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The S.O.S. Band – The Finest

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Genre:Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:Rhythm & Blues, Funk
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The Finest (Extended Version)6:38
The Finest (Instrumental)6:17
The Finest (Acapella)2:05

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    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    		Tabu Records – TBUA 6997, Tabu Records – A 6997Europe1986Europe — 1986
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    Cover of The Finest (Extended Version), 1986, VinylThe Finest (Extended Version)
    12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
    		Tabu Records – TBUA 12.6997, Tabu Records – A 12.6997Europe1986Europe — 1986
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM
    		Tabu Records – TA 6997UK & Europe1986UK & Europe — 1986
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
    		Tabu Records – 4Z9 05364US1986US — 1986
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    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM
    		Epic – 60006, Epic – 60.006Brazil1986Brazil — 1986
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM
    		Tabu Records – 12EXP 05364, Tabu Records – 12EXP-05364Canada1986Canada — 1986
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    		CBS/Sony – 12AP 3199Japan1986Japan — 1986
    Recently Edited
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
    		Tabu Records – ZS4 05848US1986US — 1986
    Recently Edited
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    		Tabu Records – A 6997UK1986UK — 1986
    Recently Edited
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM, Single
    		Epic – ES 12180Australia1986Australia — 1986
    Recently Edited
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
    		Tabu Records – TBU A 12.6997Spain1986Spain — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
    		Tabu Records – ZS4 05848US1986US — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    		Tabu Records – ZS4-05848Canada1986Canada — 1986
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    		The Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    		Tabu Records – TBU A-6997Spain1986Spain — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo
    		Epic – ES 1130Australia1986Australia — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM
    		Not On Label – SOS 001UK1986UK — 1986
    New Submission
    		The Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    		Epic – ES 1130New Zealand1986New Zealand — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo
    		Tabu Records – TBU A 6997Spain1986Spain — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
    		Epic – ES 12180Australia1986Australia — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single
    		Tabu Records – TBU A 6997Ireland1986Ireland — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1986, VinylThe Finest
    7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
    		Epic – ES 1130Australia1986Australia — 1986
    New Submission
    Cover of The Finest, 1989, VinylThe Finest
    12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue
    		Tabu Records – TBU 654989 6Netherlands1989Netherlands — 1989
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    • doubletech800's avatar
      doubletech800
      i thought this came out in 84 or 85 ...
      im getting mixed up in the 80's!!
      • Alain_Patrick's avatar
        Alain_Patrick
        Edited 19 years ago
        Made 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 passage "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".

        • djrichmatthews's avatar
          djrichmatthews
          "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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