@Eric Generic Following on my previous post, I think I've streamlined my list of official versions of The Power of Love to this:
1984-1986 mixes
1.
Original album version (6:00)
2.
Radio edit version of above (4:53)
3.
International album version (5:46) - remixed by Walter Samuel, sometimes mistakenly listed with 6:00 time.
4.
Radio edit version of above (4:27) - commonly known simply as "
Remix" with a stated 4:20 time.
5.
Orchestral remix (6:00) - possible 6:09 version exists on Brazilian 7-inch single.
6.
Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre Y Yo Tu Mujer (5:15)
7.
Extended Remix (7:12) - remixed by Walter Samuel for U.K. 12-inch release (1986).
1998 mixes
1.
Classics album version (6:07)
2.
Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre (6:07) - from Spanish edition of Classics.
3.
Special edit version (3:34) - from compilation "The Very Best of (The Virgin/EMI Years)" (2010).
Interestingly, it seems that the Orchestral Remix was the most common single version throughout Europe. The single was first released in West Germany in January 1985 with the album version. The U.K. single followed in June with the international album version. When the single topped the U.K. chart in October 1985, CBS began gradually releasing the single throughout the rest of the world, including a re-release in West Germany. The European singles released between October 1985 and January 1986 seem to all include the Orchestral Remix instead of their respective album versions. This was probably a tactic to hold back the more well-known album version (Original or International) as an album-exclusive to increase album sales while also offering a slightly different version as the single for people who already had the album.
Considering how widely released it was, it is strange that the Orchestral remix was left off the otherwise comprehensive Stronghold box set!