The best things in life are free - Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson

I've always had a soft spot for Janet Jackson's Eighties and early Nineties material, but this single version of 'The best things in life are free' is quite abyssmal. At the time, the single was promoted with a music video that featured a different version of the song - this one bounces around and sounds too hollow and also adds some unnecessary rapping.

The single was a release from the soundtrack of the money 'Mo' Money' in 1992. It reached number 24 in the Dutch Top 40, number 10 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 in the UK singles chart. A remix was made and released in 1995 on the occasion of Janet Jackson's compilation album 'Design of a decade'. That time around, it reached number 7.

My collection: 7" single no. 1702
Found: Melody Maker, Den Haag, September 5, 1992
Cost: 6,5 guilders
Tracks: 'The best things in life are free' / Snippets: 'Money can't buy you love' (Ralph Tresvant), 'Let's just run away' (Johnny Gill), 'Let's get togeher (So groovy now)' (Krush)