Stevie B - Because I Love You (Postman)

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   Does anyone have promo CD single info for this song?

There are three different versions - (3:44), (4:20) and (4:59).  The longer two appear on the 45, and I have the shortest on two compilation CDs, but I'm trying to figure out where it came from.

My commercial 45 is LMR 2724-7-R, 1990:A: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) (Radio Edit) printed 4:20 actual 4:20
B: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) printed 4:57 actual 4:59Although the A-side has an "original version on the LP ..." credit, it's just an early fade of the LP version, which is on the B-side.  (Fade the LP version from 4:00-4:20, if you want to recreate the "Radio Edit").

I have the LP version (4:59) on:Body Talk - Once In A Lifetime (Time-Life R834-15, 1997)
Body Talk - Hearts On Fire (Time-Life R834-21, 2000; digitally identical to above CD)
Sounds Of The '90s - 1990 (Time-Life R814-01, 2001; sound is a little compressed)
Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie S22-18601, 1995; index mark is off by 0.8 seconds, so if just just to this track it sounds like 0.8 seconds of intro is cut off - bad; also sound is a little compressed)
I have the "Radio Edit" (4:20) on:Now That's What I Call Music 19 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK CD NOW 19)
Hearts Of Gold - The Pop Collection (Foundation CDP-96427, 1991)
There's a third, shorter version, running 3:44 on:Mystic Music presents Sweet Love (Warner Special Products OPCD-3537, 1996)
Starland Music presents Reflections Of Love (Warner Special Products OPCD-4572, 1996)Here are instructions for creating the 3:44 edit from the 4:57 LP version.  I didn't spend too much time with this, so I may be off by a beat or two on each of the edits:

Keep 0:00.0-2:35.3 of LP version.

Edit on downbeat.

Remove the 16 beats from 2:35.3-2:50.3.

Keep the 8-1/2 beats from 2:50.3-2:58.3.

Remove the 32 beats from 2:58.3-3:28.1.

Keep the 65-1/2 beats from 3:28.1-4:29.4, with a fade from 4:10-4:29.

Note that this (3:44) edit extends about 10 seconds longer into the LP version than the (4:20) "radio edit".

So, finally, my long-winded question: Was the (3:44) version on a promo CD single?

Edited by crapfromthepast

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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: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Stevie B - Because I Love You (Postman) Posted: 25 December 2007 at 7:16pm
	Does anyone have promo CD single info for this song? There are three different versions - (3:44), (4:20) and (4:59). The longer two appear on the 45, and I have the shortest on two compilation CDs, but I'm trying to figure out where it came from. My commercial 45 is LMR 2724-7-R, 1990: A: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) (Radio Edit) printed 4:20 actual 4:20 B: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) printed 4:57 actual 4:59 Although the A-side has an "original version on the LP ..." credit, it's just an early fade of the LP version, which is on the B-side. (Fade the LP version from 4:00-4:20, if you want to recreate the "Radio Edit"). I have the LP version (4:59) on: Body Talk - Once In A Lifetime (Time-Life R834-15, 1997) Body Talk - Hearts On Fire (Time-Life R834-21, 2000; digitally identical to above CD) Sounds Of The '90s - 1990 (Time-Life R814-01, 2001; sound is a little compressed) Living In The 90s (Razor & Tie S22-18601, 1995; index mark is off by 0.8 seconds, so if just just to this track it sounds like 0.8 seconds of intro is cut off - bad; also sound is a little compressed) I have the "Radio Edit" (4:20) on: Now That's What I Call Music 19 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK CD NOW 19) Hearts Of Gold - The Pop Collection (Foundation CDP-96427, 1991) There's a third, shorter version, running 3:44 on: Mystic Music presents Sweet Love (Warner Special Products OPCD-3537, 1996) Starland Music presents Reflections Of Love (Warner Special Products OPCD-4572, 1996) Here are instructions for creating the 3:44 edit from the 4:57 LP version. I didn't spend too much time with this, so I may be off by a beat or two on each of the edits: Keep 0:00.0-2:35.3 of LP version. Edit on downbeat. Remove the 16 beats from 2:35.3-2:50.3. Keep the 8-1/2 beats from 2:50.3-2:58.3. Remove the 32 beats from 2:58.3-3:28.1. Keep the 65-1/2 beats from 3:28.1-4:29.4, with a fade from 4:10-4:29. Note that this (3:44) edit extends about 10 seconds longer into the LP version than the (4:20) "radio edit". So, finally, my long-winded question: Was the (3:44) version on a promo CD single? Edited by crapfromthepast

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: 25 December 2007 at 8:13pm
	Ron, there's only one track on my promo CD single (2724-2-RDJ), a both listed & actual (4:20), "Radio Edit". So, unless there was more than one promo CD single issued for this song, the answer to your question is no.

thecdguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 August 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote thecdguy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 April 2020 at 6:34am
	The 3:44 edit also appears on Only Rock 'N Roll: 1990-1994: #1 Radio Hits. I have the CD and the total time on it is 3:43, so it may be a second or two shorter than what's on the two CD's that Ron mentioned. After looking on Discogs, it appears the 3:44 was the commercial single version in at least a few countries around the world, such as France, Germany and Scandinavia.
	Dan In Philly