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Whilst listening to 'Make it Rain' I noticed that the Stevie Wonder sample 'Say Yeah' is missing, and the structure of the track is slightly different.

Does anyone know the story behind this, and was this sample omitted from any vinyl versions of the album?

I think, according to the FAQ, that's another one of the differences between the arista and JAMS et all releases of The White Room. The US version is edited for some odd reason, but I doubt is has anything to do with that sample in particular

actually, I thought there WAS a problem with that sample in particular, among others (crowd noise from "rattle and hum")