montell jordan "this is how we do it"

The disc John G. linked to is the one we used back in '96.

Just documenting some mastering info.

Non-hit earlier Radio Edit (released on promo CD single with matrix number 6912202)

There are no background vocals until 1:06, starting with the first chorus.

The background vocals are flanged at 1:06, and are flanged at every instance thereafter.

At 3:11, Montell sings "and I'm never coming back..."

You can find this version on:

• TM Century HitDisc 085A 1995-03-03
• TM Century HitDisc 085B 1995-03-03
• TM Century track no. 00011822

All of the above are digital clones of one another. The 085B disc has a slightly shorter fade than the other two.

Hit later Radio Edit (released on promo CD single with matrix number 6912203)

Background vocals appear in the intro, four beats after the first sung line of the song.

Background vocals are clear (no flanging) throughout the whole song.

The vocals are completely resung, compared to the earlier version. Most of the lyrics are the same, but there are some diffrent ad-libs in the last minute of the song. At 3:11 (or the point in the song equivalent to 3:11 in the non-hit version), Montell sings "straight up coming from the west side". These are the same lyrics, and the same vocal take, used for the LP version. This same vocal take is also used in all of the remixes that I could unearth.

This version turns up on:

• Top Hits USA weekly disc Top Hits USA T0265 1995-03-03 (I suspect, but can't confirm that it's this version, because this disc came out before I subscribed to their weekly service)
• Top Hits USA recurrents disc RH030 1995-06 (sound is not great; this was before Top Hits USA switched to an all-digital mastering system around 1998 or 1999)
• Now That's What I Call Music UK Vol. 31 (1995)

Of the above, I prefer the Now UK collection.

Unknown mix

The first line of the song is the backing vocals, not Montell.

The intro features a really weak drum track, which pumps up after eight beats and continues strong for the rest of the song.

It's on:

• Promo Only Urban Series 1995-02
• Promo Only Urban Series 1997-04
• Hitmakers Vol. 110 1995-02-17
• Hitmakers Vol. 112 1995-03-31

The sound quality is the same on all of the above.

It uses the same vocals/vocal take as the LP version (with a different backing track), which leads me to think that it's not just a really early mix, or it would have used the same vocals from the non-hit Radio Edit version described above.

I'd bet that this was on a real promo disc, because it appears on promo samplers from two different companies. It's odd that it's never appeared anywhere else, though.

Edited by crapfromthepast - 5 hours 36 minutes ago at 1:39am