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The A Side:
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (LP Version) 6:31
Hot Thing (Edit) 3:40
The B Side:
Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:32
Hot Thing (Dub Version) 6:53
The Brief:
The fourth and final single from ‘Sign “O” The Times’ was “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”. The song was provided as the LP Version on this 12”. Additionally, “Hot Thing” was included on this 12” in an edit version, extended remix and a dub version. The edit and dub versions are not available on CD.
This post wraps up 10 days of Prince 12” posts as part of Fun With Vinyl’s “Paisley June”. Next week, we will visit some 12” releases of Prince’s side projects and Paisley Park Records recording artists.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 11/14/87 | 81 | 10 | 17 |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 12/26/87 | 4 | 11 |
The Source:
Label: Paisley Park Records
Catalog#: 0-20728
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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What a GREAT tens days it’s been!!! As a grateful recipient of your handy work I can’t thank you enough. Back in the day I missed quite a few of these…only so much money and WAY too many 12ers to choose from. I sure miss those days when a friend and I would go music shopping on Saturdays. The usual purchase was 10-12 LPs each…the pocketbook was stripped nearly bare but my records crates showed my obsessive love of music;)
I remember those days too. My parents used to fuss at me for buying so many records. I had a cassette case that held 60 tapes and shaped like a briefcase. I used to put records in it to sneak them in the house! Guess I could have been sneaking in worse things. Music has always been my drug.
This b-side is one of my favorite Prince songs. Was this a double-sided single? I remember HOT THING was all over the radio. Back in the day. When I was young.
Actually, Hot Thing did chart. On the Hot Black Singles chart it debuted on 12/12/87, peaked at 14 and was on the chart for 14 weeks. On the Hot 100 it debuted on 2/6/88 at #80, only got as high as 63 and dropped off after 9 weeks on the chart. On the Hot Dance/Disco charts, it was listed as one entry with U Got The Look.
yeah, I was about to ask, didn’t ICNTTPOYM chart in the R&B charts?
then I realized Hot Thing was chosen as the single to promote on that chart.
It’s been quite a royal ride so far, Richie!