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|writer(s)                = [[Pepé Willie]] and Kristie Lazenberry
 
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|introduction              = '''Better Than You Think''' is the fourth track on [[94 East]]’s second collection of studio recordings [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]], featuring [[Prince]] on guitar.  
  
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[I’ll Always Love You]], [[If We Don’t]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session.
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_4|4 December 1975]], at [[Cookhouse Studios]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[Games]], [[I’ll Always Love You]], [[If We Don’t]] and [[If You See Me]]), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring [[Prince]] to have been released. [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other [[Cookhouse Studios]] tracks from the same session.
  
The two versions of '''Better Than You Think''' were included on the reissues of [[94 East]][[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] ([[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] in 1999 and [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] in 2000). The vocal version was also included in [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] in 2020.
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The two versions of '''Better Than You Think''' were included on the reissues of [[94 East]]’s [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]] ([[Album: Symbolic Beginning|The Early Years]] in 1999 and [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|One Man Jam]] in 2000). The vocal version was also included in [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|94 East Featuring Prince]] in 2016 and on the ''Expanded CD edition'' of [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Dance To The Music Of The World]] in 2024.
  
 
In 2011, the remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the fifth and last track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]].
 
In 2011, the remixed version by [[Dr. Fink|Matt "Dr." Fink]] was included as the fifth and last track on the digital collection [[Album: The Cookhouse Five|The Cookhouse Five]].
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Latest revision as of 07:23, 16 May 2024

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Better Than You Think

Symbolicbeginning album.jpg
from the album Symbolic Beginning
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from the album The Cookhouse Five
Song details
Performer: 94 East
First Released: 16 May 1995 - Symbolic Beginning collection
Album(s): Symbolic Beginning

The Early Years
One Man Jam
94 East Featuring Prince
The Cookhouse Five
Dance To The Music Of The World Expanded CD Edition

Writer(s): Pepé Willie and Kristie Lazenberry
Producer(s): Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Better Than You Think is the fourth track on 94 East’s second collection of studio recordings Symbolic Beginning, featuring Prince on guitar.

Basic tracking took place on 4 December 1975, at Cookhouse Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Games, I’ll Always Love You, If We Don’t and If You See Me), marking the earliest recording sessions featuring Prince to have been released. Matt "Dr." Fink remixed the track in June 2010, at StarVu Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with the other Cookhouse Studios tracks from the same session.

The two versions of Better Than You Think were included on the reissues of 94 East’s Symbolic Beginning (The Early Years in 1999 and One Man Jam in 2000). The vocal version was also included in 94 East Featuring Prince in 2016 and on the Expanded CD edition of Dance To The Music Of The World in 2024.

In 2011, the remixed version by Matt "Dr." Fink was included as the fifth and last track on the digital collection The Cookhouse Five.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
4 December 1975 Cookhouse Studios,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Tracking
June 2010 StarVu Studios,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
Recording Personnel
  • Pepé Willie - vocals and guitar
  • Dale Alexander - drums
  • Wendell Thomas - bass guitar
  • Prince - guitar
  • Pierre Lewis - keyboards
  • Teddy Randazzo - mellotron
  • Marcy Ingvoldstad - vocals
  • Kristie Lazenberry - vocals

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Better Than You Think 4:29 Symbolic Beginning

The Early Years
One Man Jam

Studio a.k.a. Better Than You Think (Vocal version)
Better Than You Think (Instrumental version) 4:31 Symbolic Beginning

The Early Years
One Man Jam

Studio
Better Than You Think 4:16 The Cookhouse Five Remix Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
Better Than You Think (Instrumental) 4:16 The Cookhouse Five Remix Remix by Matt "Dr." Fink
Better Than You Think 4:29 94 East Featuring Prince Studio a.k.a. Better Than You Think (Vocal version). Remastered for a reissue of the Symbolic Beginning album (2016)
Better Than You Think (Instrumental version) 4:31 94 East Featuring Prince (3LP Box Set)

Dance To The Music Of The World Expanded CD Edition

Studio Remastered in 2016



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This track, recorded in December 1975, marks a part of the earliest-recorded sessions featuring Prince to have been released.

References
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