The S.O.S. Band – The Finest (Extended Version)
Label: |
Tabu Records – A 12.6997 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
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Country: |
Europe |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Soul |
Tracklist
| A | The Finest (Extended Version) | 6:38 | |
| B1 | The Finest (Instrumental) | 6:17 | |
| B2 | The Finest (Acappella) | 2:05 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – CBS Records
- Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
- Published By – Flyte Tyme Tunes
- Published By – Avant Garde Music Publishing
- Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01-126997
Credits
- Art Direction, Illustration [Cover] – Dale Wehlacz
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Vocals [Special Guest Vocalists] – Cherrelle
- Written-By – T. Lewis-J. Harris III*
Notes
Special 12" Single Dance Mix
Flyte Time Tunes/Avant Garde Music Publishing
Special version from the TABU Lp: "Sands Of Time" TBU 26863
Produced for Flyte Time Productions
℗ 1986 CBS Inc./ © 1986 CBS Inc./Made in Holland. Distribution CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A.
Special Versions From The Tabu LP "Sands Of Time" TBU 26863
"The earth has music for those who listen"
Flyte Time Tunes/Avant Garde Music Publishing
Special version from the TABU Lp: "Sands Of Time" TBU 26863
Produced for Flyte Time Productions
℗ 1986 CBS Inc./ © 1986 CBS Inc./Made in Holland. Distribution CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A.
Special Versions From The Tabu LP "Sands Of Time" TBU 26863
"The earth has music for those who listen"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove, stamped): 01-126997-1A-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove, stamped): 01-126997-1B-1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 01-126997-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 01-126997-2
- Pressing Plant ID (Cover rear): 01-126997-20
- Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
- Label Code: LC 4894
- Price Code: CB 181
Other Versions (5 of 22)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Finest (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) | Tabu Records | TBUA 6997, A 6997 | Europe | 1986 | ||
| The Finest (12", 45 RPM) | Tabu Records | TA 6997 | UK & Europe | 1986 | |||
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The Finest (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) | Tabu Records | 4Z9 05364 | US | 1986 | ||
| The Finest (12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | Epic | 60006, 60.006 | Brazil | 1986 | |||
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Recently Edited
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The Finest (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | Tabu Records | 12EXP 05364, 12EXP-05364 | Canada | 1986 |
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Reviews
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Edited 20 years agoMade at the times when the artists really managed to conceive their music with real artistic spirit, this electronic-Soul tune definitely goes on a romantic approach. There's a kind of a nostalgic atmosphere on the age "After all that we've been through/Time won't change the way I feel about you", concluded by the theme of the tune itself ("Out of all the loves before/You're the finest I'll ever know! (backing vocals) Finest I ever!"). The lyrics tells the story about someone still deeply in Love, but lost by a probable separation - a love that would have no substitute, just because it was "the finest".
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"The Finest" was a minor pop hit in the U.S. but an instant classic at U.S. R&B radio, later becoming the #1 R&B song for 1986 (per Billboard magazine)... and many years later enjoyed a revival as the hook in Silverstone's "If I Had A Choice."
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