Rex Smith-"You Take My Breath Away"

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   My commercial 45 has a listed time of (3:14) and an actual time of (3:13). I only post this info because the 9 current database CDs that feature this song have run times ranging from (3:10) to (3:17).

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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 Topic: Rex Smith-"You Take My Breath Away" Posted: 09 May 2008 at 1:12am
	My commercial 45 has a listed time of (3:14) and an actual time of (3:13). I only post this info because the 9 current database CDs that feature this song have run times ranging from (3:10) to (3:17). Edited by jimct

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2008 at 7:33am
	As an aside, I met Rex Smith a few years ago (he's now doing the Broadway musical touring company thing). Nice guy. It's not often I meet people who have had Top 10 singles. Edited by sriv94
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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: 265	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 May 2008 at 11:29pm
	The version on Swingin' Singles runs significantly slower than the 45 (about 1.5% slower). I wonder if we have a case where the LP speed and 45 speed differ.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:50pm
	I just timed my dj 45 of "You Take My Breath Away" and it runs (3:14) while the LP length is (3:16) and yes the 45 runs slightly faster than the vinyl LP.

kaqueno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 November 2021 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote kaqueno Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 September 2022 at 4:11am
	According to what Aaron and Pat say, does anyone know if version 45 was released on a cd?
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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 September 2022 at 7:40am
	If you take the song from Sooner Or Later and speed it up by 1.4 percent then the song runs the correct 45 length of 3:14.
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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: 163	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 September 2022 at 9:35am
	If the versions I have on CD are correct, the 45 versions differ in both speed and length. I have the LP version on Realm's 3-CD Ultimate Love Classics Vol. 2 (2002), where it runs 3:17. I have the 45 version on Rhino's Have A Nice Day Vol. 22 (1993), where it runs 3:11. There are digital clones (all digitally exactly 2 dB quieter) on: Time-Life's AM Gold Vol. 26 1979 (1997) Time-Life's 2-CD Body Talk Vol. 20 Heart And Soul (1998) Madacy's Rock On 1979 Heart Of The Night (1998) Time-Life's AM Gold Vol. 28 Teen Idols Of The '70s (1999) Time-Life's 2-CD Seventies Music Explosion Vol. 3 Miracles (2005) The Rhino version does indeed run faster than the Realm version, by about 0.8% at the beginning of the song to about 1.3% at the end of the song. One of the two (maybe both) has tape drift, but I'm not sure how to tell which one. Also, the fade of the Realm version runs about 4 beats longer than the fade of the Rhino version, which seems to fade to tape hiss fairly abruptly.
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kaqueno Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 November 2021 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote kaqueno Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 September 2022 at 5:07pm
	thanks for the information and comments John and Ron.
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