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− | |introduction = '''Originals''' is the first posthumous stand-alone album of previously-unreleased studio material by [[Prince]], and the | + | |introduction = '''Originals''' is the first posthumous stand-alone album of previously-unreleased studio material by [[Prince]], and the seventh posthumous album release overall. The album is a collection of [[Prince]]'s original versions of songs he gave to other artists for release. As a result, all songs on the album had been released by other artists. The final track had been previously released in the same form on the [[Single: Nothing Compares 2 U 2018|Nothing Compares 2 U]] posthumous single in 2018, at which point it was a stand-alone single. |
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[[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], although written solely by [[Prince]] was intended for [[The Time]] and was credited to [[Morris Day]] when it appeared as the fifth track on their second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and was released as the album's third [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|single]]. Basic tracking likely took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.<br> | [[Gigolos Get Lonely Too]], although written solely by [[Prince]] was intended for [[The Time]] and was credited to [[Morris Day]] when it appeared as the fifth track on their second album [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]], and was released as the album's third [[Single: Gigolos Get Lonely Too|single]]. Basic tracking likely took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_11|11 January 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California.<br> | ||
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− | [[You're My Love]] was written by [[Prince]], using the pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] when released, the first time this pseudonym had been used officially. The song was featured as the third track on American country music singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Kenny Rogers]' album [[Album: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To|They Don't Make Them Like They Used To]] | + | [[You're My Love]] was written by [[Prince]], using the pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] when released, the first time this pseudonym had been used officially. The song was featured as the third track on American country music singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Kenny Rogers]' album [[Album: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To|They Don't Make Them Like They Used To]] and as the b-side of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Milsap Ronnie Misap] and Kenny Rogers single [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_No_Mistake_He's_Mine#Ronnie_Milsap_and_Kenny_Rogers_recording Make No Mistake, She's Mine]. Although exact recording dates are not known, basic tracking for [[Prince]]'s original version took place in March 1982 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]]. which is the version on this release. [[Clare Fischer]] added orchestral overdubs in May 1986, by which time the song was attributed to [[Prince and the Revolution]], but Kenny Rogers and his band re-recorded the song in 1986. Kenny Rogers' version of the song contains no musical input by [[Prince]] or [[Clare Fischer]].<br> |
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[[Baby, You're A Trip]] as it appears on this album is from 1982, but did not get an 'associate artists' release until 1987 when it was released as the eighth and final track on [[Jill Jones]] [[Album: Jill Jones|eponymous album]]. It was also included as the b-side of [[Jill Jones]]'s [[Single: For Love|For Love]]. Basic tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The version on this album has overdubbed [[Jill Jones]] vocals alongside [[Prince]]'s guide vox. <br> | [[Baby, You're A Trip]] as it appears on this album is from 1982, but did not get an 'associate artists' release until 1987 when it was released as the eighth and final track on [[Jill Jones]] [[Album: Jill Jones|eponymous album]]. It was also included as the b-side of [[Jill Jones]]'s [[Single: For Love|For Love]]. Basic tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. The version on this album has overdubbed [[Jill Jones]] vocals alongside [[Prince]]'s guide vox. <br> | ||
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− | While the title 'Originals' suggests these are [[Prince]]'s original versions of the songs, exactly as he created them at the original time of recording, all tracks are in fact 'facsimile' new mixes by Niko Bolas (and Tony Maserati on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], which already received this treatment in 2018 when it was released as a separate single). [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]] | + | While the title 'Originals' suggests these are [[Prince]]'s original versions of the songs, exactly as he created them at the original time of recording, all tracks are in fact 'facsimile' new mixes by Niko Bolas (and Tony Maserati on [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], which already received this treatment in 2018 when it was released as a separate single). [[Love... Thy Will Be Done]] (mixed by [[Michael Koppelman]]) is the only track on this release where a usable half-inch 2-track tape from 1991 was available. |
− | The 2019 mixing was | + | The 2019 mixing was done out of technical necessity, because in most cases the original tracks, with [[Prince]]'s lead vocal, were never properly remixed or mixed down and/or such mixes were not preserved to a high quality half-inch 2-track tape. |
[[Noon Rendezvous]] seems to have been given a 2019 mix that was not approximating anything [[Prince]] originally did with the track in 1984, as it seems likely that if it were, this mix with the a capella intro, would have been the version that would have ended up as such on the [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]] album with [[Sheila E.]] simply replacing [[Prince]] guide vocal with hers. | [[Noon Rendezvous]] seems to have been given a 2019 mix that was not approximating anything [[Prince]] originally did with the track in 1984, as it seems likely that if it were, this mix with the a capella intro, would have been the version that would have ended up as such on the [[Album: The Glamorous Life|The Glamorous Life]] album with [[Sheila E.]] simply replacing [[Prince]] guide vocal with hers. | ||
− | The 'Cinematic | + | The 'Cinematic Mix' of [[Nothing Compares 2 U]], that appears as a bonus track on the cd available from Target and on the Japanese release, was also made in 2019. It was constructed with the separate tracks found on the 24-track master, including the Clare Fischer arrange that is audible only slightly on the regular [[Prince]]-vocal version – indicating that in itself is also mixed after the fact and not the true original that would not yet have featured the orchestral arrangement. |
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