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Old 08-03-2026, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Villavic View Post
Stevie must be on vacation in Salem at that moment, but it didn't matter cause I don't have my CD right now but all sources say the album Tusk lasts no more than 74 minutes.



That was part of the questions that came up during my tantrum. I don't know if they conducted a market research to determine they wouldn't break even if it were a 2-cd, or they just didn't take the risk. But how the band aproved the cut to Sara??? And why that song? Remember Stevie said in the Classic Album Rumours doc that she is very touchy about shortening her songs (about SS). And if she said that, it must be an absolute truth, because she never contradicts herself. So in this case did she know about the shortening before the release? Was it a label decision? Did they consult any member? If I had to choose I'd cut some Lindsey song from those I don't like enough, but all Lindsey's are very short to be reduced. And the three longest Tusk songs are Stevie's, so there wasn't much to choose from, but in that case, I would have shortened Beautiful Child, not Sara.

Of course, the company surely chose Sara thinking that fans would feel forced to buy a later compilation containing the full version of Sara. They would be more likely to do that than for Beautiful Child.
It got bigger over time(that's what she said).(I screenshot the info, but it's too large, and I'm not dikcing with it)

It was probably the longest song, which is why it suffered the fate.
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