Single Remixes vs. original album mix
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Topic: Single Remixes vs. original album mix
Posted By: EdisonLite
Subject: Single Remixes vs. original album mix
Date Posted: 14 May 2025 at 12:48pm
I'm curious to get people's opinions on this. Almost always, I prefer the single remix to the original mix found on the album. It usually has extra instrumentation and more excitement.
But 2 exceptions for me are Amy Grant songs: Baby Baby & Good For Me (although for me, the Good For Me remix is still pretty good, just not my favorite mix). So my question to you folks is - what are some top 40 hits where you prefer the album mix to the single mix? (I'm especially curious to know about songs from the '70s to '90s because after that, many singles had a slew of remixes and it gets complicated. :)
BTW - The only example I can think of where the single mix had LESS than the album mix - though not by much - was Billy Joel's "Movin' Out," which simply removed the car or motorcyle sound effect near the end of the song.
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Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 14 May 2025 at 4:45pm
Off the top of my head ...
"Maniac" by Michael Sembello. I love Jellybean's remixes, but I think that the album mix is superior in this case.
For the record, my favorite mix of "Good for Me" by Amy Grant is the "7" You Like to Dance Mix".
I will chime in later on this topic, as I imagine that there are a handful more.
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Jason Bellenger
Byron Center, Michigan, USA
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Posted By: C Klaus 59
Date Posted: 14 May 2025 at 7:20pm
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First time forum post! I registered in response to this question. My immediate responses, being a huge Olivia Newton-John fan, is the 45 mix of "Livin' In Desperate Times" from early 1984. Much better than the "Two Of A Kind" album soundtrack version, and now can be found on CD for the first time on the "Physical" expanded 2-disc set.
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