Bad Girls

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Album Info

Release Date: 2010

Labels: Chronicles, Mercury

℗2003 The Island Def Jam Music Group © 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019 - USA.

The "Walk Away" 12 inch version on CD 2 is mono on the 2003 remaster. This European 2010 edition also contains the "Walk Away" mono version, therefore no correction of this fault. It's clearly a major production fault during the mastering process in 2003. But apart from the mono fault on this track, it's not clear why Universal didn't include the full-length promotional version of 8:30 minutes.

The 12 inch version of 'McArthur Park' is a slightly different mix to the album version. Not clear why Moroder/Belotte made these alterations in 1978 for the 12 inch version (which was a US promo release only). The reason could be that during that time the single "Heaven Knows" was released too. The 7 inch version combines the vocals from Donna Summer's "Live and More" album with the instrumental track from Brooklyn Dreams' "Sleepless Nights" album (on which Joe Esposito sings the lead vocal and Brooklyn Dreams sing the chorus). Bob Esty arranged and produced the "Sleepless Nights" album and also mixed the 7 inch version of "Heaven Knows" (including the horn section break). Maybe Casablanca wanted to promote the single "Heaven Knows" in the clubs by including the longer single mix in the promo 12 inch version of "McArthur Park" (by sacrificing a part of "One Of A Kind").

For an insight, here are the actual timings:
* MacArthur Park Suite "Live & More" album version (total: 17:45)
1. MacArthur Park (8:26)
2. One Of A Kind (5:00)
3. Heaven Knows (2:32)
4. MacArthur Park (Reprise) (1:47)

* MacArthur Park Suite promo 12 inch version (total: 17:31)
1. MacArthur Park (8:25)
2. One Of A Kind (4:00)
3. Heaven Knows (Single Mix) (3:19)
4. MacArthur Park (1:47)

**2016 update
Newly uploaded photos shows a newly order CD (2016) of Bed Girls Deluxe Edition.
The "Walk Away" 12 inch version on disc 2 is stereo.
However the both CDs artwork are all in white (different from original artwork [Disc 1- White, Disc 2 - Pink]).
Also the discs looks like a CD-rom, not like a genuine disc.

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