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Topic: Billy Joel - Tell Her About It

Posted By: David Pro
Subject: Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
Date Posted: 15 August 2020 at 9:33am

The LP version of "Tell Her About It" in the LP An
Innocent Man runs 3:50. However, in the original CD
release of Greatest Hits Volume I and II, the
song runs 3:35, which is an early fade of the LP
version. In another thread, Abagon listed the length of
the 45 version of "Tell Her About It" as 3:47 (the
printed time is 3:35). Has anybody checked if the promo
and commercial 45s of "Tell Her About It" contain the
3:35 edit from the Greatest Hits Volume I and II
CD (the original 1985 release, not the 1998 remaster
which contains the album version running 3:50)?

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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 15 August 2020 at 9:44am

I was always under the impression that the LP/45 version of "Tell Her About It" were the same?

Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 15 August 2020 at 9:49am

Paul Haney wrote:

I was always under the impression that the LP/45 version of "Tell Her About It" were the same?

They are Paul. Running time of the 45/LP version from An Innocent Man original release is 3:51.

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Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 16 August 2020 at 5:13am

PopArchivist wrote:

Paul Haney wrote:

I was always under the impression that the LP/45 version of
"Tell Her About It" were the same?

They are Paul. Running time of the 45/LP version from An Innocent Man original release is 3:51.

So, there is no official shorter promo version?

Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 16 August 2020 at 9:17am

Not that I am aware of Paul. The 3:35 on Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2 Columbia 40121 is not the LP or 45 version and not a promo version, its 14 seconds shorter. Otherwise the actual 45 running time is 3:47.

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Posted By: Santi Paradoa
Date Posted: 16 August 2020 at 9:23am

Just a guess, but the early fade to match the listed
time on the 45 is probably what happened on the
compilation LP and CD.

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Santi Paradoa

Miami, Florida

Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 16 August 2020 at 11:57am

Thanks guys, for confirming that info!

Posted By: David Pro
Date Posted: 09 September 2020 at 11:55am

The 12" version of "Tell Her About It" is available on
the UK CD single of "I Go to Extremes".

https://www.discogs.com/es/Billy-Joel-I-Go-To-
Extremes/release/13068798

Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 09 September 2020 at 5:08pm

The 12" version also appeared in 2019 on "So80s 12":
https://www.discogs.com/Blank-Jones-So80s-Soeighties-
12/release/13987439

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Jason Bellenger

Byron Center, Michigan, USA