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|date = 1994 | |date = 1994 | ||
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− | |previous year = | + | |previous year = 1993 |
− | |previous album = Album: | + | |previous album = Album:_ Ninety-9 (1993) |
− | |previous album link = [[Album: | + | |previous album link = [[Album: Ninety-9 (1993)|Ninety-9 unreleased project]] |
|next year = 1994 | |next year = 1994 | ||
|next album = Album: 24 (1994) | |next album = Album: 24 (1994) | ||
|next album link = [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]] | |next album link = [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]] | ||
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− | |introduction = ''' | + | |introduction = ''' I’ll Do Anything ''' is an unreleased soundtrack for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything], with songs written by [[Prince]]. The album features eight tracks sung by actors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] (all of whom had a part in the movie) and by singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge]. |
− | The project began when [[Prince]] was approached in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] to write original songs for his planned movie musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | The project began when [[Prince]] was approached in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] to write original songs for his planned movie musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything]. [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O’Connor] were also asked to contribute. [[Prince]] wrote and recorded ten new songs between mid-late March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and mid-April 1992, in Australia while on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]: [[I’ll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]]. An eleventh track, [[Empty Room]] was pulled from the vault and also considered, but was not re-recorded for the project by the actors. |
− | Of the proposed songs, eight were considered for the movie and were subsequently re-recorded by the cast and unidentified musicians for the soundtrack and musical scenes: [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[I | + | Of the proposed songs, eight were considered for the movie and were subsequently re-recorded by the cast and unidentified musicians for the soundtrack and musical scenes: [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]], [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]], [[I’ll Do Anything]]. |
− | [[Wow-2|Wow]] was re-recorded by the ensemble cast for the movie, basically as a solo vocal performance by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] (who also sings lead on [[ | + | [[Wow-2|Wow]] was re-recorded by the ensemble cast for the movie, basically as a solo vocal performance by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] (who also sings lead on [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]]) and was weaved into the movie at six different points during a rough cut of the movie. Five versions of [[Wow-2|Wow]] were recorded, one of them using the music of [[Sexy M.F.]]. Two versions of [[Make Believe]] in the movie were made to appear at three different points in the movie : one by actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] and the second by the ensemble cast. [[My Little Pill]] was also sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner], as was an early version of [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]]. After a first test screening and sub-par reactions to her vocals, a second version of [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]] produced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was Don Was] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge] on lead vocals was recorded. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was Was] also produced the new versions of [[There Is Lonely]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]] sung by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] re-recorded [[Be My Mirror]] as a duet with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] who played the role of his young daughter in the movie.. [[Prince]] was not involved in the re-recording sessions, which also comprised a medley of some of the songs and a track called DNG Groove (containing no input by [[Prince]]), which was placed as an intro for [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]]. [[Poor Little Bastard]] was re-recorded by Hollye Leven but was not kept for the movie. Two other songs without [[Prince]] input ("''This Lonely Life''" by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O’Connor] and "''You Are The Best''" by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King]) also appeared in the first cuts of the movie but were not planned for the soundtrack album. |
− | After different test-screenings, and overwhelmingly negative reactions to the music, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the proposed album was canceled. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] shot new scenes and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | After different test-screenings, and overwhelmingly negative reactions to the music, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the proposed album was canceled. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] shot new scenes and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] was released in 1994 as a satirical comedy-drama film and not a musical. Despite the new editing, the film was a commercial and critical failure. None of the songs [[Prince ]] wrote specifically for the movie were used in the film or the released original motion picture score, which is made of four instrumentals composed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer Hans Zimmer] and a track ("''You Are The Best''") written by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and sung by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright]. |
− | None of the re-recorded [[Prince]] tracks by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | None of the re-recorded [[Prince]] tracks by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Do_Anything I’ll Do Anything] cast saw the light of the day. [[Prince]] would later release his own versions of some of the songs planned for this project: |
