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Originally Posted by juanes6

What's exactly the difference between the single and album versions of those songs??

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

It's minor differences in appears and TO BE. TO BE on A BEST and BALLADS has more bass. there's something similar with appears.

Here's a post Deli did at AMX on the differences between the single and album versions of TO BE. She had soundclips up, but they don't work now.

Alot of people can't hear the difference between the album & single versions of "TO BE", and yeah, it's hard to hear the differences unless you closely inspect the song one part at a time. (Unless you listen to drums & drum loops alot, in that case the differences are REALLY easy to spot - alot of them are in the drums)

INTRO:
This difference was always the most readily apparent to me. The main "plucking" synth instrument in the intro kinda fades out one pluck at a time in the album version, while in the single version, it's more steady when it repeats.

DRUMS:
As I mentioned before, the drum loop is COMPLETELY different in the album mix. The original version is a bit more conventional & unassuming, while the Album's drums sound a bit more raw, almost tribal, & they're mixed louder.

BACKGROUND STRINGS:
The synth strings in the background are mixed louder in the original mix vs. the album mix.

BRIDGE:
The lead-in for the bridge has that "magical" sounding instrument... It's toned down a bit and doesn't sound quite as "sparkly" in the Album version.

CHORUS LEAD-IN:
The drums here are different again, and the guitar is mixed a bit louder in the Album version.

There are obviously more instances of these subtle differences as the song goes on. And the Album Version is slowed down EVER so slightly (playing both songs at the same time, they do start to lose sync), but it's too hard to try to include a sound clip of that.

So there ya go, now you know the differences. It's mostly just the volume of respective instruments being changed & a change in the drums used.