Difference between revisions of "1000 X's & O's"
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|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 2015]] - [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album stream | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 2015]] - [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] album stream | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]; [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] and [[Joshua Welton]]; [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) (assumed) | ||
|previous song = [[319]] | |previous song = [[319]] | ||
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|introduction = '''1000 X's & O's''' is the tenth track on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]].The history of the track goes back 23 years, however. | |introduction = '''1000 X's & O's''' is the tenth track on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]].The history of the track goes back 23 years, however. | ||
− | The track was originally recorded as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''' in late April - early May 1992, at [[Studios 301]], Sydney, Australia, while [[Prince]] was in Sydney on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] (during the same set of sessions as [[Goldnigga]], [[Deuce & A Quarter]], [[Goldie's Parade]], [[Everybody Get On Up]] and [[Baby Doll]]). | + | The track was originally recorded as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''' in late April - early May 1992, at [[Studios 301]], Sydney, Australia, while [[Prince]] was in Sydney on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] (during the same set of sessions as [[Goldnigga]], [[Deuce & A Quarter]], [[Goldie's Parade]], [[Everybody Get On Up]] and [[Baby Doll]]). The original version was written solely by [[Prince]] and was intended for [[Rosie Gaines]], who sang lead vocals on the recording. [[Prince]] had planned on recording a rap by [[Carmen Electra]] to include in the song, but he decided against it on the advice of his bandmembers. |
In late 1993 or early 1994, [[Rosie Gaines]]' vocals were replaced by [[Nona Gaye]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and her version (still known as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''') was intended for a planned project titled [[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]], but this project remained unfinished. Around the same time, however, it was considered for inclusion on a proposed album by [[Nona Gaye]], but this was also left unfinished. | In late 1993 or early 1994, [[Rosie Gaines]]' vocals were replaced by [[Nona Gaye]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and her version (still known as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''') was intended for a planned project titled [[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]], but this project remained unfinished. Around the same time, however, it was considered for inclusion on a proposed album by [[Nona Gaye]], but this was also left unfinished. | ||
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During [[Prince]]'s 2007 [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]], he unexpectedly played the track during a solo piano set at the [[31 August 2007]] show (after having played a brief portion of it on [[28 August 2007]]), marking its first live performance, over 15 years after its initial recording. | During [[Prince]]'s 2007 [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]], he unexpectedly played the track during a solo piano set at the [[31 August 2007]] show (after having played a brief portion of it on [[28 August 2007]]), marking its first live performance, over 15 years after its initial recording. | ||
− | A new recording of the track was made in Autumn 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] with new music produced by [[Joshua Welton]] and inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah Aaliyah]'s song ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_Boat_(Aaliyah_song) Rock The Boat]'' at [[Prince]]'s request. This version was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November 2014-am|16 November 2014 (a.m.)]] (along with [[Revelation]], [[X's Face]], a new recording of [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Ain't About To Stop]] and a remix of [[Pretzelbodylogic]]), following a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKA_twigs FKA twigs] in a different room. On 24 July 2015 the track was announced on [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 BBC News] as included on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]], and the updated title was only known when an official tracklist surfaced a few days before the album's availability on the [http://tidal.com/ Tidal] streaming platform. The new title is somewhat confusing: "X's & O's" is often written as a shorthand, with "X" meaning a kiss, and "O" meaning a hug, so the revised title would actually read "A thousand kisses and hugs" (perhaps this was to avoid the title being read "A thousand noughts and crosses", however, with noughts and crosses being another name for the game referred to in [[Tictactoe]]). | + | A new recording of the track was made in Autumn 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] with new music produced by [[Joshua Welton]] and inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah Aaliyah]'s song ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_the_Boat_(Aaliyah_song) Rock The Boat]'' (written by Static Major, Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart) at [[Prince]]'s request. This version was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November 2014-am|16 November 2014 (a.m.)]] (along with [[Revelation]], [[X's Face]], a new recording of [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Ain't About To Stop]] and a remix of [[Pretzelbodylogic]]), following a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKA_twigs FKA twigs] in a different room. On 24 July 2015 the track was announced on [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 BBC News] as included on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]], and the updated title was only known when an official tracklist surfaced a few days before the album's availability on the [http://tidal.com/ Tidal] streaming platform. The new title is somewhat confusing: "X's & O's" is often written as a shorthand, with "X" meaning a kiss, and "O" meaning a hug, so the revised title would actually read "A thousand kisses and hugs" (perhaps this was to avoid the title being read "A thousand noughts and crosses", however, with noughts and crosses being another name for the game referred to in [[Tictactoe]]). |
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|date = Autumn 2014 (assumed) | |date = Autumn 2014 (assumed) | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Re-recording | + | |additional info = Re-recording with entirely new music by [[Joshua Welton]] |
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