There's a version that (I think) is an early fade of the LP version, on:
Time-Life's Solid Gold Soul - 1979 (1997, different EQ than Disco Years).Billboard Top Dance Hits - 1979 (1992, digitally identical to Disco Years).The closest thing to the true 45 version is found on the following CDs (the fade starts 4 beats earlier than the true 45 but you really can't tell unless you line the tracks up in a multitrack editing program like I did): The true 45 has a fade that begins on the downbeat at 3:18. The 45 and 12" both include the credit of "Midnight Mix By Richie Rivera". The 12" single is on TK Records, runs at 45 RPM, has a printed time of 8:08, and is probably the same version as on the Songs Of Love LP, which is on Juana. The (presumably) first pressing has a featureless red label, and the (presumably) second has a more familiar-looking sky-graphic label, with an animated "Juana" logo at the top and a sunset scene at the bottom. I have two pressings of the 45, both on Juana Records 3422, released 1979, printed 3:30, actual 3:31. I found a surprising number of variations for this song, which probably isn't documented all that well elsewhere. Posted: 02 February 2009 at 3:15pm | IP Logged Top 40 Music on Compact Disc : Chat Board After a few hours of shouting your question at an interactive voice response computer, we’re sure you’ll get confirmation of this backstory.Top 40 Music on Compact Disc: Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" So whip out your ding dong, call AT&T, and ask their customer services department about the origins of this track.
This title adjustment worked as planned and the public now think Ward is singing about her erogenous zones but listen to the song once more: Anita is actually singing “You can ring Ma Bell”. The folks in charge of The Bell System didn’t want that sort of reputation for their cosy monopoly so the song title was changed to prevent people calling Mother Bell for lewd and perverted reasons. “Well lay back and relax, while I put away the dishes (put away the dishes), then you and me can rock a bell” The operator then offers to turn off the satellite relay dishes so that they can privately engage in a bit of one-to-one phone sex: “I’m glad you’re home, now did you really miss me?” Upon receiving a call, the operator begins to flirt with her customer: Did you know that Anita Ward’s disco hit “Ring My Bell” is incorrectly titled? If you listen closely, you’ll realise that this song is from the perspective of a sexually frustrated Bell Telephone Company operator.