Janet Jackson - Alright

Amazingly, of the three CDs I have this song on (Rhythm Nation 1814, Design Of A Decade and a promo Jimmy Jam Harris & Terry Lewis sampler), none have the hit version.

I dug out my commercial 45, which has an A-side of (7" R&B Mix - printed 4:34), and a B-side of (7" Remix - printed 4:10).

I seem to remember the B-side as being the "hit" that got the airplay, especially the cold ending. Can anyone else confirm?

Also, was there a promo CD single for "Alright"?

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crapfromthepast wrote: Amazingly, of the three CDs I have this song on (Rhythm Nation 1814, Design Of A Decade and a promo Jimmy Jam Harris & Terry Lewis sampler), none have the hit version. I dug out my commercial 45, which has an A-side of (7" R&B Mix - printed 4:34), and a B-side of (7" Remix - printed 4:10). I seem to remember the B-side as being the "hit" that got the airplay, especially the cold ending. Can anyone else confirm? Also, was there a promo CD single for "Alright"?

Does this mean that the "45 version" notation in the database on Design Of A Decade is incorrect? Or are you indicating that the B-side got more radio play?

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aaronk wrote: My Japanese 3" CD single has the "no rap" mixes of those two versions, while the "with Heavy D" mixes are on the Japanese 5" single.

There was a separate domestic three-track promo CD with the "no rap" versions, which I have. It's CD 17978, from A&M, of course:

1. Alright - 7" Remix (actual and listed 4:11)
2. Alright - 7" R&B Mix (listed 4:34, actual 4:33.5)
3. Alright - LP Version (listed 6:28, actual 6:27)

Curiously, the 7" R&B Mix here runs a few seconds shorter than on my European import CD single, where I think it runs close to 4:40. I think I inquired about the exact length of the domestic version of this mix (vinyl or cassingle) quite a while back, but I don't recall it ever being answered.

Actually, one mix I wanted I don't think was ever issued on CD: the "LP Remix," running 6:33, that was on the 12-inch single. I would assume the 7" Remix without rap is an edit of that.

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Thanks, crap!