Earth, Wind & Fire - Can’t Hide Love

Even though it's not listed in the database, it ranked at #39 on the Hot 100 and 11 on the R&B chart in 1976.

Does anyone have a copy of the commercial or promo 45 to provide an actual run time? The label on both says 3:28.

The 45 edit does not exist on CD but I have the 45. I
have to look for it to give you an exact run time. Years
ago, however, I recreated the 45 edit from the CD album
length.

I used the "Gratitude" remastered CD for reference.

Here's the instructions for recreating the 45 edit:

1) Keep the two quick drumstick clicks at the beginning.

2) Edit out first four bars up to :13 seconds. Your edit
should be at the beginning of the four-note musical
build.

3) Keep the song up to 3:04. Edit on the downbeat and
remove section up to 3:19.

4) Start abrupt fade at 3:45 and end at 3:53


Edited by The Hits Man

The Hits Man wrote: No one found my edit instructions useful?

Grant:
It helped me some. I just wanted to know if the 45 edit had appeared on CD yet. I'm not attempting an edit myself tho. I can live with the LP version for now.

The Hits Man wrote: No one found my edit instructions useful?

Confused. Do I need to work backwards--my file's already
(3:42) before I can even fade from (3:45) to (3:53)?

The edit may exist on CD after all. Check track 12 on
either of the following two discs already in the database:

Eclipse Music Group 64667 Whole Lotta...Soul: 1976-1977
Eclipse Music Group 64667 R&B Relix 1976-1977

Stumbled upon this just today. Don't know how I missed it
prior. These releases are from the late '90s. The track
runs (3:27).