Philip Bailey w/Phil Collins-Easy Lover

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   The label for the U.S. Columbia 45 states the time as 4:40, but I timed the song to 4:49.

I don't have access to the database, so sorry if this has already been noted.

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Grant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 October 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grant Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Philip Bailey w/Phil Collins-Easy Lover Posted: 23 July 2006 at 10:22pm
	The label for the U.S. Columbia 45 states the time as 4:40, but I timed the song to 4:49. I don't have access to the database, so sorry if this has already been noted. Edited by Grant

Jeff H. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff H. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 July 2006 at 7:49pm
	That is correct Grant. The 45 version is just has an earlier fade than the LP. The LP version runs 5:03.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 November 2008 at 9:06pm
	my commercial 45 issued as columbia 04679 does not state a version on the label but does list a run time of 4:40 but actually runs 4:49
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2010 at 9:57pm
	Was there a pitch difference on the 45? I just watched the video on YouTube, and the song is pitched up by about 3%, which is quite drastic. I only bring it up because if you pitch up the album version by 3% and fade it in the same place as the video, it times out to 4:48--almost the same length as the single. It was probably something they did for the video only, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:34pm
	I think it was an artifact of the video, much like the chipmunk-like "Blue Jean" from David Bowie. The versions I have on CD run 128.8 BPM (Night Beat, Sounds Of The Eighties - The Mid '80s Take Two) or 128.9 BPM (The A List), and I'm pretty sure the 45 ran about that speed. The 12" single ran 127.6 BPM. Nothing even close to a difference of 3%.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2010 at 11:00pm
	Yeah, that's kind of what I figured. Thanks, Ron!

Indy500 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Indy500 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2010 at 11:14pm
	Still looking for the 12" extended version on CD. I have a Hot Tracks remix service version but not the commercial release.

Indy500 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Indy500 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 February 2013 at 5:48pm
	I now have the extended version on CD. It's on the 2012 Japanese Blu-Spe CD of Chinese Wall as a bonus track. Not cheap to buy unfortunately. It runs 6:20

jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 5:14am
	My stock 12" single (Columbia 44-05160), has a listed time of (6:18), although I'm sure Indy's (6:20) actual time is correct. This version is the "Extended Dance Remix". And since Indy said this version on import CD is quite pricey, as an alternative for anyone interested, I do currently see multiple copies of this vinyl 12" single, available for as low as $4.

elcoleccionista Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 November 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote elcoleccionista Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2015 at 8:17am
	Hello Jim! I was on the hunt for the Japan blu spec CD which features the extended dance remix but was fearful it would have been mastered with heavy dynamic range compression as is the style, so I held off. I then found that reissue is available on iTunes so bought that bonus track. Indeed, it sounds pretty bad to my ears, unpleasant, it's all cranked up, so if anybody was thinking of getting this Philip Bailey reissue CD and do not like DRC, I advice them to stay away. Too bad, I would have loved a digital and dynamic mastering of this one.