− | * [[ | + | * [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]] would be used for another soundtrack, [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] in 1996. Another version, sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] would be included on her [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album, produced by [[Prince]] and released by [[NPG Records]]. |
* [[My Little Pill]] and [[There Is Lonely]] would be included in [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], as was [[The Rest Of My Life]]. | * [[My Little Pill]] and [[There Is Lonely]] would be included in [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], as was [[The Rest Of My Life]]. | ||
− | * In 1995, [[Prince]] made a video for [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]], which was not recorded for the film, but offered | + | * In 1995, [[Prince]] made a video for [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]], which was not recorded for the film, but offered for consideration. A live version recorded during a soundcheck in 2002 was released as a download by the [[NPG Music Club]] and later included on the [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album. A rehearsal take with [[3rdEyeGirl]] was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams#Empty_Room_Rehearsal_.28Audio_Video.29|YouTube]] in 2014. |
− | + | [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]], [[I’ll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]], and [[Poor Little Bastard]] remain unreleased. | |
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# <b>[[There Is Lonely]]</b> | # <b>[[There Is Lonely]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Be My Mirror]]</b> | # <b>[[Be My Mirror]]</b> | ||
− | # <small>''DNG Groove''<sup>1</sup> </small> <b>[[I | + | # <small>''DNG Groove''<sup>1</sup> </small> <b>[[I Can’t Love U Anymore]]</b> |
− | # <b>[[ | + | # <b>[[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]]</b> |
− | # <b>[[ | + | # <b>[[I’ll Do Anything]]</b> |
|credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted. | |credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] except where noted. | ||
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− | |musicians = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] - lead vocals on [[Wow-2|Wow]] and [[ | + | |musicians = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] - lead vocals on [[Wow-2|Wow]] and [[Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]] |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] - lead vocals on [[Make Believe]] and [[My Little Pill]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner] - lead vocals on [[Make Believe]] and [[My Little Pill]] | ||
− | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] - lead vocals on [[There Is Lonely]] and [[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] - lead vocals on [[There Is Lonely]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]] |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] - co-lead vocals on [[Be My Mirror]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] - co-lead vocals on [[Be My Mirror]] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] – co-lead vocals on [[Be My Mirror]] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] – co-lead vocals on [[Be My Mirror]] | ||
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge] - lead vocals on [[I | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge] - lead vocals on [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]] |
*Other recording personnel not known. | *Other recording personnel not known. | ||
− | |production = production details unknown | + | |production = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was Don Was] - production on [[There Is Lonely]], [[I Can’t Love U Anymore]] and [[I’ll Do Anything]] |
− | |trivia = | + | * Other production details unknown |
+ | |trivia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] reportedly approached other musicians to contribute to the project besides [[Prince]], [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O’Connor], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey Mariah Carey], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Browne Jackson Browne]. Jackson Browne wrote a song called "''I’ll Do Anything''" (entirely different from [[Prince]]’s track) which was not kept for the movie and the planned sountrack. He nevertheless released it on his 1993 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Alive_(Jackson_Browne_album) I’m Alive]. | ||
|see also = | |see also = | ||
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|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
|references = *''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = *''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | *[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-24943_1_prince-songs '''PRINCELY BOOTLEG : Some | + | *[http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-24943_1_prince-songs '''PRINCELY BOOTLEG : Some People’ll Do Anything to Hear These Songs''' by ''Chris Willman'' (LA Times: 20 February 1994)] |
− | *[http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.com/2018/01/cinema-obscura-james-l-brooks-ill-do.html'''Cinema obscura: James L. Brooks' " | + | *[http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.com/2018/01/cinema-obscura-james-l-brooks-ill-do.html'''Cinema obscura: James L. Brooks' "I’ll Do Anything" (1994) - The Unseen Musical Version''' by ''Joe Baltake'', (thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot: 6 March 2016)] |
+ | * <b>Copyrights:</b> [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&CNT=50&HC=1&RelBibID=2730023&HostBibID=2730027&ProfileCode=RECLNK&SEQ=20211020160410&PID=-_d2u3T4APCntEHZV_z6holbJwXgG US Copyright Office: Copyright Document: V2947P243-245 / 1993-10-14]; [https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&Search%5FArg=James%20Brooks%20movie&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=50&PID=7jDbagOnSbhHnlToLmsU7BQj9Da3f&SEQ=20211020161518&SID=15 US Copyright Office / Copyright Document: V2815P015-017 / 1992-10-13] | ||
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