I don't have billboard data to look at but does anyone remember the Band and Tamia versions being more popular? ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
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Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 05 June 2020 at 11:27am
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I subscribed to Top Hits U.S.A. back in 2003 and they only
serviced the 'Alternate Version' of Why Don't You And I with Alex Band. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA Celebrating 29 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ! |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 05 June 2020 at 11:36am
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Top Hits only serviced Into You with Tamia. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA Celebrating 29 years as a full-time wedding & special event DJ! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 05 June 2020 at 11:57am
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I was working in Detroit when "Why Don't You And I" was a hit, and we played the Alex Band version exclusively. This is also the version that radio was serviced via promo CD single. To my knowledge, there is not a US promo CD single with the Chad Kroeger version.
By the time "Into You" was a hit, I had just started a new job at Radio Disney, and unsurprisingly, we didn't play Fabolous. I still listened to the Dallas CHR stations, though, and I don't ever recall hearing the Ashanti version. Again, the Tamia version is what radio was serviced on the promo CD single. There are no promo US CD singles with the Ashanti version. Now, it's highly possible that some stations opted to play these two songs from the full-length CDs. I just didn't hear them in the markets where I was at the time. When "Picture" came out, radio was serviced with the Sheryl Crow version, which was sent to my old station on two different Lava/Atlantic CD-R promos. A factory-pressed promo CD single with the Allison Moorer version also made it onto music directors' desks, but I believe it was largely ignored. I've never once heard that version on the air. I can't say for sure the order in which those were sent, but if I had to guess, I'd say the Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow CD-R promos were sent out second, after it became apparent that most stations were opting to play the song from the album instead of the promo CD with the Moorer version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: jebsib
Date Posted: 05 June 2020 at 8:44pm
| Only ever heard Alex Band and Tamia in the New England area. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 06 June 2020 at 3:46am
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I consider the Alex Band and Tamia versions to be the true
hit versions. What's interesting about "Picture" is that the Allison Moorer version is the one featured on the commercial CD single. I do remember the local Country station playing the Moorer version for at least a couple of weeks, but they eventually switched to the more popular Crow version. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 06 June 2020 at 6:31am
One of those rare cases (as Whitburn even noted in the annual choosing Crow over Moorer) where one version is clearly superior to another even without a commercial release... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
Paul Haney wrote:Posted By: unwritten0114
Date Posted: 12 February 2026 at 6:50pm
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All of my local radio stations in New York at the time played the Alex Band Version of "Why Don't You & I". It's a good mix but I always felt the Chad Kroeger version was much better.
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Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 12 February 2026 at 8:49pm
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I only recall hearing the Chad Kroeger version of "Why Don't You and I" on the more alternative or rock-oriented stations while the MOR/ACH stations only played the Alex Bend version. The Alex Bend version had an official video that VH1 wore into the ground for a while, so I always considred the Alex Bend one to be the "official" single. But I think Kroeger's voice is much more suited to the song. I seem to recall hearing that Nickelback's label would only allow the Chad Kroeger version to be an album cut and not a single or something to that effect? ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 12 February 2026 at 10:29pm
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Only slightly off-topic: I seem to remember lead singers being replaced on: HERE WE GO - C+C Music Factory THE POWER - Snap RIDE ON TIME - Black Box I'M ON FIRE - 5000 Volts POINT OF NO RETURN - Expose (1985 vs. 1987) ROXY ROLLER - Sweeney Todd (there's a whole thread on this one) Fun topic! ------------- There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one http://www.crapfromthepast.com" rel="nofollow - Crap From The Past . |
Posted By: unwritten0114
Date Posted: 13 February 2026 at 3:50pm
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I remember hearing/reading about the label issue too. Chad Kroeger was permitted to be on the album version but not on the single, which is why it was re-recorded. Shame, it would've made a great single with Chad Kroeger esp. since Nickelback was very popular at the time (but that may have been the reason). About 4-5 years later in 2007, Santana and Chad Kroeger were finally able to collaborate on a single "Into The Night".
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Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 13 February 2026 at 10:43pm
It was and still is. I agree. ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |