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− | |introduction = '''Annie Christian''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Annie Christian''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]’s fourth album [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place in Spring and Summer 1981, at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]] in Los Angeles, California. The album was completed at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, between [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_14|14]]-[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_23|23 August 1981]]. |
− | The | + | The song’s lyrics mention the killing of singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_lennon John Lennon] by |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman Mark David Chapman] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_John_Lennon 8 December 1980] in New York City; [[Prince]] played a show the following night, [[10_December 1980-am|10 December 1980 (a.m.)]], less than 1.5 miles from where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_lennon Lennon] was killed. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman Mark David Chapman] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_John_Lennon 8 December 1980] in New York City; [[Prince]] played a show the following night, [[10_December 1980-am|10 December 1980 (a.m.)]], less than 1.5 miles from where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_lennon Lennon] was killed. | ||
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+ | The drum machine [[Prince]] used on it is likely the Korg Mini Pops SR-120, and would be the last known time this is drum machine is heard on a recording. The later recorded [[Private Joy]], also from the [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album, would be the first use of the Linn LM-1. | ||
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|date = Spring-Summer 1981 | |date = Spring-Summer 1981 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br> [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA (unverified) | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br> [[Hollywood Sound Recorders]],<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA (unverified) | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= ''' | + | |1= '''Let’s Work (Dance Remix)''' |
|2= 8:02 | |2= 8:02 | ||
− | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Let’s Work|Let’s Work]] single<br> |
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | ||
|4= Extended version | |4= Extended version | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. ''' | + | |5= a.k.a. '''Let’s Work (Xtended)'''; see [[Let’s Work]] for more details |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[05_October 1981|5 October 1981: | + | |first live appearance = [[05_October 1981|5 October 1981: Sam’s, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
* [[07 March 1982|7 March 1982: Met Center, Bloomington, MN, USA]] <small>(possibly performed at later shows)</small> | * [[07 March 1982|7 March 1982: Met Center, Bloomington, MN, USA]] <small>(possibly performed at later shows)</small> | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Controversy Tour]] | ||
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|see also = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album | |see also = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] album | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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