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"When I Need You" - Leo Sayer

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Topic: "When I Need You" - Leo Sayer

Posted By: sriv94
Subject: "When I Need You" - Leo Sayer
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 12:09pm

Here's one for the "Am I Crazy?" file.

I distinctly remember once hearing "When I Need You" on the radio, and the instrumental break was without the saxophone solo. Anybody know the source of this, if in fact I'm not imagining things?

Thanks.

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Doug
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All of the good signatures have been taken.

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Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 3:27pm

That version was on original promo copies of the vinyl album and on early commercial pressings of the album.

Thank god they replaced the synthesizer with a saxophone; it's arguably the most climactic part of the record.

Andy

Posted By: sriv94
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 8:36am

Muchas gracias for the info! :)

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Doug
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All of the good signatures have been taken.

Posted By: Grant
Date Posted: 27 December 2005 at 1:19am

I have an early pressing of the LP. I dislike the overdubbed sax solo. It doesn't sound right to me.

Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 23 October 2007 at 11:25pm

Bumping this up, thanks to Doug's reminder.

Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 29 March 2012 at 4:46pm

The LP version without the sax solo does appear on an import CD. It's a 1996 UK release called Love Songs (total of 18 tracks on the Music Club label: MCCD 273).

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Santi Paradoa

Miami, Florida