"To Be with You" - Mr. Big

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   Both the commercial single and album version of Mr. Big's "To Be with You" contain a :06 introduction that starts with laughter and the plucking of a guitar string. It appears there are two CDs that don't have this :06 introduction:

Monster Ballads (Razor & Tie 89024)

1990 - #1 Radio Hits - 1994 (JCI 3197)

It seems I remember always hearing this song on the radio without the introduction.  That said, I'm wondering if the above CDs contain what might be the radio edit.  Does anyone have a DJ copy of "To Be with You" who can confirm this?

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Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "To Be with You" - Mr. Big Posted: 20 May 2005 at 8:23am
	Both the commercial single and album version of Mr. Big's "To Be with You" contain a :06 introduction that starts with laughter and the plucking of a guitar string. It appears there are two CDs that don't have this :06 introduction: Monster Ballads (Razor & Tie 89024) 1990 - #1 Radio Hits - 1994 (JCI 3197) It seems I remember always hearing this song on the radio without the introduction. That said, I'm wondering if the above CDs contain what might be the radio edit. Does anyone have a DJ copy of "To Be with You" who can confirm this?

EdisonLite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 225	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdisonLite Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2005 at 9:50am
	I can confirm that the DJ CD single of "To Be with You" does not have a :06 introduction with laughter or a guitar pluck. It has a one-second intro containing the bass slide, and the singing begins at :01. I do not know if the DJ single was available in vinyl format.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2005 at 9:10pm
	EdisonLite: Yep! That's exactly how I remember hearing the song on the radio. I guess it can be concluded then that the two CDs mentioned in my previous post contain the DJ edit.

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: 07 September 2008 at 6:01pm
	To further expand on this old thread... These CDs begin with the descending bass note, and do not have the 6-second intro: Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie, 1995) Schwartz Brothers Compact Disc Sampler 12 Starland Music Presents Reflections Of Love (Warner Special Products, 1996) Now That's What I Call Music 21 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK, 1992) Now 1992 (Virgin EMI Polygram UK, 1993) Top Hits USA RH10 These CDs DO have the 6-second intro: Guitar Rock - Pwer Ballads (Time-Life, 1999) Guitar Rock - The '90s (Time-Life, 1996) Body Talk - Always And Forever (1998) Sounds Of The '90s - 1992 (Time-Life, 2001) Atlantic's Year In Review - 1992 (Atlantic, 1992) Hot Hits - Pop - Vol. 11 (1992)

MCT1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 December 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MCT1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2008 at 7:55pm
	FWIW, I have the cassette single (Atlantic 4-87580), and can report that it has the full intro with the laughter and the guitar, in line with what Todd stated in the first post in this thread. I bought it mainly to get the B-side, "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind", which got some airplay on FM rock stations prior to "To Be With You" becoming a hit.

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 Posted: 29 September 2008 at 12:40am
	My promo CD single (PRCD 4211-2) includes just one track, a non-described version with a listed time of 3:21, an actual time of 3:19, and includes just the :01 intro, confirming both Todd's and Gordon's earlier Top 40 radio recollections.