Change the glow of love

[Zef]

Hi Y'all
I've seen on a couple of sites a re-issue of Change 'The glow of love' with the running time of 8mins 21. This seem to be an official re-issue and not a bootie. Was there ever a more extended version of this track, or do people think it might have been a missprint? Would love to know, can't remember which sites I saw it on, as I found them by accident.

Also I remember years ago seeing an American promo of Gregg Diamonds Luth sung 'Hot Butterfly' with two different longer versions on each side ( I wish I had bought it, foolish foolish boy). However I have never come across anybody who knows of this and all re-issues are usually the normal version. I'm beginning to think I must have imagined it, but I absolutely know I didn't.
Anybody got it?

[Bernie]

The original Change promo has a running time of 8:21. See >>>
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/3823_0_2_0_C/

Bionic Boogie's "Hot Butterfly" promo is here with only one version >>>
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/130_0_2_0_C/

[Davicillo]

Hi ZEF,
Check out Virgin records. There is a Double CD called 'The original soul selection' Cat no; OSEL004.
It has a 7.54 version of 'Hot butterfly' on it. Plus some other fab tracks!!

I've checked my CD album of the Change album and that runs around 6.14 ish. I haven't seen a longer version on CD in the UK. I have the US cd 'Best of' but that has the short version on it.

[Zef]

Cheers! I knew I could count on you guys. The re-issue of The 'Glow of love' looks the same as the promo posted on this site. Has anybody heard this longer version to know what the extended bits are?

I shall also check out the CD with one of those Hot butterfly mixes. The promo that I originally saw did have an 8+min version & a 7+min version, so thats those. It's funny because it was around the mid/late 80's that I saw it, about the time that HB was re-issued in the UK on the back of the Rare Groove thing. It was only a fiver and even though I thought this was something special, I was a poor student and let it go. Wish I had'nt, but glad my memory wasn't playing tricks on me.

[Bernie]

No. 1 Hits of Disco Soul Funk Rare Groove
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/2260_0_3_0_C/
has a 7:52 version of "Hot Butterfly."

[Bernie]

Also Gregg Diamond's Disco-Tech has an 8:14 version of "Hot Butterfly" see >>>
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/2932_0_3_0_C/

[Zef]

Thanks again.

Just ordered the Gregg Diamond from Amazon, then read the review on the quality. Oh well better then nothing (I hope)

I am most interested to find out about the Change though, maybe I will just have to buy the repress and see.

[InvisibleMan]

great Italian-produced disco funk band
Glow of Love is ok, but for me the best tune is "Hold Tight" off of their second lp :icon_cool:

[djdanpooch]

There was fog on the road...........

[the disco kid]

every track on the first LP is brilliant!

[InvisibleMan]

every track on the first LP is brilliant!

I would say so is on the second and third
their first lp got more promo, and due to decline of disco in US/UK as the 80's progressed their other lp's got less. Also Glow of Love gets more promo even today due to Vandross's subsequent success. Though things did go downhill after the Italian producers left the project

[Old Disco DeeJay]

There's a 1999 remix of The Glow of Love, credited to Luther Vandross rather than Change, which is even longer, at 8:36, though it's nothing like the original and not really my cup of tea.

[Old Disco DeeJay]

It's hard to imagine anyone other than Luther singing Glow Of Love, but this version by Full Flava featuring Donna Gardier on vocals, grows on you

[InvisibleMan]

It's hard to imagine anyone other than Luther singing Glow Of Love

I think the guy they got after Vandross left sang just fine...and had he sung that song it would have sounded good too

[Shamir]

The extended promo mix has extra vocal ad libs right throughout the song as well as instrumentation